Keywords: StateLibQld 1 100880.jpg en Railway workers on the Cairns Railway ca 1891 The Cairns Range Railway was built to connect the mining centre of Herberton with Cairns Work began on 10 May 1886; the first sod was turned in Cairns by Samuel Griffith Premier of Queensland and the first train arrived in Herberton on 20 October 1910 Information taken from A D Broughton A pictorial history of the construction of the Cairns Range Railway 1886 “1891 1991 This image depicts railway workers their camp and trolley with a view of Glacier Rock in the background ~ 1891 handle 10462/deriv/69512 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Rail transport in Queensland Railway lines in Queensland 1891 in Queensland Black and white photographs of people at work Draisines of Australia Workers' camps |