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The Queensland Railways PB15 class locomotive is an old class of 4-6-0 steam engines operated by the Queensland Railways. The design resulted from a need for more powerful engines for passenger trains. The PB15 Class engine was designed by Locomotive Engineer, Henry Horniblow and LW Piggott. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the PB15 class engine, P representing they were a passenger locomotive, the B that they had three driving axles and the 15 the cylinder diameter in inches. The PB15 engines were in essence identical to the B15 class engine.[2][3][4][5] The first PB15 engines were delivered by Walkers Limited, Maryborough in December 1899. By 1912, a total of 202 engines had been built by Walkers (122), Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co (70), Kitson & Co (20) and Toowoomba Foundry (20). They were fitted with Stephenson valve gear. In May 1918, engine no. 411 was converted at North Ipswich Railway Workshops into a tank engine, the one off member of the 6D15 class engine. In March 1922 however, due to poor performance it was converted back to its original tender form. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_PB15_class_locomotive#:~...

Ron Richards (8 May 1910 – 14 January 1967 (aged 56)) born Ranold/Randell William Richards in Ipswich, Queensland was an Indigenous Australian professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s who won the Queensland State (Australia) heavyweight title, Australian middleweight title, Australian heavyweight title, Australian light heavyweight title, and British Empire middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 151 lb (68 kg; 10 st 11 lb), i.e. middleweight to 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.[1] He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Richards_(boxer)

Ron (Ranald) RichardsPrint Page Print this page The plaque commemorates Aboriginal boxer, Ron Richards. Ron (Ranald) Richards (1910-1967) was the holder of six boxing titles (middleweight and heavyweight). Ron Richards learned his craft in the fighting tents and was famous for his speed, toughness, and counterpunching. He retired from boxing in 1945 having amassed a ring career in excess of 140 fights and more than 60 knockout victories. He was ranked number three in both middleweight and light-heavyweight in 1938. Richards was inducted into the Queensland Indigenous Sporting Hall of Fame in 2010 and into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. Ron was a resident of Purga Mission. Source: monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/indigenous/display...

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