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22-May-2021
22-May-2021

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The plaque commemorates the Stage 1 of the main railway line electrification from Gladstone to Rockhampton in September 1986.

 

Location

Address:Herbert Street, Gladstone Railway Station, Gladstone, 4680
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -23.846004
Long: 151.262441
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:State

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 6th September, 1986
Front Inscription

This plaque commemorates the official commissioning of main line electrification Stage I from Gladstone to Rockhampton on
6th September 1986 by Hon. Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, K.C.M.G., M.L.A., Premier and Treasurer of Queensland

In the presence of Hon. D. F. Lane, M.L.A. Minister for Transport 

K. E. Neil Esq.,     General Manager Central Division
R. T. Sheehy Esq, Commissioner for Railways

Source: MA
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