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Didcot, Queensland
Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Didcot had a population of 60 people. Geography The now-closed Mungar-Monto railway line passed through Didcot from west to east with two now-abandonded railway stations serving the locality: * Didcot railway station in the west of the locality () * Chowey railway station in the east of the locality (). Didcot has the following mountains: * Mount Melville () * Mount Shamrock () Mount Shamrock is a former mining town in the north-east of the locality (), immediately south of the mountain of the same name. History A report by R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension, dated 10th November, 1897 stated:- "After arranging for a horse, I proceeded to what is known as Irwin's Hotel, an accommodation-house on Didcot Creek, about from Woowoonga." Degilbo at that time was known as Woowoonga. Mount Shamrock P ... [...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] |
Mungar Junction To Monto Branch Railway
The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborough and followed a westerly route towards Biggenden and Gayndah before turning north via Mundubbera and Eidsvold to Monto. It is also known as the Gayndah Monto Branch Railway. History Whilst Bundaberg was chosen as the port for a rail line to Mount Perry, Maryborough was selected as the port for a line to the Central and Upper Burnett districts of Queensland, where minerals had been found. Opening To Brooweena The first section from Mungar Junction to Brooweena was opened on 29 July 1889 and sidings were established at Pilerwa, Yerra, Thinoomba, Hunter's Hut and Aramara. Originally called Teebar and later known as Clifton and then Woocoo, Brooweena (perhaps an Aboriginal word for " crab" or " crayfish") acquired that name in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Engineering Heritage Register
The Australian Engineering Heritage Register is a heritage register maintained by Engineers Australia as part of its Engineering Heritage Recognition Program to recognise and preserve Australia's engineering and industrial heritage by recording the history of significant engineering works and by placing markers and interpretative panels at heritage sites. The register has no legislative standing. The register was first established in 1984 and, by the end of 2016, had recognised 212 engineering heritage works. See also * * List of engineering awards This list of engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for achievements in engineering. It includes aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, structural e ... References External links Official register of Engineering Heritage Markers (in date order, as at April 2017) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Creek Railway Bridge
Deep Creek Railway Bridge is also known as Chowey Bridge. It is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar-Monto railway line in Didcot, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1905 by day labour. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The Mungar-Monto railway line was built only as far as Degilbo before the financial depression of the early 1890s halted the rail construction program. Construction resumed on the Degilbo to Wetheron extension in February 1905 under the Railway Department's day labour program. The Deep Creek Railway Bridge was designed in the office of William Pagan who was Chief Engineer at the time. The Construction Department's Resident Engineer on site was Richard Ernest Sexton who later became Chief Engineer for Railways. William Pagan inspected the extent of the construction and preparatory work on the bridge in March 1905. The bridge was completed and the line opened by 21 December 1905 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Burnett Regional Council
The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$32 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the North Burnett Region, located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as six distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Biggenden; * the Shire of Eidsvold; * the Shire of Gayndah; * the Shire of Monto; * the Shire of Mundubbera; * and the Shire of Perry. The first local government in the North Burnett area was the Gayndah Municipality, which was created on 28 November 1866 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1864. On 11 November 1879, the Rawbelle and Perry Divisions were created to serve regional areas under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. A third division, Eidsvold, was proclaimed on 25 January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many instances the pages linked below have as their primary focus the registered assets rather than the registers themselves. Where a particular article or set of articles on a foreign-language Wikipedia provides fuller coverage, a link is provided. International *World Heritage Sites (see Lists of World Heritage Sites) – UNESCO, advised by the International Council on Monuments and Sites *Representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO) *Memory of the World Programme (UNESCO) *Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) – Food and Agriculture Organization *UNESCO Biosphere Reserve * European Heritage Label (EHL) are European sites which are considered milestones in the creation of Europe. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Creek (Chowey) Bridge (1994)
Deep Creek may refer to: Communities Australia * Deep Creek, Queensland * Deep Creek, South Australia * Deep Creek, now Eganstown, Victoria Canada * Deep Creek, Alberta, an unincorporated area United States * Deep Creek, California, now Cedarville * Deep Creek, Florida, an unincorporated community in Charlotte County * Deep Creek, Virginia, a former unincorporated town of the former Norfolk County * Deep Creek, Accomack County, Virginia, a census-designated place * Deep Creek Township (other) Bodies of water Australia * Deep Creek (Melbourne), a tributary of the Maribyrnong River * Deep Creek Dam (Tumbarumba, New South Wales), a dam on Deep Creek (Tooma River tributary) Bahamas *Deep Creek (Bahamas) United States * Deep Creek (Mojave River tributary), San Bernardino County, California * Deep Creek (Appoquinimink River tributary), New Castle County, Delaware * Deep Creek (Nanticoke River tributary), Sussex County, Delaware * Deep Creek (Great Salt Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census In Australia
The Census in Australia, officially the Census of Population and Housing, is the national census in Australia that occurs every five years. The census collects key demographic, social and economic data from all people in Australia on census night, including overseas visitors and residents of Australian external territories, only excluding foreign diplomats. The census is the largest and most significant statistical event in Australia and is run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Every person must complete the census, although some personal questions are not compulsory. The penalty for failing to complete the census after being directed to by the Australian Statistician is one federal penalty unit, or . The ''Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975'' and ''Census and Statistics Act 1905'' authorise the ABS to collect, store, and share anonymised data. The most recent census was held on 10 August 2021, with the data planned to be released starting from mid-2022. ... [...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] |
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser
The ''Fraser Coast Chronicle'' is an online newspaper serving the Fraser Coast area in Queensland, Australia. It was started as the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. History Charles Hardie Buzacott first published the ''Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser'' in Maryborough as a four-page tabloid, in his slab hut in Lennox Street in November 1860. It sold for sixpence and was read from Gayndah in the west and Childers in the north to Gympie in the south. In 1863, Buzacott sold his interests to William Swain Roberts and Joseph Robinson, who set out to "reflect the community's wants and opinions while boldly and distinctly enunciating our own views". As the rough river town turned into a respectable city, its newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1864, a tri-weekly in 1868 and a daily in 1882. In 1867, Roberts became sole proprietor and managing editor. A Scot, Andrew Dunn from Toowoomba, joined the ''Chronicle'' in 1885, beginning a long assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degilbo
Degilbo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Degilbo had a population of 174 people. History The name ''Degilbo'' was the name of a pastoral run owned by William Henry Walsh (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council) in 1847. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''dackeel bo'' meaning ''sharp or upright stones''. A very popular story is that ''Degilbo'' is actually the word ''obliged'' spelt backwards, attributed to a railway surveyor, who had to assign names to many railway stations, had run out of ideas but as he was ''obliged'' to come up with a name, he wrote that word down backwards. Being perhaps a more entertaining story, the story of the backwards spelling is frequently published, and is usually followed by a spate of correspondence pointing out that the name of the pastoral run preceded the railway station by at least 20 years. The first Degilbo Post Office opened on 1 April 1893. It was renam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
