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The Boyland Railway Station Closed in 1955.

16/01/2026 suggpixc 0

The Boyland railway station was part of the Canungra branch railway, which connected Logan Village to Canungra in South East Queensland. The station was named after George Boyland, who served as chairman of the Tamborine […]

Burra is a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia.

06/01/2026 suggpixc 0

The town began as a single company mining township that, by 1851, was a set of townships (company, private, and government-owned) collectively known as “The Burra”. The Burra mines supplied 89% of South Australia’s and […]

Historic Yanga Station in the Western Riverina District, NSW

21/12/2025 suggpixc 0

Yanga Station is located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the Western Riverina district of New South Wales, within the Low Bidgee Floodplain. European settlement began with explorers Charles Sturt (1829) and Thomas […]

The history of Yongala in South Australia.

09/12/2025 suggpixc 0

The history of Yongala, a small town in South Australia. The area was first opened for European settlement in the mid-19th century when the South Australian Government offered pastoral leases to encourage development. The first […]

A brief history of Surat in Queensland.

04/12/2025 suggpixc 0

A brief history of Surat, a rural town in the Maranoa Region, Queensland. Early Exploration and Naming The area was first explored by Sir Thomas Mitchell in 1846 during his expedition along the Balonne River. […]

The History of Robertstown in SA

27/11/2025 suggpixc 0

A brief history of European Settlement in Robertstown, South Australia. In 1868, the government surveyed the land into town blocks. English and German settlers began arriving soon after. John Roberts, a storekeeper from Koonunga, played […]

Serviceton Railway Station in Victoria

22/11/2025 suggpixc 1

Here’s the history of Serviceton Railway Station in Victoria. Origins and Construction It opened in 1889 (construction completed in 1888–1889) and was built as a border station between Victoria and South Australia, during the expansion […]

The History of Murwillumbah, NSW

20/11/2025 suggpixc 0

Murwillumbah, often affectionately abbreviated to “M’bah,” is a town nestled in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, within the Tweed Shire. Situated at the southeastern foothills of the McPherson Range, within the […]

The History of Kyogle

17/11/2025 suggpixc 0

History of Kyogle, NSW Kyogle, in New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region, has a rich history shaped by the timber industry, dairy farming, and architectural legacy. European explorers arrived in the late 1820s, and by […]

Sunrise and Sunset – Australian Photography

08/11/2025 suggpixc 0

I walked down to the shore just as the day began to exhale its last breath of light. The ocean was waiting—vast, patient, and impossibly calm. It’s strange how something so immense can feel so […]