Oxenford railway station

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Oxenford Railway Station and Oxenford Railway Hotel
General information
Location Oxenford, Queensland
Australia
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Former service
South Brisbane
Terminus
South Coast Line Tweed Heads
Terminus

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]

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Oxenford Raliway [sic] 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Three Years for Robbery". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1937. p. 2 (Second Edition). Retrieved 19 July 2023 via National Library of Australia.