Swanbank, Queensland
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Swanbank is a suburb of Ipswich
, Queensland
, Australia
. The predominant land usage in Swanbank is industrial. The origin of the suburb name is from a place in Lanark, Scotland
called Swanbank. It is named after the home of the Swan family birthplace of granddaughter Catherine, the wife of an early property owner by the name of James Foote. Previous names for this area were Logan Lagoon and Josey's Lagoon.
The Swanbank power station
is a power station located in Swanbank. Swanbank also has a railway station which is used for heritage purposes. Swanbank train station is used for heritage and preserved railway. The heritage train trips are operated by Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
who have steam train rides around Swanbank rail balloon which used to be used to service the coal needs of Swanbank power station.
On the 31 July 1972, the Box Flat Mine
experienced an explosion which took the lives of 18 men and led to the closure of the mine.
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...
. The predominant land usage in Swanbank is industrial. The origin of the suburb name is from a place in Lanark, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
called Swanbank. It is named after the home of the Swan family birthplace of granddaughter Catherine, the wife of an early property owner by the name of James Foote. Previous names for this area were Logan Lagoon and Josey's Lagoon.
The Swanbank power station
Swanbank Power Station, Queensland
Swanbank Power Station is located in Swanbank within South East Queensland, Australia. It is coal, natural gas, and landfill gas powered with a combined generation capacity of 865 MW of electricity....
is a power station located in Swanbank. Swanbank also has a railway station which is used for heritage purposes. Swanbank train station is used for heritage and preserved railway. The heritage train trips are operated by Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway
Queensland pioneer steam railway
The conduct steam train trips from Bundamba Racecourse on the Swanbank Branch Line to the Swanbank Power station, near Ipswich, Queensland. There is a heritage station located at Swanbank and a platform at the Bundamba Racecourse.[1]...
who have steam train rides around Swanbank rail balloon which used to be used to service the coal needs of Swanbank power station.
On the 31 July 1972, the Box Flat Mine
Box Flat Mine
The Box Flat Mine or Box Flat Colliery was located in Swanbank, Ipswich, Queensland. The mine opened in 1969 and operated until its closure in 1972. Its coal was mined for the operation of the Swanbank Power Station.-Explosion:...
experienced an explosion which took the lives of 18 men and led to the closure of the mine.