Grandchester is a town in the
Lockyer ValleyThe Lockyer Valley is area of rich farmlands that lies to the west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and east of Toowoomba. The Lockyer Valley is rated among the top ten most fertile farming areas in the world...
region in
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. It is located 76km west of the
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and is situated on the border of the
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
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LaidleyLaidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital....
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. The name comes from the village outside of Cambridge in
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Grandchester is home to the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world.
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Grandchester is a town in the
Lockyer ValleyThe Lockyer Valley is area of rich farmlands that lies to the west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and east of Toowoomba. The Lockyer Valley is rated among the top ten most fertile farming areas in the world...
region in
South East QueenslandSouth East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
. It is located 76km west of the
Brisbane CBDThe Brisbane central business district , or 'the City' is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
and is situated on the border of the
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
and
LaidleyLaidley is a town situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland, Australia. The township lies 83 km west of Brisbane, the state capital....
local government areasLocal Government Area is a term used in Australia to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government....
. The name comes from the village outside of Cambridge in
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Grandchester/2005/02/17/1108500203358.html
History
Grandchester is home to the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world. The first track opened to traffic on 31 July 1865 from
IpswichIpswich is a city situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.-History:...
and terminated at this small town. The original railway station, formerly known as Bigge's Camp, still exists.
Grandchester was the home of one of the last known surviving steam-powered flat-belt sawmills in Australia. The engine powering it was manufactured in 1910, and the mill had been in operation from 1945 until it was destroyed beyond repair in a fire sometime in the early hours of 6 May 2007.
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