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County Of Clinton, Queensland
The County of Clinton is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is centred on the city of Gladstone and includes most of the Gladstone Region. The county was created on 1 September 1855 by royal proclamation under the ''Waste Lands Australia Act 1846''. On 7 March 1901, the Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ... issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the ''Land Act 1897''. Its schedule described Clinton thus: Parishes Clinton is divided into parishes, as listed below: References External links * Clinton {{coord, 23, 50, S, 151, 15, E, display=title, region:AU_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki ... [...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] |
Benaraby, Queensland
Benaraby is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town of Benaraby in the north-east of the locality with two neighbourhoods based around two former railway stations of the same name: * Alkina () * Marrawing () The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Tannum Sands), bypasses the town to the north, exiting to the north ( Wurdong Heights). Lake Awoonga is in the south of the locality and is the impoundment of the Boyne River by the Awoonga Dam. The Boyne River flows north from the dam through the locality, passing east of the town and then forms part of the north-eastern boundary of the locality. History Boyne River Provisional School opened on 12 July 1886 and closed in November 1886. It reopened on 24 Aug 1903. In 1907, it was renamed Benaraby Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Benaraby State School. Benaraby Post Office opened around 1912 (receiving offices known as ''Boyne Bridge'', ''Boyne Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Eden, Queensland
Glen Eden is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Glen Eden had a population of 2,918 people. Geography The suburb is bounded roughly by the North Coast railway line to the east, Kirkwood Road to the south, and Police Creek to the west. The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs along the north-east boundary. Biondello is a mountain () in the north of the suburb at above sea level. The north-east of the suburb is residential while the north-west (including Biondello) contains part of the Tondoon Botanic Gardens incorporating the Tondoon Creek Weir. In the south-west is the Gecko Valley winery and vineyards on a site. As at 2020, the south-east of the suburb is undeveloped. History Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyne Island, Queensland
Boyne Island is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Boyne Island had a population of 4,760 people. Boyne Island is south of Gladstone. Geography It is located on the west bank of the Boyne River and, is a particular type of island called a holm, an island in a river or an estuary. It is bounded on the eastern side by the Boyne River, for about 4 km and the South Trees Inlet, on the southern, for 9 km, and western sides, for about 8 km Tannum Sands is located on the eastern side of the mouth of the Boyne River spreading southward and is often referred to as Boyne Island's twin town. History The town was named for the Boyne River, which was named by John Oxley in 1823. Originally the island was used for sheep grazing, this was followed by small crops, horticulture, fishing and timber. Boyne Island State School opened on 27 January 1953. In the the locality of Boyne Island had a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Builyan, Queensland
Builyan is a town in Gladstone Region, Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Ubobo, and Many Peaks. History The name ''Builyan'' is an Aboriginal word, meaning ''stone curlew''. The Builyan Cemetery (formerly the Many Peaks Cemetery) is on the Gladstone Regional Council's Local Heritage Register. An area of 4 acres at Many Peaks was proclaimed a cemetery reserve in 1910. Builyan State School opened on 4 December 1922. Builyan Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1912) and closed on 13 August 1993. Builyan Hall was opened in August 1950, built from local timbers with a dance floor of spotted gum. A ceremony at the hall attended by 500-600 people switched on mains electricity to the town on 30 October 1954. The former Gladstone to Monto railway runs through the centre of Builyan. Education Builyan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iveragh, Queensland
Iveragh is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Foreshores) and exits to the north (Tannum Sands). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the east (Foreshores) and exits to the north-west ( Benaraby). The locality is served by: * Rodds Bay railway station, now abandoned (). * Iveragh railway station (). Iveragh has the following mountains: * Inkerman Peak () * Mercy Hill () * Mount Castletower () * Mount Coulston () History Iveragh State School opened in 1922 in a school building relocated from the Toolooa State School. It was on a land parcel. The school closed in 1940. In the , Iveragh had a population of 140 people. Education There are no schools in Iveragh. The nearest government primary school is Benaraby State School in neighbouring Benaraby to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Tannum Sands State High School Tannum S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubobo, Queensland
Ubobo is a rural town in the locality of Boyne Valley in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Ubobo is located south of Gladstone and Calliope along Highway 69 in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley, along with Nagoorin, Builyan, and Many Peaks. Ubobo is a small town found in the middle of the Boyne Valley, which is mostly made up of family farms that have been passed on to the next generation over the years. History The Town of Ubobo appears on a 1921 survey plan U7251. It was established as one of the soldier settlements created after World War I. The name comes from the railway station name, assigned in 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''wild arrowroot''. The railway station was on the Gladstone to Monto railway line. The first school building was originally built as the Glassford Creek State School at the end of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoorin, Queensland
Nagoorin is a rural town in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. History Nargoorin State School opened on 18 October 1915. Nagoorin Post Office opened by 1920 (a receiving office had been open from 1910, originally known as Degalil) and closed by 1982. Lake View Provisional School opened on 9 February 1910 but closed on 31 June 1917. On 27 February 1920 it reopened. It closed on 31 December 1936. Nagoorin State School opened on 18 October 15. Heritage listings Nagoorin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Norton Road: Norton Goldfield Education Nagoorin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Ubobo Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Boyne Valley. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalee, Queensland (Gladstone Region)
Bangalee is a beachside town on Wild Cattle Island within the locality of Tannum Sands, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Bangalee is on the south eastern tip of Wild Cattle Island which is separated from the mainland by Wild Cattle Creek. Most of the island is within Wild Cattle Island National Park. Bangalee is outside of the national park and consists of a number of houses along the beach. The island can be accessed by boat or by crossing Wild Cattle Creek at low tide, a distance of . Visitors to the national park may not cross Wild Cattle Creek in vehicles, only on foot. Residents and guests of properties in Bangalee may cross the creek in 4WD vehicles to access their properties. There are no roads on the island but the eastern side of Wild Cattle Island is a long sandy beach providing access to Bangalee by 4WD. History ''Bangalee'' is Aboriginal word, already used for the town of Bangalee in New South Wales, meaning the stream known to Europeans as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannum Sands, Queensland
Tannum Sands is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The locality is bounded to north-east by the Coral Sea, to the north-west and west by the Boyne River, and to the south-west by Station Creek. The town of Tannum Sands is located in the northern part of the locality. Canoe Point is at the northern tip of the locality (). The locality includes Wild Cattle Island () which is separated from the mainland east coast by a narrow channel known as Wild Cattle Creek. The island's east coast facing the Coral Sea is a long sandy strip called Wild Cattle Beach (). Most of the island is within the Wild Cattle Island National Park with the small town of Bangalee at its southern tip (). Tannum Sands has a neighbouring twin town called Boyne Island. The two localities are separated only by the Boyne River and joined by a bridge. Tannum Sands is primarily a tourist and residential town. It is a major residential area for the nearby Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toolooa, Queensland
Toolooa is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toolooa had a population of 992 people. Geography Toolooa is south of Gladstone Central by road. Toolooa borders Telina, South Gladstone, and Glen Eden and is close to The Botanical Gardens. The suburb is bounded to the west by Glenlyon Road and to the north and east by the Moura railway line. Moura Short Line Junction railway station in the north-east of the locality is the interconnection of the Moura line with the North Coast railway line (). Gladstone–Benaraby Road passes through the eastern part of the suburb. History The name ''Toolooa'' is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal name in the Gurang/Goeng language for nearby Barney Point and the clan of Indigenous Australians who lived in the area. When the first Government Resident Maurice Charles O'Connell came to Gladstone (then known as Port Curtis Port Curtis is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampt ... [...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] |
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