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Ipswich to Grandchester

North Ipswich, Queensland

Covering a distance of 37 kilometers this section of the Cobb & Co Tourist Drive takes you from the starting point at The Workshops Rail Museum, through the Ipswich Central Business District and out into the countryside via Leichhardt and Wulkuraka. Along the way, stops at the Ipswich Art Gallery - housed in the first Town Hall built in Queensland - and St Paul's Anglican Church - the oldest Anglican Church in Queensland are highly recommended. At Walloon, the first stop on Queensland's first railway line, stop and visit Henry Lawson Bicentennial Park. Here you'll find the striking memorial to the lost "Babies of Walloon" and the text of Henry Lawson's haunting poem carved in railway sleepers. Continue to Rosewood and visit the Staging Post located in the Town Square in John Street. You'll also find a full size replica Cobb & Co stage coach here. Located just 16 kilometres beyond Rosewood is Grandchester. Formerly called 'Bigge's Camp' after pastoralist and parliamentarian, Francis Edward Bigge, it was renamed Grandchester in 1865 and is the terminus for Queensland's first railway line.

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Service Update Date

05 Sep 2023

Journey Travel Type

Car

Route Types

One way

Service Facility

Food and Refreshments, Picnic Area, Public Toilet, Shaded Area, Sheltered Area, Shop / Gift Shop

Sevice Activity

Scenic Drives

Where it starts

North Street, North Ipswich, Queensland Grandchester, Queensland

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