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Branchview, Queensland
Branchview is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Branchview had a population of 17 people. History Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927 it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. It was located on Clapham Road in Branchview (approx ). Branch View State School opened on 2 April 1931. It closed in December 1942 but reopened in July 1943. It closed in December 1944 and did not reopen until 1952. It closed permanently in 1966. The school was located on the southern corner of the intersection of Branchview Road and Nangwee Road (). In the Branchview had a population of 17 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Lone Pine () * Netherby () * Orroboree Downs () * Springfield () * Wahroonga () * Wando () * West End () Education There are no schools in Branchview. The nearest primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in nei ... [...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] |
Brookstead, Queensland
Brookstead is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brookstead had a population of 217 people. Geography The town is located in the south-west of the locality. The North Branch of the Condamine River forms the western boundary of the locality. The land is flat freehold farmland (approx 400 metres above sea level) and is used to grow crops, such as sorgum, corn and wheat. St Ronans is a neighbourhood in the west of the locality (). The Gore Highway traverses the locality from the south-east to the south-west slightly bypassing the town. At the bypass is the junction with the Brookstead Norworth Road which exits the locality through the north-west. The Millmerran railway line also traverses from the south-east to the south-west through the locality, passing through the town, which is serviced by the Brookstead railway station (). History The name ''Brookstead'' is derived from ''brook'' indicating ''creek/watercourse'', and ''ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Family History Society
The Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) is an incorporated association formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The society was established in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. They aim to promote the study of family history local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland families. At the end of 2022, the society relocated from 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne Gaythorne is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaythorne had a population of 3,023 people. Geography Gaythorne is located seven kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central business district. It is bounded to ... () to its new QFHS Family History Research Centre at 46 Delaware Street, Chermside (). References External links * Non-profit organisations based in Queensland Historical societies of Australia Libraries in Brisbane Family hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. In 2018-2019, it had a A$491 million budget, of which A$316 million is for service delivery and A$175.13 million capital (infrastructure) budget. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Toowoomba Region existed as eight distinct local government areas: the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Pittsworth, and Rosalie. The City had its beginning in the Toowoomba Municipality which was proclaimed on 24 November 1860 under the ''Municipalities Act 1858'', a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland when it became a separate colony in 1859. William Henry Groom, sometimes described as the "father of Toowoomba", was elected its first mayor. It achieved a measu ... [...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] |
Nangwee, Queensland
Nangwee is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Nangwee had a population of 52 people. Geography The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line enters the locality from the east ( Norwin) and exits to the west ( Cecil Plains) with two now-abandoned stations serving the locality: * Mywybilla railway station at the eastern boundary of the locality with Norwin () *Nangwee railway station in the town in the west of the locality (). Road infrastructure The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west. History The town takes its name from the Nangwee railway station, which was assigned on 12 December 1918 by the Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ..., on the former Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condamine Plains, Queensland
Condamine Plains is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Condamine Plains had a population of 101 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the west by the Condamine River. The Pampas-Horrane Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from north-west (Cecil Plains) and exits to the south-east ( Pampas). History The locality takes its name from the pastoral station in the district. Condamine Plains State School opened on 14 October 1947 and closed on 19 May 1961. Demographics In the , Condamine Plains had a population of 103 people. In the , Condamine Plains had a population of 101 people. Education There are no schools in Condamine Plains. The nearest government primary schools are Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring Cecil Plains to the north-west and Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 10) in Cecil Plains, Millmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bongeen, Queensland
Bongeen is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bongeen had a population of 75 people. Geography The now-closed Cecil Plains railway line passed through the locality. There were two railway stations within the locality on the line (both abandoned): * Bongeen railway station () * Norillee railway station () The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west. History Bongeen State School opened on 4 May 1939. It was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and closed on 31 December 2006. It was at 7-15 Bongeen School Road (north-west corner of Pipeline Road, ). Bongeen Church of Christ opened 1964, opposite the school. In the , Bongeen had a population of 75 people. Education There are no schools in Bongeen. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Tyson State School in neighbouring Mount Tyson to the east, Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south, and Jondaryan State School in Jondaryan to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Plains, Queensland
Cecil Plains is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 429 people. Geography Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs, west of the state capital, Brisbane. The fertile black soil around Cecil Plains is ideal for cotton production and the town is now the home of one of the largest cotton gins in the southern hemisphere. Road infrastructure The Pampas-Horrane Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from the south and then turns west on Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road. In the town State Route 82 turns north on Dalby–Cecil Plains Road. Millmerran-Cecil Plains Road and Cecil Plains-Moonie Road both enter from the west. History European settlement in the area began in 1842, when Henry Stuart Russell claimed land around the Condamine River to establish Cecil Plains station. The site of the station homestead was to become the site of the town. Ludwig Leichhardt used the homestead as a ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwin, Queensland
Norwin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Norwin had a population of 94 people. Geography The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to south-west. History Norwin Provisional School opened on 5 September 1924. It was burned down in July 1925. In August 1927, it reopened as Norwin State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. It was at 5814 Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road (directly opposite Ziesemer Kummerow Road, ). The Norwin Methodist Church was established about September 1927, holding its 26th anniversary in September 1953. A Lutheran congregation formed in Norwin in 1955. In 1957, the church building was dedicated. In 1967, a memorial hall was erected to commemorate those who served in World War II. In the , Norwin had a population of 94 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Aeradke () * Amaroo () * Antrim () * Aroona () * Avonlea () * Broxbourne () * Cutana () * Oakey () * Springfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Groom
The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Groom is an agricultural electorate located on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It includes the regional city of Toowoomba and rural communities to the west and south. The current MP is Garth Hamilton, a member of the Liberal National Party of 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 1984 as essentially a reconfigured version of the old Division of Darling Downs, which had existed since Federation. It is named in honour of Sir Littleton Groom, who represented Darling Downs with on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
