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X2000 Tilt Train journey Sydney to Canberra 1995
This video is part 3 in this 4 part series on the visit of the X2000 Tilt Train to Australia in 1995 , I took this video on a VHS-C camcorder back then & I've tried to convert it as best as I can to digital so that I could upload it to You Tube but as this tape was played back in a converter / adapter tape cassette for VHS playback as the camera is not working now , the tracking adjustment via the VHS machine has made some parts of the video picture to drop out while the sound remained in play so I appollogise for poor quality of playback through the digital conversion phase as I wasn't able to correct it at the time due to being new at the program used to convert the analog tapes to digital format ; part 4 is now uploaded & it'll be much better quality as it'll be coming via a digital camera instead & titled Kev's Workshop - Working with Fiber Optics as during July 2018 I'm converting an English HST ( that's made by Lima ) to the Australian version which will become this train but in HO scale.
Part 4 is if you wish to have a look.
What A Walk! Mount Beerburrum Lookout 2018
Mount Beerburrum Lookout (What A Walk)
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From Brisbane, follow the Bruce Highway north, take the Glass House Mountains tourist drive turn-off and follow the signs to the Glass House Mountains.
The Glass House Mountains Visitor and Interpretive CentreExternal link icon is a great place to visit first for an orientation to the area. This accredited information centre is staffed by knowledgeable locals. It is located at Settler's Rotary Park, Reed Street, Glass House Mountains (open daily 9 am to 4 pm).
There are separate access routes to each of the recreation nodes around the mountain peaks—Mount Beerburrum (Glass House Mountains and surrounds map ref 3), Mount Beerwah (map ref 4), Mount Ngungun (map ref 5), Mount Tibrogargan (map ref 6).
Refer to the Glass House Mountains and surrounds map (PDF, 225K) for access routes.
Wheelchair accessibility
The toilets and a picnic table at the Mount Tibrogargan day-use area are wheelchair accessible. Access surface is gravel and grass.
Park features
At 556m above sea level, Mount Beerwah is the highest peak of the Glass House Mountains. Photo: Queensland Government.
At 556m above sea level, Mount Beerwah is the highest peak of the Glass House Mountains. Photo: Queensland Government.
Craggy peaks tower over a scenic patchwork of pine plantations, bushland and cultivated fields. Many of the peaks are protected in Glass House Mountains National Park.
Named by Lieutenant James Cook during his epic voyage along Australia's east coast, the Glass House Mountains are intrusive plugs formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago.
Remnants of the open eucalypt woodland and heath vegetation provide a home for an interesting variety of animals and plants, including 26 plant species of conservation significance. Discover more about the park’s plants by purchasing a copy of the 'Ranger field guide: Native plants of Glass House Mountains National Park'.
The Glass House Mountains area was a special meeting place where many Aboriginal people gathered for ceremonies and trading. This place is considered spiritually significant with many ceremonial sites still present and protected today.
Read more about the nature, culture and history of the Glass House Mountains area.
Camping and accommodation
Camping
There are no camping areas within Glass House Mountains National Park.
Nearby Beerburrum State Forest has a camping area at Coochin Creek.
There are also private camping areas on the Glass House Mountains Road—see the tourism information links for further information.
Walking tracks at a glance:
Mount Beerburrum track (Grade 4) 1.4km return
Mount Ngungun summit walking track (Grade 4) 2.8km return
Mount Tibrogargan, Tibrogargan walking circuit (Grade 3) 3.3km return
Mount Tibrogargan, Trachyte walking circuit (Grade 4) 6km return
Grade 4 track Mount Beerburrum walking track (Grade 4)
Distance: 1.4km return
Time: Allow about 1hr
Details: Access is close to Beerburrum township. Travelling south on Beerburrum Road, the turnoff is about 500m on the right after the railway line overpass. Travelling north the turnoff is the first road on the left after the Beerburrum—Woodford Road junction. Look for directional signs. Travel about 1km on a gravel road to the carpark. From the car park, a steep paved walking track leads you to a fire tower which offers great views. Mount Beerburrum's fire tower is used to detect and manage fires throughout the surrounding parks and forests. Mount Beerburrum is 280m above sea level.
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Hiking Mt Ngungun, Glass House Mountains
outdoortravelchannel.tv - Mt Ngungun, one of Queensland's Glass House Mountains, is a short hike (1.1km to the summit) that rewards with spectacular views over the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, nearby mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and northern Moreton Bay islands.
The walk isn't terribly difficult, but bushwalkers should exercise caution along the ridge and summit, keeping away from cliff edges.
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Flying high above the Glass House Mountains, Queensland 2018
Flying high above the Glass House Mountains Queensland 2018
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The Glass House Mountains are a group of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The highest hill is Mount Beerwah at 556 meters above sea level, but the most identifiable of all the hills are Mount Tibrogargan, 364 metres, which from some directions appears to be a face staring out to sea.
Mount Ngungun, 253 metres consists of sub-volcanic rock, also known as a hypabyssal rock, an intrusive rock emplaced at medium-to-shallow depths within the crust and has intermediate grain size, and often porphyritic texture between that of volcanic and plutonic rocks.
Mount Ngungun and the Glass House Mountains are located near Beerburrum State Forest and Old Gympie Road. From Brisbane, follow the Bruce Highway north, take the Glass House Mountains tourist drive turn-off and follow the signs to the Glass House Mountains. The trip is about one hour and eleven minutes from Brisbane.
The Volcanic peaks of the Glass House Mountains rise dramatically from the surrounding Sunshine Coast landscape. They were formed by intrusive plugs, remnants of volcanic activity that occurred 26, 27 million years ago. Molten rock filled small vents or intruded as bodies beneath the surface and solidified into land rocks. Millions of years of erosion have removed the surrounding exteriors of volcanic cores and softer sandstone rock.
Whilst the traditional names for the hills themselves are very old, the term 'Glasshouse Mountains' was given more recently by explorer Captain James Cook on 17 May 1770. The peaks reminded him of the glass furnaces in his home county of Yorkshire. Matthew Flinders explored the area and climbed Mount Beerburrum after sailing along Pumicestone Passage in 1799. The Glass House Mountains National Landscape was added to the Australian National Heritage List on 3 August 2006. In the land between the peaks, pineapple and poultry farming, as well as commercial forestry and quarrying are the main land uses.
In 2009 as part of the Queensland 150th celebrations, the Glass House Mountains was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a Natural attraction.
The range was formed as molten lava cooled to form hard rock in the cores of volcanoes 26-27 million years ago. The source of the lava was from the East Australian hotspot. The cores of the hills contain columns of comendite from lava which cools quickly into a hard rock. The surrounding softer rocks have been eroded in the subsequent time, forming the spectacular volcanic plugs that remain today. The peaks' location relative to each other exhibits an alignment that is believed to have occurred due to fracturing. Similar to what is currently occurring now in Hawaii.
Each of the peaks is protected within the Glass House Mountains National Park. Some of the peaks display vertical columns, particularly Mount Coonowrin, 377 metres, Mount Ngungun, 253 metres and Mount Beerwah, 555 metres at the Organ Pipes. These columns are the result of lava contraction. Scattered throughout the hills are shallow caves which have been formed by wind erosion on rocks that were softened by groundwater. The peaks are culturally significant to the traditional owners, the Gubbi Gubbi people. Under a native title claim, access to the peaks could be restricted as they are considered spiritual places. To the south-east of the Glass House Mountains, the township is an Aboriginal bora ring. The names of each mountain in the range are:
Mount Beerburrum 278 metres
Mount Beerwah 556 metres
Mount Coochin 235 metres
Mount Coonowrin or Crookneck or Fake big 377 metres
Mount Elimbah or The Saddleback 129 metres
Mount Ngungun 253 metres
Mount Tibberoowuccum 220 metres
Mount Tibrogargan 364 metres
Mount Tunbubudla or the Twins 312 and 293 metres
Wild Horse Mountain or Round Mountain 123 metres
Mount Miketeebumulgrai 199 metres
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Moreton Island - kayak crossing
The two-day trip to Tangalooma Resort by kayak from Brisbane - 113kms round trip
Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1988-08-28
On 28/08/1988, we visited the Penfield Park Railway and Model Engineers Society's open day at Penfield Park, Salisbury, South Australia.
This very brief video clip captured snippets of their activities.
Queensland Trains Meadowvale & Bundaberg June 2017
Hello, and welcome to another Anthony's Trains production, this time I am showcasing: some action filmed at Meadowvale and Bundaberg
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Queensland Rail & Aurizon Thomas Street & Ipswich September 2015
Here we have some footage of trains in the Thomas Street and Ipswich area.