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County Of Livingstone, Queensland
The County of Livingstone is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. It is centred on the city of Rockhampton and includes most of the Rockhampton 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 issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the ''Land Act 1897''. Its schedule described Livingstone thus: Parishes Livingstone is divided into parishes, as listed below: References Livingstone External links * * * * {{cite web, url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-livingstone-sh2-1921.jpg, title=Map of the County of Livingstone (sheet 2), last=, first=, date=1921, website=, publisher=Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a ... [...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] |
Ridgelands, Queensland
Ridgelands is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Ridgelands had a population of 166 people. History Ridgelands Provisional School opened on 12 October 1921. On 1 July 1924 it became Ridgelands State School. On 26 August 1924 it was renamed Calmorin State School. In 1925 it closed, but reopened on 29 January 1935. It closed on 31 December 1963. Faraday State School began in temporary accommodation at Ridgelands Hall on 28 July 1922 but opened in its own building on 2 September 1922. It closed in 1928 but reopened in 1931 and closed again in 1932. In 1939 it reopened but was relocated and renamed Ridgelands State School. In the Ridgelands had a population of 166 people. Education Ridgelands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 43 Dalma-Ridgelands Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wycarbah, Queensland
Wycarbah is a rural locality in the Rockhampton 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 , Wycarbah had a population of 49 people. History Rosewood Crossing Provisional School opened on 31 July 1876. In 1892 it was renamed Wycarbah Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Wycarbah State School. It closed circa 1935. In the , Wycarbah had a population of 49 people. References Suburbs of Rockhampton Region Localities in Queensland {{CentralQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alton Downs, Queensland
Alton Downs is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alton Downs had a population of 1,278 people. History The locality name was derived from a pastoral property. The name was assigned to a railway station named by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 Aug 1916. Alton Downs Provisional School opened on 10 February 1890. In 1908 it became Alton Downs State School. It closed on 26 March 1964. It was at 1247 Ridgelands Road (). The Alton Downs Community Hall officially opened on 2 January 1905. The Alton Downs War Memorial was officially unveiled on 16 October 1920 by Mrs H.G. Wheeler to honour those from the district who served in World War I. The memorial is made of Ulam marble and is a broken column (signifying young life cut short). It cost £180 to erect and the stonemason was Frederick Moulton Allan of Rockhampton. A seven-hour siege occurred at Alton Downs on the night of 20 July 2000 after police responded to reports of a seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawana, Queensland (Rockhampton)
Kawana is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kawana had a population of 4,426 people. Geography Kawana is bordered to the west by the Fitzroy River, to the north by Limestone Creek, to the east by Yaamba Road (part of the Bruce Highway), and to the south by Richardson Road. Glenmore is a neighbourhood within the north-west of the suburb (). The North Coast railway line enters the suburb from the south (Park Avenue) and exits to the north (Parkhurst). The suburb was originally served by the Kawana railway station (), but it is now abandoned. History Glenmore State School opened on 17 October 1889. The original building was built on the block of land on the other side of McLaughlin Street directly opposite the school's current lower oval. The first principal was Edward Costello. He served the school for 13 years until 1902. The original building was moved from the original site in November 1921 to a new site in Hinchcliff Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Gardens, Queensland
Norman Gardens is a suburb in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Norman Gardens had a population of 9,944 people. Geography Norman Gardens is bounded by the Bruce Highway to the west, the Yeppoon Road to the north and by Moores Creek (a tributary of the Fitzroy River) to the south. The main Rockhampton campus of the Central Queensland University is in the north-west corner of suburb on the corner of the Bruce Highway and the Yeppoon Road. The North Rockhampton Cemetery is located in the south-west of the suburb on the corner of the Bruce Highway and Moores Creek Road with the rest of area along the Bruce Highway being commercial premises with the residential areas behind them to the east. The western side of the locality is relatively flat (30–50 metres above sea level) and is cleared and developed. However, in the east of the locality the land become more mountainous with Peak Hill, also known as Sugar Loaf Hill, () rising to and an unnamed peak (280 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keppel Sands, Queensland
Keppel Sands is a coastal rural town and locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Keppel Sands had a population of 360 people. Geography Keppel Sands is the southernmost town on the Capricorn Coast. The town is located in the Livingstone Shire Council local government area, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. Separated by Coorooman Creek from the larger towns of Emu Park and Yeppoon to the north, Keppel Sands is a charming village-style township centred on fishing and holiday making. Facilities in Keppel Sands include a hotel, caravan park, motel, Australia Post outlet, local store, and two boat ramps. The Coast Guard are located at Pumpkin Creek at the southern edge of the town. Keppel Sands is home to many retirees and is a popular location for fishing and crabbing. History Originally known as Sandhills, the town takes its current name from Keppel Bay, which in turn was named on 27 May 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel Island (''Woppaburra, Wop-Pa, Wapparaburra'') lies from the coast off Yeppoon in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland. The island's traditional owners are the Woppaburra people. As the largest of the eighteen islands in the Keppel Group, Wop-Pa covers an area of 1308 hectares. It is within the Local government in Australia, local government area of Shire of Livingstone The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ... (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). The tropical climate and numerous beaches attract tourists from all points, and a number of accommodation villages and houses cater for tourists including Air BnB Houses. There are 17 white sandy beaches with some of the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milman, Queensland
Milman is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the Milman had a population of 113 people. Geography Alligator Creek, a tributary of the Fitzroy River, forms the western boundary of the locality. The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line pass through the south-west corner of the locality, which was served by the Milman railway station () which opened in 1913 but has since been abandoned. The land use is farming, predominantly cattle grazing. History The locality is named after its railway station, which was named Milman on 20 October 1918 having previously been known as Jardine. It is thought that the Milman name refers to public servant Hugh Miles Milman who married Katherine Maule Jardine in 1871. Jardine Provisional School opened on 11 August 1913, becoming Jardine State School on 1 December 1914. It was renamed Milman State School about 1934. In the Milman had a population of 113 people. Settlement by the German immigrants M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooee Bay, Queensland
Cooee Bay is a coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the Cooee Bay had a population of 913 people. Geography Cooee Bay is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea. It is centrally located on the Capricorn Coast, two kilometres south of Yeppoon, and north of Emu Park. Like its neighbouring suburb Taranganba, Cooee Bay is separated from Yeppoon by Ross Creek, a popular fishing location. Cooee Bay has the following headlands (from north to south): * Wave Point () * Keppel Outlook () * Wreck Point () These headlands create a number of small bays (from north to south): * Yeppoon Inlet at the mouth of Ross Creek () * Fishermans Bay () south of the mount of Ross Creek * Brumms Cove () between Wave Point and Keppel Outlook * Cooee Bay () south of Keppel Outlook Matthew Flinders Drive is an alternative tourist deviation from the Scenic Highway, which travels up to Wreck Point. From the lookout, the visitor can enjoy views to Byfield, Great Keppel I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emu Park, Queensland
Emu Park is a coastal town and locality on the Capricorn Coast located south of Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Rockhampton Region). In the the locality of Emu Park had a population of 2,130 people. Home of the famous Singing Ship Monument, the Emu Park land area was explored by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770. It overlooks the islands of Keppel Bay, including Great Keppel Island. Emu Park is a popular tourist spot, and has won several tourism awards, and features fishing, surfing, boating, and unspoiled beaches. Geography Emu Park is part of the Capricorn Coast in Central Queensland. Off-shore to the north is Shoal Bay (). Emu Park has the following coast features (from north to south): * Tanby Point () *Fishermans Beach () *Emu Point () The northern part of the locality is mostly undeveloped wetlands around Shoal Water Creek () which flows into Shoal Bay, while the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabra, Queensland
Kabra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Kabra had a population of 421 people. Boongary is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (). Geography The town is in the north-east of the locality on the Capricorn Highway. Middle Creek passes through the town and Gracemere Creek passes through the rural part of the locality. The Central Western railway line, Queensland, Central Western railway line passes through the locality from Rockhampton to Winton, Queensland, Winton with the following stations within the locality: * Kabra railway station, serving the town () * Neerkol railway station () The Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line, Dawson Valley railway line commenced at Kabra railway station and went to Theodore railway station, Queensland, Theodore with the following stations in the locality: * Boongary railway station () *Callan railway station () The Dawson Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
