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Cooranga, Queensland
Cooranga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cooranga had a population of 133 people. Geography The Dalby–Jandowae Road runs along the western boundary. History The locality was named and bounded on 14 September 2001, having been previously the neighbourhood of Cooranga North. The name ''Cooranga'' comes from a pastoral run name, which was probably taken from a creek name, reportedly a Kabi language word meaning ''war spear''. An extension of the Bell Branch railway line from Bell to Mount Mahen through Cooranga North was proposed by government in 1915 but never built. Cooranga North State School opened on 2 February 1914 and closed on 14 July 2003. It was at 14 Cooranga North Niagara Road (). Nearby Mount Mahen Provisional School opened in 1925 and closed in 1929. Children from the Hunter family formed most of the small enrolments recorded. Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church opened on Sunday 11 September 1938 on ... [...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] |
Dalby–Jandowae Road
Dalby–Jandowae Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Jandowae Road (number 421) is a state-controlled regional road. Route Description The Dalby–Jandowae Road commences at an intersection with the Warrego Highway (A2) in . It runs north through and the south-western corner of , where it passes the exit to Macalister–Bell Road, before passing between Jimbour East and , and then between Jimbour West and . The road enters as High Street and ends at an intersection with George Street, which runs east to become Kingaroy–Jandowae Road. The physical road continues north as Jandowae Connection Road (High Street) (State Route 82). Land use along this road is almost exclusively crop farming. The former railway line followed the road for most of its length. Road condition Dalby–Jandowae Road is fully sealed. The steepest incline on the road is only about 3%. Jandowae Connection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooranga North Memorial Hall 001
Cooranga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cooranga had a population of 133 people. Geography The Dalby–Jandowae Road runs along the western boundary. History The locality was named and bounded on 14 September 2001, having been previously the neighbourhood of Cooranga North. The name ''Cooranga'' comes from a pastoral run name, which was probably taken from a creek name, reportedly a Kabi language word meaning ''war spear''. An extension of the Bell Branch railway line from Bell to Mount Mahen through Cooranga North was proposed by government in 1915 but never built. Cooranga North State School opened on 2 February 1914 and closed on 14 July 2003. It was at 14 Cooranga North Niagara Road (). Nearby Mount Mahen Provisional School opened in 1925 and closed in 1929. Children from the Hunter family formed most of the small enrolments recorded. Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church opened on Sunday 11 September 1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalby State High School
Dalby State High School is a heritage-listed state high school at 28B Nicholson Street, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1953 to 1954. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 19 August 2016. History Dalby State High School (SHS) opened on its present site in 1954, due to overcrowding at Dalby State School (est.1861) – which had accommodated a secondary department (or 'high top') since 1914. In 2016 Dalby SHS retains six 1950s buildings, and part of a seventh, which demonstrate the evolution of standard government designs: * the eastern half of Block A (Boulton & Paul prefabricated timber vocational buildings, 1953–1955) * the eastern section of Block B (Boulton & Paul prefabricated timber school building, 1953–1954) * Block D (highset timber school building with semi-enclosed stair, 1954–1955) * Block C (timber school building with timber floor trusses, 1956–1958) * Block F (administration building, 1958–1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jandowae
Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,047 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland. It sits within the Indigenous country of Barunggam, the traditional lands of the Barunggam people. Bush Grove is a neighbourhood (). Jandowae railway station is an abandoned railway station () on the closed Jandowae railway line. Road infrastructure Dalby–Jandowae Road enters from the south, Kingaroy–Jandowae Road enters from the north-east, and Jandowae Connection Road exits to the north-west. History Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom, Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baranggum people. The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Western Downs Regional Council, particularly Dalby, Tara, Jandowae and west towards Chinchill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnybank, Queensland
Sunnybank is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known for its many Asian shops and restaurants. History The Jagera Indigenous people were the first to inhabit the area well over 20,000 years ago. Early settlers noticed that the Sunnybank district had good rainfall and a beautiful loamy soil, somewhat sandy in character, that produced beautiful displays of natural wild flowers. From the mid-19th century it developed into a farming area with prosperous fruit and poultry farms and gardens of every kind. The Town of Sunnybank was surveyed in 1886. The name came from a property called Sunny Brae Estate owned by the Gillespie family. In the 19th century it was part of a much larger area known as the Parish of Yeerongpilly, but a distinct town outside of the area known as Brisbane. In 1885, the railway line was extended from Yerongpilly, and names had to be given to the railway stations along the line. Sunnybank got its name from a local farm, Sunnybra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Thomas More College, Sunnybank
St Thomas More College (STMC) is a Catholic, coeducational, secondary school located approximately 15 km south of Brisbane. It is a part of Brisbane Catholic Education. History St. Thomas More College, named after St. Thomas More, is a secondary school operated under the Brisbane Catholic Education system. The college was opened for the first time in January 1974, with an enrolment of 75 boys. The following year, the college made the move to become coeducational with an enrolment of 143 girls and 96 boys. Presentation Sisters were part of the staff until 1988. The chapel Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church opened in Cooranga (then known as Cooranga North) on Sunday 11 September 1938 on land donated by Mrs Mary Gertrude O'Brien. It was at 152 Cooranga North Niagara Road (). On 28 June 2017 in the middle of the night, the church building was relocated to St Thomas More College, where it is used as the school's chapel. The relocation required two trucks, one for the chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dalby Herald
''The Dalby Herald'' is an online newspaper published in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. History The newspaper has been published since 1865. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020. Digitisation Issues from 1910 to 1954 have been digitised and available through Trove Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which it holds partnerships with source providers National and State Libraries Australia, an aggregator and service which includes full text document .... References External links * * * {{trove newspaper, 1063, The Dalby Herald, Qld. : 1910 - 1954 Dalby Herald Dalby, Queensland Online newspapers with defunct print editions Publications established in 1865 ... [...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] |
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] |
Bell Branch Railway Line
The Bell Branch Railway was a railway line from Dalby, on the Western line, to Bell in Queensland, Australia. History In 1889 Queensland Parliament approved the construction of a line to run northeast from the Darling Downs town of Dalby to the Bunya Mountains but financial hardship prevented the commencement of work. In 1904 further approval enabled construction of a 39 km line to Cattle Creek, later renamed Bell after Lands Minister Sir Joshua Peter Bell Sir Joshua Peter Bell K.C.M.G. (19 January 1827 – 20 December 1881) was a pastoralist and parliamentarian from Queensland, Australia. His eldest son was barrister and parliamentarian Joshua Thomas Bell. Early life Bell was born in Kildar .... The branch opened for business on 10 April 1906 and stops were established at Bonyumba, Sanatorium, Mocatta's Corner, Moffatt, Kaimkillenbun, Squaretop, Warmga and Koondai-i. A daily service was initially provided, a thrice-weekly service sufficed by 1923 and a rail m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
