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Dululu
Dululu is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dululu had a population of 126 people. Geography Dululu is in Central Queensland and sits at the junction of the Burnett and Leichhardt highways, south-west of Rockhampton, Queensland and north-west of Brisbane. There are a number of neighbourhoods in Dululu: * Boogargan () * Bunerba () * Littles Crossing () The now-closed Dawson Valley railway line passed through the locality with two abandoned stations in the locality: * Boogargan railway station () * Dululu railway station serving the town () History The town's original name was Bunerba, but on 29 April 1915 Queensland Railways Department decided to name the new railway station ''Dululu'' to avoid confusion with Buneru, another town located near Wowan. The name derives from an Indigenous word meaning "soft". Alma Creek State School opened in 1915 and closed in 1935. Dululu State School opened circa August 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dululu is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dululu had a population of 126 people. Geography Dululu is in Central Queensland and sits at the junction of the Burnett and Leichhardt highways, south-west of Rockhampton, Queensland and north-west of Brisbane. There are a number of neighbourhoods in Dululu: * Boogargan () * Bunerba () * Littles Crossing () The now-closed Dawson Valley railway line passed through the locality with two abandoned stations in the locality: * Boogargan railway station () * Dululu railway station serving the town () History The town's original name was Bunerba, but on 29 April 1915 Queensland Railways Department decided to name the new railway station ''Dululu'' to avoid confusion with Buneru, another town located near Wowan. The name derives from an Indigenous word meaning "soft". Alma Creek State School opened in 1915 and closed in 1935. Dululu State School opened circa August 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dululu is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dululu had a population of 126 people. Geography Dululu is in Central Queensland and sits at the junction of the Burnett and Leichhardt highways, south-west of Rockhampton, Queensland and north-west of Brisbane. There are a number of neighbourhoods in Dululu: * Boogargan () * Bunerba () * Littles Crossing () The now-closed Dawson Valley railway line passed through the locality with two abandoned stations in the locality: * Boogargan railway station () * Dululu railway station serving the town () History The town's original name was Bunerba, but on 29 April 1915 Queensland Railways Department decided to name the new railway station ''Dululu'' to avoid confusion with Buneru, another town located near Wowan. The name derives from an Indigenous word meaning "soft". Alma Creek State School opened in 1915 and closed in 1935. Dululu State School opened circa August 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Valley (Theodore) Railway Line
The Dawson Valley Branch Railway was a railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. It branched from the Central Western railway line at Kabra in the Rockhampton Region and went via Mount Morgan to Theodore in the Shire of Banana. It opened in a series of sections between 1898 and 1927, and featured a rack railway section, one of only 3 such systems in Australia. History Gold was discovered in the Mount Morgan region of Central Queensland in 1882. The Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company was authorised by government in 1890 to build a railway link to Rockhampton but it did not proceed. Revised plans were approved by Queensland Parliament in December 1896 for a government-built line. The 1890 proposal had involved a conventional line with 1 in 50 (2%) grades and a tunnel at the crest of the Razorback Range. Its cost and the risk of the mine having a short life deterred both the government and the company. By adopting a rack railway section the cost of building the line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixalea, Queensland
Dixalea is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dixalea had a population of 92 people. Geography The Dee River forms most of the western boundary. The Burnett Highway The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The ... enters the locality from the north ( Dululu) and exits to the south ( Goovigen). History Don River State School on 21 August 1916. It closed on 25 January 1932 but reopened in 1933. It closed again in 1952 and reopened in 1958 before finally closing on 5 June 1964. It was on Mcdonalds Road (). Dixie State School opened on 30 October 1923. In 1924 it was renamed Dixalea State School. It closed in 1938. It was at approx 120 Dixalea Doreen Road (). In the , Dixalea had a population of 92 people. References {{Shire of Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway. It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood. The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network. History It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th Century that roughly parallels today's highway. Upgrade A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022. List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway Travelling from south to north: * Goondiwindi * Moonie * Condamine * Miles * Guluguba * Wandoan * Taroom * Theodore * Banana * Dululu * Westwood Major intersections Gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway (at Yarraman, south of Nanango) and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road (part of Australia’s Country Way) by the Queensland Government. History In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald caused flood damage to the road and a partial closure between Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan, which took longer than a year to repair. Roads of Strategic Importance upgrade The Roads of Strategic Importance initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following project for the Burnett Highway. Intersection upgrade A project to upgrade the intersection of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wura, Queensland
Wura is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wura had a population of 17 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the east, south-east, and south by the Dee River. The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north ( Oakey Creek) and exits to the south-west ( Dululu). History The locality takes its name from its former railway station, which is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''kangaroo''. The Dawson Valley railway line from Mount Morgan to Wowan opened on 16 October 1912 with Wura being served by: * Konara railway station () * Gelobera railway station () * Wura railway station () This section of the line closed on 1 August 1987 and the station is now abandoned. Konara State School opened in 1919. It closed in 1927. It was north of the Konara railway station, between the railway line and the Dee River, just south of the confluence with Fletcher Creek (approx ), now in Oakey Creek. Wura State School opened on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wowan, Queensland
Wowan is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wowan had a population of 216 people. The town of Deeford is also within the locality. Geography The '' Dee River'' forms part of the eastern boundary. Both towns are located in the north-east of the locality with Deeford at near a crossing point of the Dee River. There are also a number of neighbourhoods within the location: * Buneru () * Cooneel () * Muruguran () The Leichhardt Highway runs through from north to south through the localityl, passing through the town of Wowan. History Wowan takes its name from the Wowan railway station, which in turn was named from the Aboriginal word for Australian brush-turkey. Deeford was originally known as Dundee, but was renamed Deeford on 6 November 1913 by the Queensland Surveyor-General. Dundee Provisional School opened on 1 June 1900. It closed in 1904 but reopened in 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Dundee State Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Banana
The Shire of Banana is a local government area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the first township in the region (Banana), which in turn was named for the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'. The council sits in the town of Biloela, which is the largest town in the Shire. Major industries in the shire include coal mining, beef production, power generation, dryland cropping and irrigation cropping such as lucerne and cotton. History Banana Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2155. The name ''Banana'' does not relate to the fruit, but rather the area was named after a dun-coloured bullock called ''Banana''. On 20 April 1881 part of Banana Division was separated to create Duaringa Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Bana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheasant Creek, Queensland
Pheasant Creek is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people. History Pheasant Creek Provisional School opened circa 1919 but closed circa 1921. In 1925 it reopened as Pheasant Creek State School and then closed circa 1928. It reopened on 29 Oct 1940 and closed finally in 1967. In the Pheasant Creek had a population of 48 people. Road infrastructure The Leichhardt Highway The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway. It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 ki ... runs along part of the eastern boundary. References {{Shire of Banana Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulogie, Queensland
Ulogie is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ulogie had a population of 28 people. History The locality name derives from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ... on 9 October 1914, supposedly a name of Scottish origin. References Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westwood, Queensland
Westwood is a town in the Rockhampton Region and a locality split between the Rockhampton Region and the Shire of Banana in Queensland, Australia. It was the first town that was gazetted by the Queensland Government. In the , Westwood had a population of 174 people. Geography Westwood is southwest of the city of Rockhampton. The Capricorn Highway passes through the town, and the intersection with the Leichhardt Highway is a few kilometres to the southwest. The town of Westwood consists of a handful of houses, a hotel, and a police station. The major industry of the area is cattle grazing. The northern half of the locality of Westwood is in Rockhampton region while the southern part is in the Shire of Banana. History Although towns such as Brisbane, Maryborough and Rockhampton had been gazetted by the New South Wales Government prior to the separation of Queensland, Westwood was the first town to be gazetted by the newly established Queensland Government on 23 May 1860. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
