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Balnagowan, Queensland
Balnagowan is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , Balnagowan had a population of 418 people. History Balnagowan State School opened on 6 February 1950. It closed on 24 January 1977. In the , Balnagowan had a population of 418 people. References Mackay Region Localities in Queensland {{NorthQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe different time zones. Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: South Australia, New South Wales, Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Whitsunday
Whitsunday is an electoral division in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. It extends from the northern suburbs of Mackay to Bowen and Proserpine as well as east to the Whitsunday Islands. Members for Whitsunday Election results References External links * {{Electoral districts of Queensland Whitsunday Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian High Holy Day of Pentecost. It is the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the H ... Constituencies established in 1950 1950 establishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Dawson
The Division of Dawson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created in 1949 and is named after Anderson Dawson, the first Labor Premier of Queensland and leader of the first parliamentary socialist government anywhere in the world. It is located on the North Queensland coast, taking in the towns of Ayr, Bowen, Mackay, Proserpine and some south-eastern suburbs of the city of Townsville. Apart from a period from 1966 to 1975 and 2007 to 2010, it has been held by the National Party. While Mackay, the largest city wholly within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leap, Queensland
The Leap is a coastal rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the The Leap had a population of 642 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north-west by Constant Creek and to the north by its mouth () into the Coral Sea. Sand Bay is offshore (). The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east ( Farleigh) and exits to the south-west ( Hampden). The North Coast railway line follows a similar route to the north of the highway but there are no railway stations on that line serving the locality. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mill for processing. The locality has a number of named peaks, including: * Sugarloaf Peak () * The Leap (Mount Mandurana) () * The Sister () History The Leap is named for a historical event in which it is widely believed an Aboriginal woman carrying her three-year-old child leapt off a cliff to evade capture by the Queensland Native Police in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farleigh, Queensland
Farleigh is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Farleigh had a population of 815 people. Geography The town is located in the south-east of the locality. The Bruce Highway traverses through the locality from the south-east to the west, passing through the town. The North Coast railway line also passes through the locality from the south-east to the west but further north and east than the highway. The Farleigh railway station is located beside the Farleigh sugar mill which has an associated sugarcane tramway network. The land in the locality is mostly flat at 30–40 metres above sea level. It is freehold land used for cropping, principally sugarcane. History Farleigh Mill was built in 1883 by Sir John Bennett Laws. For the first years, the mill had an associated sugar plantation. In 1900 the mill was sold to Farleigh Estate Sugar Co Ltd in 1900 and developed so that it could replace a number of the local mills: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbleton, Queensland
Dumbleton is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the Dumbleton had a population of 242 people. History Dumbleton State School opened on 1926 and closed circa 1949. In the Dumbleton had a population of 242 people. References Mackay Region Localities in Queensland {{NorthQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerston, Queensland
Walkerston is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. In the , Walkerston had a population of 3,403 people. Geography Walkerston is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north. The Peak Downs Highway enters the locality from Alexandra, Queensland, Alexandra in the east, passes through the town (which is in south-west of the locality and then heads south-west exiting the locality to Greenmount, Queensland (Mackay Region), Greenmount. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. Walkerston straddles Bakers Creek for about . Palms is a neighbourhood within Walkerston, located to the east of the town (). History In May 1860, Scots-born John Mackay (Australian pioneer), John Mackay was only 21 years old when he left Armidale, New South Wales in January 1860 with men, horses and provisions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleystowe, Queensland
Pleystowe is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Pleystowe had a population of 371 people. It is known for the Pleystowe Sugar Mill used to crush sugar cane to produce raw sugar. History Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896. It became Pleystowe State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1961. In the Pleystowe had a population of 371 people. See also * List of tramways in Queensland List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are: * Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles. * Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ... References Mackay Region Localities in Queensland {{NorthQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian, Queensland
Marian is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Marian had a population of 3,903 people. Geography The town is located on the south bank of the Pioneer River approximately west of Mackay, Queensland, Mackay. The river forms part of the northern boundary. In the east is Mount Vince which remains vegetated. Surrounding the town is farmland, mostly growing sugar cane, which is serviced by a network of rail lines. These lines lead to the Marian Mill which was constructed in 1885. History The town name ''Marian'' comes from the name of the (now closed) Marian railway station, which in turn reportedly derived its name from a local property called ''Mary Ann''. The first Catholic church was officially opened in 1901 by Roman Catholic Bishop of Rockhampton, Bishop Joseph Higgins (bishop), Joseph Higgins. It was a "small plain wooden structure". Father Pierre-Marie Bucas was the priest of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampden, Queensland
Hampden is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hampden had a population of 566 people. Geography The locality is bounded by Constant Creek to the north. The land is mountainous to the south with the mountain Miltons Lookout () at above sea level. There is a small section of Mount Martin National Park in the south-west of the locality extending into the neighbouring locality of Devereux Creek. The land then falls towards Constant Creek in the north at an elevation of above sea level. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( The Leap), passes through the lower flatter land in the north of the locality then and exits to the north-west ( Kuttabul). The North Coast railway line also enters the locality from the east (The Leap) and exits to the north-west (Kuttabul) with Aminungo railway station () serving the locality. There are also two abandoned railway stations on the line: * Mulei railway station ( ) *Parapi railway statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackay Region
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estimated operating budget of A$118 million. History ''Yuwibara (''also known as ''Yuibera, Yuri, Juipera, Yuwiburra)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwibara country. It is closely related to the Biri languages/dialects. The Yuwibara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Mackay Region.' Prior to 2008, the Mackay Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: * the City of Mackay; * the Shire of Mirani; * and the Shire of Sarina. The city had its beginning in the Mackay Municipality which was proclaimed on 22 September 1869 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. Its first mayor was David Dalrymple, and the council first met on 1 Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
