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69th Anniversary of 25th Battalion’s Departure From Spring Bluff
Each year on the 17th of March, the anniversary of the soldiers’ departure from Spring Bluff in 1942, members of the 25th Battalion gather at Spring Bluff Railway Station for a flag raising ceremony to remember the World War II service of the 25th Battalion. However, due to the effects of flooding during the January disaster, the Spring Bluff Railway Station remains closed to the public, so this year the Milne Bay Military Museum offered their car park as a venue for the commemoration. On St. Patrick’s Day 1942, the 1000 strong Darling Downs 25 th Infantry Battalion left Cabarlah Barracks at 2.00am and marched in darkness down the steep range to the siding at Spring Bluff. There the soldiers boarded trains bound for the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, Townsville and eventually Milne Bay at the eastern tip of New Guinea. Following enemy landings, the 25th Battalion played a major role in the ensuing action (The Battle of Milne Bay), inflicting the first defeat on the until then invincible Japanese. They later took part in mop-up operations on Bougainville. Some 200 of their colleagues did not return home. Continue reading
69th Anniversary of 25th Battalion’s Departure From Spring Bluff
Each year on the 17th of March, the anniversary of the soldiers’ departure from Spring Bluff in 1942, members of the 25th Battalion gather at Spring Bluff Railway Station for a flag raising ceremony to remember the World War II service of the 25th Battalion. However, due to the effects of flooding during the January disaster, the Spring Bluff Railway Station remains closed to the public, so this year the Milne Bay Military Museum offered their car park as a venue for the commemoration. On St. Patrick’s Day 1942, the 1000 strong Darling Downs 25 th Infantry Battalion left Cabarlah Barracks at 2.00am and marched in darkness down the steep range to the siding at Spring Bluff. There the soldiers boarded trains bound for the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, Townsville and eventually Milne Bay at the eastern tip of New Guinea. Following enemy landings, the 25th Battalion played a major role in the ensuing action (The Battle of Milne Bay), inflicting the first defeat on the until then invincible Japanese. They later took part in mop-up operations on Bougainville. Some 200 of their colleagues did not return home. Continue reading
Big Band at the Bluff Called Off
Due to inclement weather, Cr Ros Scotney has advised the ‘Big Band at the Bluff’ will not go ahead today. The Jim Miller Big Band was scheduled to play from noon to 3pm today, but because of showery conditions and lack of undercover areas at Spring Bluff Railway Station, the committee fhas decided to postpone the event until October. People with train tickets should still turn up for their ride and view the beautiful Station gardens. Continue reading
Big Band at the Bluff Called Off
Due to inclement weather, Cr Ros Scotney has advised the ‘Big Band at the Bluff’ will not go ahead today. The Jim Miller Big Band was scheduled to play from noon to 3pm today, but because of showery conditions and lack of undercover areas at Spring Bluff Railway Station, the committee fhas decided to postpone the event until October. People with train tickets should still turn up for their ride and view the beautiful Station gardens. Continue reading
Celebrate Australia Day with DownsSteam
DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum are inviting you to their annual Australia Day celebrations to be held at the railway precinct in Cambooya Street, Drayton. Take the opportunity to inspect the new working diesel locomotive and enjoy watching the children taking a fun ride on a railway trolley car. Other attractions include face painting, live steam Continue reading
