Arabic version: كوينزلاند تبحث عن ورثة قطعة أرض صغيرة في بينلي
According to ABC News, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads is seeking anyone with an interest in the estate of August Thorsborne, whose 10-square-metre block of land is required for planned upgrades around Holmview Station in Beenleigh.
The unusually shaped parcel measures 16 metres long and 60 centimetres wide. It is needed for works associated with the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project. A Notice of Intention to Resume says written objections to the proposed acquisition must be lodged by November 17, 2026.
The department said its updated design for the Holmview station precinct includes local-road upgrades and a new road connection from Spanns Road to Thorsborne Street. It encouraged anyone who believes they may have an interest in the August Thorsborne estate or the land to contact Transport and Main Roads.
Historian and bottle collector Des Crump said the land’s shape was unusual and that the lack of apparent descendants was surprising because August Thorsborne had many children. Mr Crump said Thorsborne had 11 children, though two died in childhood.
Mr Crump said the Thorsborne family arrived from Sweden and settled in Beenleigh in the 1870s. August Thorsborne was known for a soft-drink factory, while the family also had interests in the hotel area. He served on the Beenleigh Shire Council in 1888, and the family’s name remains visible near Holmview Station through a road and a park.
