The town sits between two branches of the Alice River, the western smaller branch is nicknamed as the Dry Alice and the eastern larger branch is known as Wet Alice.[2][4]
The town shows no evidence of having developed.[2]
Historyedit
The town takes its name from the Alice River, which in turn was named Sir Thomas Mitchell on 23 September 1846.[1]
In April 1924 a railway accident occurred when the train crossed the railway bridge over the Dry Alice. The bridge was undergoing repairs and it collapsed, derailing the train. The train was damaged but no passengers were injured.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Alice – town in Barcaldine Region (entry 39143)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^"Alice – railway station in Barcaldine Region (entry 312)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ ab"RAILWAY ACCIDENT". The Capricornian. Vol. XLIX, no. 15. Queensland, Australia. 12 April 1924. p. 27. Retrieved 5 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"RAILWAY ACCIDENT". Morning Bulletin. No. 18, 473. Queensland, Australia. 8 April 1924. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
January 01, 1970
alice, queensland, alice, undeveloped, rural, town, locality, barcaldine, barcaldine, region, queensland, australia, alice, queenslandalicecoordinates23, 5662, 7983, 5662, 7983postcode, 4725time, zoneaest, location37, jericho52, barcaldine527, rockhampton1, br. Alice is an undeveloped rural town in the locality of Barcaldine in the Barcaldine Region Queensland Australia 1 Alice QueenslandAliceCoordinates23 33 58 S 145 47 54 E 23 5662 S 145 7983 E 23 5662 145 7983Postcode s 4725Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location37 3 km 23 mi W of Jericho52 9 km 33 mi E of Barcaldine527 km 327 mi W of Rockhampton1 126 km 700 mi NW of BrisbaneLGA s Barcaldine RegionState electorate s GregoryFederal division s MaranoaGeography editThe town is located to the immediate south of the Capricorn Highway and Central Western railway line 2 It was served by the Alice railway station 3 The town sits between two branches of the Alice River the western smaller branch is nicknamed as the Dry Alice and the eastern larger branch is known as Wet Alice 2 4 The town shows no evidence of having developed 2 History editThe town takes its name from the Alice River which in turn was named Sir Thomas Mitchell on 23 September 1846 1 In April 1924 a railway accident occurred when the train crossed the railway bridge over the Dry Alice The bridge was undergoing repairs and it collapsed derailing the train The train was damaged but no passengers were injured 4 5 References edit a b Alice town in Barcaldine Region entry 39143 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 10 June 2019 a b c Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 4 August 2019 Alice railway station in Barcaldine Region entry 312 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 5 August 2019 a b RAILWAY ACCIDENT The Capricornian Vol XLIX no 15 Queensland Australia 12 April 1924 p 27 Retrieved 5 August 2019 via National Library of Australia RAILWAY ACCIDENT Morning Bulletin No 18 473 Queensland Australia 8 April 1924 p 8 Retrieved 5 August 2019 via National Library of Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alice Queensland amp oldid 996519098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
