Alice, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Alice
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| state = qld
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| postcode = 4725
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 37.3
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Jericho
| dist2 = 52.9
| dir2 = E
| location2 = Barcaldine
| dist3 = 527
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Rockhampton
| dist4 = 1126
| dir4 = NW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Barcaldine Region
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| fedgov = Maranoa
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Alice is an undeveloped rural town in the locality of Barcaldine in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|39143|Alice|town in Barcaldine Region|accessdate=10 June 2019}}
Geography
The town is located to the immediate south of the Capricorn Highway and Central Western railway line.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=4 August 2019}} It was served by the Alice railway station.{{Cite QPN|312|Alice|railway station in Barcaldine Region|accessdate=5 August 2019}}
The town sits between two branches of the Alice River, the western smaller branch is nicknamed as the Dry Alice and the eastern larger branch is known as Wet Alice.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69743749|title=RAILWAY ACCIDENT.|date=12 April 1924|newspaper=The Capricornian|accessdate=5 August 2019|issue=15|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XLIX|page=27|via=National Library of Australia}}
History
The town takes its name from the Alice River, which in turn was named Sir Thomas Mitchell on 23 September 1846.
In April 1924 a railway accident occurred when the train crossed the railway bridge over the Dry Alice. The bridge was undergoing repairs and it collapsed, derailing the train. The train was damaged but no passengers were injured.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54104704|title=RAILWAY ACCIDENT.|date=8 April 1924|newspaper=Morning Bulletin|accessdate=5 August 2019|issue=18,473|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=National Library of Australia}}
References
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