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 Oxenford Railway Station and Oxenford Railway Hotel | ||||||||||||||||
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Oxenford railway station was a railway station in Oxenford, Queensland, Australia.
History
In January 1904, a horse broke free near the station and was killed after being carried by the engine over the railway bridge. [1]
After a requests request for a weigh bridge by the Coomera Progress Association in 1907, one was promised by the Commissioner for Railways in 1922. [2] [3]
The Goods shed was damaged by fire in August 1922. [4]
The safe was stolen in August 1937, before being found submerged in a creek at Kingston. [5] [6] A 25 year old labourer was charged and later sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour. [7] [8]
References
- ^ "Railway Accident". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLV, no. 6705. Queensland, Australia. 26 January 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Oxenford Raliway Station". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIV, no. 15, 516. Queensland, Australia. 4 October 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Commissioner for Railways at Oxenford". Logan And Albert Bulletin. No. 1732. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fire in Goods Shed". The Telegraph (Brisbane). No. 15, 500. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Railway Station Safe Stolen". Sunday Mail (Brisbane). No. 380. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Safe Submerged in Creek". The Courier-mail. No. 1223. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1937. p. 18. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Detective's Story of Recovery of Property". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1937. p. 15 (City Final Last Minute News). Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Three Years for Robbery". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1937. p. 2 (Second Edition). Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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Oxenford Railway Station and Oxenford Railway Hotel | ||||||||||||||||
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Oxenford, Queensland Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Oxenford railway station was a railway station in Oxenford, Queensland, Australia.
History
In January 1904, a horse broke free near the station and was killed after being carried by the engine over the railway bridge. [1]
After a requests request for a weigh bridge by the Coomera Progress Association in 1907, one was promised by the Commissioner for Railways in 1922. [2] [3]
The Goods shed was damaged by fire in August 1922. [4]
The safe was stolen in August 1937, before being found submerged in a creek at Kingston. [5] [6] A 25 year old labourer was charged and later sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour. [7] [8]
References
- ^ "Railway Accident". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLV, no. 6705. Queensland, Australia. 26 January 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Oxenford Raliway Station". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXIV, no. 15, 516. Queensland, Australia. 4 October 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Commissioner for Railways at Oxenford". Logan And Albert Bulletin. No. 1732. Queensland, Australia. 21 October 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fire in Goods Shed". The Telegraph (Brisbane). No. 15, 500. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Railway Station Safe Stolen". Sunday Mail (Brisbane). No. 380. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Safe Submerged in Creek". The Courier-mail. No. 1223. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1937. p. 18. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Detective's Story of Recovery of Property". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1937. p. 15 (City Final Last Minute News). Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Three Years for Robbery". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1937. p. 2 (Second Edition). Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.