Redbank, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Redbank is a suburb of Ipswich
, Queensland
, Australia
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The origin of the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer
whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River
.
The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line comprised a series of railway sidings serving coal mines in the area.
provides access to regular Citytrain
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
and Rosewood
via Ipswich. The Redbank train station has a Queensland Police Service Rail Squad stationed on platform 2. Near the ticket office.
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The origin of the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer
Edmund Lockyer
Edmund Lockyer, – 10 June 1860) was a British soldier and explorer of Australia.Born in Plymouth, Devon, Lockyer was son of Thomas Lockyer, a sailmaker, and his wife Ann, née Grose. Lockyer began his army career as an ensign in the 19th Regiment in June 1803, was promoted lieutenant in early 1805...
whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
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The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line comprised a series of railway sidings serving coal mines in the area.
Transport
Redbank railway stationRedbank railway station, Brisbane
Redbank railway station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.Redbank railway station is beside the large Redbank Workshops, where most of QR's diesel locomotives are repaired and maintained, and where all wagons are made and...
provides access to regular Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
and Rosewood
Rosewood, Queensland
Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and...
via Ipswich. The Redbank train station has a Queensland Police Service Rail Squad stationed on platform 2. Near the ticket office.