Australian troops embarking for the Atherton Tableland at Cairns railway station

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns
Accession Number ART25695
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 32.1 x 39.7 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen and colour wash on paper
Maker Curtis, R Emerson
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Australian troops embarking for the Atherton Tableland at Cairns railway station. During the war the Queensland Government Railway system transported armies and fighting material. Although this placed great strain on locomotives and manpower, there was never a serious breakdown in the movement of men and supplies. The single track system extended from Brisbane in the south to Cairns and the Atherton Tableland in the north.