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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 234340 Tunnel No. 1 on the Stanthorpe extension line, 1882.jpg en Tunnel No 1 on the Stanthorpe extension line 1882 Railway worker emerging from the mouth of a railway tunnel The railway cutting is deep and vegetation has yet to regenerate This tunnel had several names; the Big Tunnel during construction Overend Tunnel the contractor who built the line Cherry Gully Tunnel but its proper name is the Gorge Tunnel Work commenced in June 1878 and was completed in November 1880 It has concrete lined walls and a brick arch ceiling It is 272m 858 feet in length The slug from the tunnel was used to build Gorge Dam 1882 handle 10462/deriv/37638 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Railway cuttings in Australia Black and white photographs Railway lines in Queensland Rail tunnels in Queensland 1882 in Queensland Cherry Gully Tunnel | ||||
