Channel Country bullocks on first rail consignment to Oakey in 23 years

By Sally Cripps
Updated November 30 2016 - 3:03pm, first published 6:50am
Historic times: Quilpie mayor Stuart Mackenzie was on hand to watch the first cattle train to Oakey in 23 years be loaded on Tuesday morning. Photos: Sally Cripps.
Historic times: Quilpie mayor Stuart Mackenzie was on hand to watch the first cattle train to Oakey in 23 years be loaded on Tuesday morning. Photos: Sally Cripps.

Many thousands of head of cattle have passed through the Channel Country depot of Quilpie over the past century but the 880 fat bullocks loaded onto the KLEX and KOJX rail wagons on Tuesday morning had a special significance.

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