21-576: Redbank may refer to: Places [ edit ] In Australia Redbank, Queensland , a suburb in Ipswich Redbank, Victoria Redbanks, South Australia In the United States Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Redbank Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania Saluda, South Carolina , formerly known as Redbank Streams [ edit ] In
42-427: A 2-acre (0.81 ha) land parcel with an initial enrolment of 31 students. The building was used as both a school and a church. In 1881, it became Redbank State School. It closed on 30 September 1895, but reopened on 6 September 1897. In 1951, a further 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) of land was acquired to expand the school site. The Redbank - Bundamba Loop Line comprised a series of railway sidings serving coal mines in
63-497: A number of war memorials, most of which have been relocated from other sites in the area. There are a number of other parks in the area: Redbank railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane CBD , Ipswich and Rosewood . The Redbank train station has a Queensland Police Service Rail Squad stationed on platform 2 near the ticket office. Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line and The Swanbank Extension The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line
84-700: A public library in Redbank at Level 3 Redbank Plaza Shopping Centre. The Redbank-Collingwood Park Sport complex, accessed from Collingwood Drive ( 27°36′18″S 152°52′19″E / 27.6050°S 152.8720°E / -27.6050; 152.8720 ( Redbank-Collingwood Park Sports Complex ) ) has a soccer field, netball, volleyball, tennis and basketball courts. Redbank Memorial Reserve in Bridge Street ( 27°35′59″S 152°52′30″E / 27.5997°S 152.8750°E / -27.5997; 152.8750 ( Redbank Memorial Reserve ) ) has
105-534: A significant crop in the 1860s and 1870s. By the beginning of the 20th century, dairying became more important with the establishment of several creameries in the area. The late 1850s saw the establishment of the first secondary industry in the area, with a boiling down works and fellmongery owned by Mr John Campbell and Mr Town. Redbank's school was originally opened in July 1865 by the Roman Catholic Church on
126-504: A succession of shunt trains serviced the numerous private sidings serving the new mines. Workers travelled in carriages attached to early morning and late afternoon shunt trains. The line also served the Bundamba racecourse , with a platform about 1 km south of the junction. On race days special trains from Brisbane would run to and from the platform. The Redbank - Box Flat Junction section closed between 1971 and 1978. The Swanbank line (as
147-428: Is Bellbird Park State Secondary College in neighbouring Bellbird Park to the south. Redbank Plaza is a shopping centre at 1 Collingwood Drive ( 27°36′20″S 152°52′04″E / 27.6055°S 152.8679°E / -27.6055; 152.8679 ( Redbank Plaza shopping centre ) ). It has supermarkets, department stores, a cinema complex and many speciality stores. Ipswich City Council operates
168-524: Is a suburb in the City of Ipswich , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Redbank had a population of 2,931 people. The suburb is bounded to the west by Six Mile Creek, to the north-west, north, and north-east by the Brisbane River , to the east by Goodna Creek, and to the south-west by another segment of Goodna Creek. The Ipswich Motorway enters the locality from the east ( Goodna ) and exits to
189-652: The Australian unemployment rate of 6.9%. In the 2021 census , Redbank had a population of 2,931 people. Redbank State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 9 Brisbane Road ( 27°36′10″S 152°51′52″E / 27.6029°S 152.8645°E / -27.6029; 152.8645 ( Redbank State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 184 students with 16 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Redbank. The nearest government secondary school
210-588: The United States Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania) , a tributary of the Allegheny River See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Redbank Red Bank (disambiguation) Red Banks (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
231-405: The area. Redbank Rifle Range operated from 1912 to 1980 south of the Redbank railway station. It was the home of a number rifle clubs over the years including Ipswich Railway Rifle Club, Ipswich City Rifle Club, Ipswich and District Rifle Club, which were involved in competitive target shooting . The 700-yard (640 m) firing mound was about 35 metres (38 yd) from the railway station with
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#1732863373910252-551: The end of its extension. After the closure of the Redbank - Box Flat Junction section due to the closure of the nearby coal mines, this line remained to convey coal to the Swanbank Power Station. In 1881, Lewis Thomas received parliamentary approval to build a 2 km tramway from Bundamba to his coal mine known as Aberdare at Blackleg Gully. In 1886, a 1 km extension to the West Moreton Colliery at Swanbank
273-440: The first farmers in the area settled on the river flats situated to the north of the current railway station. This settlement featured a brickworks, sawmill, stores, cottages, a school and nondenominational church, though due to severe flooding, it was relocated south of the railway station some years later. In the early years, the rich black loamy soil of the plains supported crops of maize, potatoes and fodder, while cotton became
294-417: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redbank&oldid=1096453735 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Redbank, Queensland Download coordinates as: Redbank
315-409: The motorway is a large tract of undeveloped bushland with further residential development in the far south of the suburb. 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 . While the Redbank area is known for its agricultural and pastoral origins, it has a more varied history. In the late 1850s,
336-652: The remainder became known) services the Box Flat mine (which began exporting coal through the Port of Brisbane in 1983) and the Swanbank power station, though with the recent conversion of the power station to burn natural gas, the line now sees little traffic. The line has since become the home of the Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway , a heritage organisation, operating out of a depot at Box Flat, between two stations on
357-462: The rifle range which led to the relocation of the Ipswich and District Rifle Club to South Ripley in 1972. The Redbank Railway Workshops has been operating in the suburb since 1958. The current Redbank Plaza Library was opened in 1998 and had a major refurbishment in 2010. In the 2016 census , Redbank had a population of 1,834 people. Redbank had an unemployment rate of 14.5%, more than double
378-464: The targets 700 yards (640 m) away (approx 27°36′21″S 152°52′32″E / 27.6057°S 152.8755°E / -27.6057; 152.8755 ( Redbank Rifle Club (targets) ) ). During World War II , there was a large military camp and training area at the range with up to 6,000 Australian and American troops. The development of the Ipswich Motorway reduced the length of
399-462: The west ( Riverview ). The Main Line railway runs parallel but north of the motorway with two railway stations in the suburb: The land use north of the railway line through to the river is a mix of industrial, commercial and agricultural use. The Redbank Railway Workshops being a major industry in the suburb. The land between the railway line and the motorway is predominantly residential. The land south of
420-532: Was a branch line off the Main Line railway near Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was built to convey coal from the Bundamba and Redbank areas of the Ipswich coalfields. The Redbank-Bundamba Loop Line ran generally south-west from Redbank station to a point near Bundamba Creek called Box Flat Junction and from that point generally north along Bundamba Creek to Bundamba station . The Swanbank Extension ran generally south-easterly from Box Flat Junction to
441-487: Was approved, and the line was extended from the West Moreton Mine 3 km to New Swanbank Colliery and opened in 1895. Thomas's Railway Line was purchased by Queensland Government Railways on 1 January 1897. In 1975, the line was extended 5 km to the Swanbank power station. A 10 km line from Redbank to a point originally known as '3 Mile 8 Chains' (now Box Flat Junction) was opened in 1904. From that time
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