Ep 26 - How Did a 12-Year-Old Help Launch Queensland's First Railway?

The Queensland Rail History Podcast by Queensland Rail

Aug 1, 202578:26Society & Culture

160th Special - People, personalities and the early beginnings of our railways. On 31 July 1865, the first section of railway line opened in Queensland, between Ipswich and what was then called 'Bigges Camp' (t...

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