Redbank, Queensland
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| Redbank Ipswich, Queensland |
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| Population: | 1,046 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4301 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 29 km (18 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Electoral district of Bundamba | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Oxley | ||||||||||||
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Redbank is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
The origin of the suburb name is from a description of the area provided by Major Edmund Lockyer whilst exploring in a boat along the Brisbane River. [2]
The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line comprised a series of railway sidings serving coal mines in the area[3].
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[edit] Transport
Redbank railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich. The Redbank train station has a Queensland Police Service Rail Squad stationed on platform 2. Near the ticket office.
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[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Redbank (Ipswich City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC31441&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Place name details
- ^ The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line Kerr, J.D. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin June, 1968 pp129-147
- ^ http://redbankss.eq.edu.au/wcms/
- ^ http://www.libraries.slq.qld.gov.au/home/services/ipswich/redbank_plaza_library
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