| Beaudesert Queensland |
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| Population: | 5,388 [1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 4285 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 50 m (164 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Scenic Rim Regional Council | ||||||
| State District: | Beaudesert | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Forde | ||||||
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Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Mount Lindesay Highway is a Highway in Queensland which has been given the national route number 13 Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland It was named after the Beaudesert Estate of Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey in Staffordshire, England. Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland At the 2006 census, Beaudesert had a population of 5,388. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years [1]
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Located in the Logan River and Albert River valleys, Beaudesert is a regional hub serving surrounding communities such as Rathdowney, Kooralbyn, Canungra, Mt Tamborine and Jimboomba. The Logan River is a river in South East Queensland. It begins in the Mount Barney National Park, near the New South Wales border between Mount Lindesay The Albert River is a river in South East Queensland, Australia. Rathdowney is a small town in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Kooralbyn lies in the Gold Coast hinterland approximately 20 km south-west of Beaudesert, itself some 64 km south of Brisbane Queensland and 56 km west from Queensland's Canungra is a small picturesque rural township in South East Queensland, Australia. Tamborine is a national park in Queensland ( Australia) 45 km south of Brisbane. Jimboomba is a Town of approximately 1400 persons as recorded in the 2001 Census, in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, on the Mount Beaudesert is supported by industries such as Gelita, the gelatine factory, AJ Bush pet foods, several quarries and an abattoir. A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (from the French verb abattre, "to strike down" or freezing works ( New Zealand
A branch railway line runs from the outer Brisbane suburb of Bethania to Beaudesert and was in regular use from 1886 to 1996. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Bethania is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane, the Local Government Area is Logan City from March 15 2008 Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Until 1991 it had served the meat-packing plant on the outskirts of the town. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A petition from railway enthusiasts, and considerable grants of government money, resulted in its re-opening in 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Beaudesert Rail operated steam-driven tourist trains on the line for a short while thereafter. The company ceased operating in August 2004 after a series of fires, lit by sparks from the train, were set along the trainline. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - The company attempted to cover the fault on their train by saying people had thrown cigarettes out of the windows. The company was in large debt and has ceased to exist, with the rolling stock liquidated and physical infrastructure demolished. Several areas of the track have been damaged by erosion, and roadworks conducted in September 2006 at the level crossing in Woodhill removed the train tracks, cutting the line in two. It seems unlikely that the line will be operated in the foreseeable future.
The main, standard gauge Brisbane-Sydney railway line runs through Bromelton, a few kilometres to the west of Beaudesert. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 This line is utilised by Countrylink's Sydney-Brisbane XPT passenger train and FreightCorp's (owned by Toll and Lang Corp) Sydney-Brisbane freight train services. CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and from New South Wales into Queensland and Victoria The XPT, (short for "eXpress Passenger Train" is the main passenger train used in regional New South Wales, Australia. The passenger service no longer stops at Bromelton. Beaudesert Shire Council is hoping that new industries will be attracted to Bromelton because of its proximity to the Port of Brisbane and to road-transport routes that are clear of the cities to the north. The Local Government Areas (LGAs of Queensland, Australia are the areas for which particular Local Government authorities generally known as "Councils" Port of Brisbane is the shipping Port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia.