Spring Bluff, Queensland

Spring Bluff is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is situated 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of the city centre via New England Highway, and is adjacent to the town of Highfields.

Spring Bluff
Toowoomba, Queensland
Spring Bluff railway station
Spring Bluff
Coordinates27.462°S 151.979°E / -27.462; 151.979
Established1860s
Postcode(s)4352
Location14 km (9 mi) NNE of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Toowoomba North
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Spring Bluff:
Highfields Highfields Cabarlah
Highfields Spring Bluff Murphys Creek
Highfields Ballard Ballard

History
Spring Bluff Railway Station - postcard dated 23 December 1907

The area is named after a railway station in the area. The Spring Bluff railway station located on the boundary with Lockyer Valley Region local government area, was built in the 1860s to allow trains a place to stop during the steep climb from Brisbane to nearby Toowoomba. In 1890, it was named Spring Bluff after the spring water and the sandstone bluff in the area.[1]

The railway station closed in August 1992. The station and its gardens are heritage listed,[2] and are maintained by a trust consisting of the regional councils of Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley along with Queensland Rail, who also operate a cafe at the site. Due to the floods at Spring Bluff and nearby Murphys Creek in early 2011, the station was closed for repairs for several months.

References
  1. "Spring Bluff (entry 49268)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. "Main Range Railway (entry 601480)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.


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