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Guessing somewhere between September and November 1893.

There was a later 'barn' on the right, via loose_grip_99 -
Ed. - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000322726

Mr O'Dea was there at the end in 1959 - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000304742

Services began 4/09/1893

Sometimes Flickr is amazing! The water tower (above the carriages with pristine stonework) has survived. In 2014 via loose_grip_99

Suck Diesel beachcomber australia I will go with 1893 as the start year, I need a little more before changing the end date. Mary

The Queensland Railways B15 class locomotive is an old class of 4-6-0 engines operated by the Queensland Railways. In 1889 the first B15 class locomotives built by Nasmyth, Wilson & Co entered service. Further orders from Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co, Yorkshire Engine Company, and Walkers Limited saw the class total of 92 engines by 1899. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B15 class engine, B representing they had three driving axles, and 15-inch (381 mm) diameter cylinders. A further six engines were acquired In 1919 when the Queensland Railways took over the Chillagoe Railway & Mining Co.[1][2][3] Problems with broken rails saw three sets of 45-inch (1,143 mm) driving wheels acquired from the South Australian Railways and fitted to 336 at North Ipswich Railway Workshops in November 1900. Judged a success, most others were fitted over the next 30 years. They spent most of their life operating out of Cairns. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_B15_class_locomotive

In 1879 Queensland Railways took delivery of two 2-8-0 steam locos built by Baldwin in the United States. In 1883 and 1884 QR took delivery of a further six loco built to the same design but this time the builder was Dubs in the United Kingdom. These locos were originally referred to as ‘Small Consolidations’ but, along with the two Baldwin locos, were subsequently classified as the C13 class, and later still the classification was changed to C13 (Dubs) class to differentiate them from the early Baldwin locos. At the time these locos have introduced the railways north of Brisbane consisted of a number of unconnected lines reaching inland from a number of ports including Maryborough and Bundaberg and it was to these two centers that the Dubs locos were sent. These locos were originally referred to as ‘Small Consolidations’ but, along with the two Baldwin locos, were subsequently classified as the C13 class, and later still the classification was changed to C13 (Dubs) to differentiate them from the early Baldwin locos. Four of the locos went to Maryborough and two went to Bundaberg where they were assigned local numbers. Source: railwayvideos.club/queensland-railways-c13-dubs-class-ste...