Opening of Stanthorpe Railway Station, Queensland, Martin Roggenkamp, 1881
Courtesy State Library of Queensland. Australian Town and Country Journal, 18 June 1881
The artist, Martin Roggenkamp (1837-1912) was born in Germany and arrived in Australia in 1862. He had a photography business in Warwick and later Toowoomba.
Sketch of the opening of the Stanthorpe Railway Station, Queensland, held on Thursday 5 May 1881. The line was forty and a half miles in length and at Maryland it reached the highest point of 3030 feet above sea level.
Martin Roggenkamp ca. 1858. Courtesy State Library of Queensland.
History of the Stanthorpe railway station, from Artworks Granite Belt
Information about Martin Roggenkamp, from Photographers of Maitland
From Stanthorpe Voices: Extracts from Stanthorpe Shire History. Compiled by Stanthorpe Shire Council, 2001.
The main image looks to be based on this photograph, courtesy State Library of Queensland.
Australian Town and Country Journal, 18 June 1881. Full article available on Trove.
Train arriving at Stanthorpe Railway Station. Photo by Sandra McEwan.
