Ivigtut was founded as a mining town. In 1806, cryolite was found in the area, and mining started in 1865. The mineral deposits were exhausted by 1987, and the town lost its economic base. Now, the town of Ivigtut is abandoned, and the only settlement of the municipality is the naval base Kangilinnguit (Grønnedal) east of Ivigtut which is to stay.
A tall copper smelter stack dominates the Port Kembla skyline. When the old copper smelter closed a few years ago, the local community breathed a sigh of relief. Bad practices, including the smelting of scrap copper, plastic coatings and all, had meant that the emissions from the stack were particularly noxious. Residents had suffered the health effects for years but because it is a working cla...
Double-headed diesel 60 wagon coal train approaching Gladstone, Queensland from the Callide mines to the west. The Queensland rail system operates on 3'6" gauge.
This airport is peculiar as it crosses from Queensland and into New South Wales, two seperate states of Australia. The terminal is in Queensland and the runway runs through New South Wales and into Queensland.
Old Museum Building, Brisbane, Australia. Built in 1891 it was originally called the Exhibition Hall, in 1899 it became home to the Queensland Museum and stayed that untill the museum moved to the Queensland Cultural Centre in the 1980's. Today it is home to the Queensland Youth Orchestras.
designed by Atelier SDG and developed by the Sunland Group Ltd.;
- the name Q1 refers to Queensland number One;
- building costs were approximately US$ 307 million;
- tallest building in Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia, and Southern Hemisphere.
Newstead House, Brisbane, Queensland. Built in 1846 for pioneer pastoralist Patrick Leslie. Today it is furnished in the style of the Victorian period and open to the public.
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