Australian Photographs Archives - Page 4 of 6 - SuggPix Australian Photography

Bordertown Railway Station

25/07/2023 suggpixc 0

Bordertown Railway Station is located in South Australia (this one opened in 1914), and has a rich history that serves as evidence of the development and evolution of railway transport in Australia. Bordertown is a […]

White Swamp is a location in NSW, near the QLD border.

31/03/2023 suggpixc 0

White Swamp is a location in New South Wales, near the Queensland border. The village of White Swamp had a post office, timber mill, school, cemetery, and a couple of general stores. When logging finished […]

Kanyaka Station Ruins in the Flinders Ranges

30/06/2022 suggpixc 2

Kanyaka Station was established as a cattle station in February 1852 by Hugh Proby. He was born on 9 April 1826 at Stamford in Lincolnshire, England, the third son of Admiral Granville Leveson Proby (the […]

Creswick Hospital – closed in 1912 but still an architectural wonder.

27/02/2022 suggpixc 0

The foundation stone of the Creswick Hospital was laid in 1863. Later that year it opened with two public wards and a few smaller private wards. Following additions in 1867 and 1868 the main hospital […]

Kerry Bridge Hotel – Qld Scenic Rim

07/09/2021 suggpixc 0

Kerry Road was the first track to the Lamington National Park ranges, and it was along there that the O’Reilly family carried their farm equipment and belongings, beyond the farm selections along the Albert River […]

Silverton – Outback NSW – Almost a Ghost Town

07/09/2021 suggpixc 0

Silverton once had a population of just over 3000, (1885), however today less than 40 people live in what remains of this once prosperous town. It was the location for the Mad Max movies from […]

The Darling Downs – Queensland

24/07/2020 suggpixc 0

The more you search the Southern Downs, the more surprises you find. While the history of the full Darling Downs is a testament to the resilience, perseverance and vision of those early European settlers who […]

Railways in Australia date from the 1831…the Great Northern Line

26/05/2020 suggpixc 0

You can follow most of the “Great Norther Rail Line” by driving the New England Highway from Toowoomba to Wallangarra and further into NSW.

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Pikedale Station – QLD

20/04/2020 suggpixc 0

Once a prosperous sheep station, Pikedale Station was established in 1843 by a Captain Pike. It had many owners until 1919 when it was purchased by James Rogerson in whose family it remained until 1957. […]

Deloraine House – Tenterfield

10/04/2020 suggpixc 1

The property known as “Deloraine” is a heritage listed house built on two parcels of land which were first purchased in September 1858. The land was granted to Edmund Curry whose descendants still live in […]