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Historical names: Stoney Creek Falls; Stony Creek viaduct; Cairns–Kuranda Railway. Stony Creek Falls railway viaduct, Kuranda line, 1892An engraving published in the Illustrated Australian News as “An expensive Queensland railway — viaduct over Stony Creek,” from a photograph by civil engineer J. R. Mann, engraved by Samuel Calvert. The lattice viaduct on phoenix columns spans the gorge beside Stoney Creek Falls on the Cairns Range (Kuranda) railway—one of the most dramatic structures on the line built by contractor John Robb. Published 1 December 1892; bridge built circa 1890. Source/credit: State Library of Victoria; Illustrated Australian News, 1 December 1892; accession IAN01/12/92/9. From photo by J. R. Mann, C.E.; engraver Samuel Calvert. Out of copyright. Catalogue: https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma9917740613607636&context=L&vid=61SLV_INST:SLV Bridge built circa 1890; engraving published 1 December 1892 in Illustrated Australian News. Approximate coordinates identify the Stoney Creek Falls gorge/viaduct on the Cairns Range railway.
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State Library of Victoria — Illustrated Australian News, 1 December 1892
Catalogue record for accession IAN01/12/92/9; image from photograph by J. R. Mann, C.E., engraved by Samuel Calvert. Out of copyright.
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Industry & Infrastructure
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-16.8787, 145.6534
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1892
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1890 to 1892
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Stony Creek Falls railway viaduct, Kuranda line, 1892
1890–1892
Explore the Stony Creek Falls railway viaduct on the Kuranda line, a dramatic lattice bridge built in 1890, as featured in the 1892 Illustrated Australian News.
Historical names: Stoney Creek Falls; Stony Creek viaduct; Cairns–Kuranda Railway. Stony Creek Falls railway viaduct, Kuranda line, 1892An engraving published in the Illustrated Australian News as “An expensive Queensland railway — viaduct over Stony Creek,” from a photograph by civil engineer J. R. Mann, engraved by Samuel Calvert. The lattice viaduct on phoenix columns spans the gorge beside Stoney Creek Falls on the Cairns Range (Kuranda) railway—one of the most dramatic structures on the line built by contractor John Robb. Published 1 December 1892; bridge built circa 1890. Source/credit: State Library of Victoria; Illustrated Australian News, 1 December 1892; accession IAN01/12/92/9. From photo by J. R. Mann, C.E.; engraver Samuel Calvert. Out of copyright. Catalogue: https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma9917740613607636&context=L&vid=61SLV_INST:SLV Bridge…
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