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Burua
Burua is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Burua had a population of 774 people. History Clyde Creek Provisional School opened on 16 October 1882. On 1 January 1909 it became Clyde Creek State School. In 1911 it was renamed Burua State School. It closed on 1925. Cockeye Scrub Provisional School opened on 16 February 1925, being renamed Burua West Provisional School on 6 Mar 1925, and then Theresa Provisional School on 8 September 1927. On 1 April 1931 it became Theresa State School. It closed permanently on 31 December 1940. Faith Baptist Christian School opened on 1998. In the Burua had a population of 774 people. Geography The ''Calliope River'' forms the western boundary. Road infrastructure The Bruce Highway passes through the south-west corner, and the Dawson Highway The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beecher, Queensland
Beecher is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beecher had a population of 863 people. Geography The Calliope River forms the western boundary of the locality. Clyde Creek flows through the locality from the south towards the north-west where it flows into the Calliope River at the most north-western part of the locality. The residential and farming mainly occurs on the lower land (0–10 metres above sea level) surrounding the creek. The Dawson Highway and the Moura railway line also passes from north to south through the locality in this lower-lying area. The land in the east of the suburb is hillier (rising to 130 metres) and is protected as the Mount Maurice State Forest. Mount Beecher (156 metres) in the south-west of the locality, much of which is protected as the Beecher State Forest. History Beecher is named after Mount Beecher, which was named in 1853 by surveyor Francis MacCabe apparently after Harriet Beecher Stowe, author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkwood, Queensland
Kirkwood is a semi-rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Kirkwood had a population of 2,513 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by Kirkwood Road and to the east by Auckland Creek. Situated on the souther edge of the urban development of the city of Gladstone, small pockets of residential development have been established in the north of the locality. As at December 2020, most of the locality is undeveloped and used for grazing. However, real estate businesses are describing it as "Gladstone's newest suburb" and anticipate rapid residential growth. O'Connell Ridges is a mountain range () that commences in Beecher, passes through the south of Kirkwood, into Burua and ends in Wurdong Heights. The elevation of Kirkwood ranges from above sea level in the north-east of the locality through to in the south of the locality. History The suburb was named after a notable Gladstone family at the suggestion of the Gladstone City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Stowe, Queensland
West Stowe is a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , West Stowe had a population of 311 people. History The locality was named and bounded on 27 August 1999. It most likely takes its name from the parish. Geography The ''Calliope River'' forms the southern boundary and most of the eastern. Road infrastructure The Bruce Highway passes through the south of the locality, while the Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road is a continuous road route in the Gladstone region of Queensland, Australia. The route is signed as State Route 58. Gladstone–Mount Larcom Road (number 181) is a state-controlled regional road. As part of State ... (State Route 58) runs along part of the northern boundary. References Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Connell, Queensland
O'Connell is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the O'Connell had a population of 317 people. Geography Toolooa railway station is an abandoned railway station on the North Coast railway line (). The northern arm of the estuary of the '' Boyne River'' forms part of the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure Gladstone–Benaraby Road (State Route 58) closely parallels much of the eastern boundary before passing through the south-eastern corner. History The suburb is named after Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell who was the Government Resident at Port Curtis from 1854 to 1859. In 1860 (after the Separation of Queensland) O'Connell was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wurdong Heights, Queensland
Wurdong Heights is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people. Geography The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality. The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs through from north to south. The North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line traverses the locality entering from the south and exiting to the north-east, but there are no railway stations within the locality. The Boyne River (Central Queensland), Boyne River forms part of the south-eastern boundary of the locality as it heads towards the Coral Sea. History In the Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people. References {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliope, Queensland
Calliope is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Calliope had a population of 3,438 people. Geography Calliope is near the 'cross-roads' of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway in Central Queensland, SSW of the port city of Gladstone. Gladstone–Monto Road (State Route 69) runs south from the Dawson Highway through the locality. History The town takes its name from the Calliope River, which in turn was named after HMS ''Calliope'' by the Governor of New South Wales, Charles Augustus FitzRoy, on 18 April 1854, after travelling from Sydney to Port Curtis on board that ship. Industries of the town and surrounds since that time have included gold mining, beef, timber, and more recently heavy industry (Aluminium, Coal, LNG), shipping and tourism. Alluvial gold was mined in the area after its discovery in 1862. The following year Queensland's first goldfield was officially proclaimed. Calliope Post Office opened on 1 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ranch, Queensland
River Ranch is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the River Ranch had a population of 357 people. Geography The ''Calliope River'' forms part of the western boundary before flowing through to form part of the eastern. Road infrastructure The Bruce Highway passes through the north of the locality. History In the River Ranch had a population of 313 people. In the River Ranch had a population of 357 people. Attractions The Calliope River Historical Village The Calliope River Historical Village is an open-air museum at 50951 Bruce Highway (on the side road known as Old Bruce Highway) beside the Calliope River in River Ranch in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by the Port ... is located on the Old Bruce Highway (adjacent to the current Bruce Highway) where it crosses the Calliope River. References {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Region came into being on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. The legal standing of the council is sourced from the Local Government Reform Act 2007 (Qld). The Gladstone Region was named after William Ewart Gladstone, British Chancellor of the Exchequer and he later became Prime Minister. The new Council, located in Central Queensland, contains the entire area of three former local government areas: * the City of Gladstone; * the Shire of Calliope; * and the Shire of Miriam Vale. The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and elect eight councillors and a mayor. Mayors The first mayor of the Gladstone Regional Council was ... [...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 Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone and Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west for another as Dawson Developmental Road to Tambo on the Landsborough Highway. North of Springsure, A7 becomes the Gregory Highway. Many of the towns along the Dawson Highway are coal-mining establishments. List of towns along the Dawson Highway * Gladstone (Gladstone Region) ** Gladstone Central ** West Gladstone ** New Auckland ** Clinton * Calliope * Biloela (Shire of Banana) * Banana * Moura **Bauhinia ( Central Highlands Region) * Rolleston * Springsure Major intersections Upgrades Replace bridges The existing timber bridges on the Dawson Highway were subject to regular closures due to flooding. The $40 million replacement of 5 timber bridges project was completed in April 2018. The timber bridges were replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1, the longest highway route in Australia. Its length is approximately ; it is entirely sealed with bitumen. The highway is named after a popular former Queensland and federal politician, Harry Bruce. Bruce was the state Minister for Works in the mid-1930s when the highway was named after him. The highway once passed through Brisbane, but was truncated at Bald Hills when the Gateway Motorway became National Highway 1 upon its opening in December 1986. The highway is the biggest traffic carrier in Queensland. It initially joined all the major coastal centres; however, a number of bypasses, particularly in the south, have diverted traffic around these cities to expedite traffic flow and ease urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
