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Glenmorgan
Glenmorgan is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Glenmorgan had a population of 148 people. Geography The Town is located on Surat Developmental Road (known as Sybil Street within the town), west of the state capital, Brisbane. Erringibba National Park is a protected area in the east of the locality (). Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation, along with some crop growing. Climate The Glenmorgan region has hot summers and warm winters. History The township derived its name from the Glenmorgan railway station used to honour Godfrey Morgan, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1909–1938), grazier, journalist, and Secretary for Railways 1929-32. The local street names, have been named after members of Godfrey Morgan's family. The area was formerly known as either Cobblegum Creek or C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meandarra, Queensland
Meandarra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Meandarra had a population of 262 people. Geography The town is located on Brigalow Creek, west of the state capital, Brisbane. Meandarra contains the neighbourhood of Undulla at . The Glenmorgan railway line enters the locality from the east and terminates at the Meandarra railway station immediately north of the town (). History First surveyed in 1912 by surveyor John Daveney Steele, the town derived its name from a pastoral run first used by pastoralist Archibald Meston on 16 October 1867. Cooroorah Provisional School opened in 1913 and closed on 1919. After a temporary closure in 1915, it closed permanently 1919. Its location was "via Meandarra". Meandarra State School opened on 27 September 1915. Kinkabilla Provisional School opened on 1921 and closed circa 1934. Its location was "via Meandarra". Meandarra Post Office opened on 1 January 1928 (a receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myall Park Botanic Garden
Myall Park Botanic Garden is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Myall Park Road, Glenmorgan, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was founded by grazier David Morrice Gordon who made the first plantings on his Myall Park sheep station in 1941. He expanded the garden in the 1950s with the help of gardeners Len Miller and Alf Gray and nursery buildings were built by Harry Howe. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 November 2012. History Myall Park Botanic Garden is a large garden devoted to the growing of Australian flora. It was established in 1941 by David Gordon (1899-2001). David (Dave) Morrice Gordon ( AM) was born 9 July 1899, the fifth of nine children for James and Agnes Gordon. In 1910 the Gordon family moved to the Western Downs region from Talbot, in the Central Goldfields region of Victoria. The Gordons took up a "prickly pear selection" known as "The Lagoons" (later Lesmoir) on the Balonne River, as part of a group settlement. The rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coomrith, Queensland
Coomrith is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomrith had a population of 52 people. Geography The Meandarra Talwood Road (State Route 74) passes to the east. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation and some crop growing. History The locality takes its name from the parish which in turn has named after a pastoral run whose name appears on a 1883 map. Demographics In the , Coomrith had a population of 40 people. In the , Coomrith had a population of 52 people. Education There are no schools in Coomrith. The nearest government primary schools are Glenmorgan State School in neighbouring Glenmorgan to the north, Meandarra State School in neighbouring Meandarra to the north-east, Westmar State School in Westmar to the south-east, and Teelba State School in neighbouring Teelba to the west. There are no secondary schools within range of a daily commute from Coomrith, so the options are distance education Distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erringibba National Park
Erringibba is a national park at Glenmorgan in the far west of the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland, Australia, 329 km west of Brisbane. The park was established in 1999 and covers . The park lies within the catchment area of the Condamine River and the Brigalow Belt South bioregion. The landscape is flat and vegetated with open-forest dominated by brigalow and belah species common in the area. The park's main aim is to preserve two endangered ecosystems which have been mostly cleared for agriculture. These include an shrubby open forest dominated by ''Acacia harpophylla'' and/or '' Casuarina cristata'' on Cainozoic clay plains and open forest to woodland of ''Eucalyptus populnea'' with ''Acacia harpophylla'' and/or '' Casuarina cristata'' on Cainozoic clay plains. A total of four rare of threatened species have been identified in Erringibba. The average elevation of the terrain is 294 meters. See also * Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noorindoo, Queensland
Noorindoo is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Noorindoo had a population of 55 people. Geography Bingi Crossing is a ford on the Balonne River near the current River Road () which connects Noorindoo with neighbouring Warkon. Road infrastructure The Carnarvon Highway runs through from south-west to north-west, while the Surat Developmental Road The Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) is a sealed road in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (numbers 86A and 86B), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). Route descr ... runs along the southern boundary and the Roma-Condamine Road runs along the northern boundary. History The locality takes its name from the parish and lagoon, which in turn come from the pastoral run name, used from before 1858, reportedly the name of an Aboriginal person. Nellybri Provisonal School opened circa 1889. Between about 1896 and 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teelba, Queensland
Teelba is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Teelba had a population of 44 people. Geography Teelba is a watershed. In the north of the locality, Murilla Creek flows north into the Condamine River drainage basin, while in the south the Teelba Creek flows south into the Moonie River The Moonie River (Mooni River) is a river in Shire of Balonne, Queensland and Walgett Shire, New South Wales, both in Australia. It is a perennial river of the Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin. Name The river was named '' ... drainage basin. History Teelba Creek State School opened on 5 July 1965, but was renamed Teelba State School on 24 September 1965. In the Teelba had a population of 44 people. Education Teelba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Teelba Road just north of the crossing of Teelba Creek. (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yulabilla, Queensland
Yulabilla is a locality in the Western Downs 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 , Yulabilla had a population of 44 people. History The locality was named and bounded on 25 February 2000. The locality name derives from the parish name, which in turn is believed to be the name of an early settlement or pastoral station which first appears on the 1883 Darling Downs Run Map. References Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 in June 2018, it is over 228 times less densely populated. The area is home to prime farming land and thus agriculture is a major industry in the area. Dalby, the biggest town in the region is home to the second largest cattle saleyards in Australia. The Dalby Saleyards process over 200,000 cattle annually in its facility which is comparable to Rockhampton and Casino. The Western Downs Regional Council's Corporate Office is situated at 30 Marble Street, Dalby. 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, Jando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Morgan (Australian Politician)
Godfrey Morgan (1 July 1875 – 29 August 1957) was an Australian journalist, politician, and farmer. He served on the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1909 until 1938, first for the electoral district of Murilla and then for the electoral district of Dalby. Biography Godfrey Morgan was born on 29 July 1875 in Landsborough, Victoria, Australia, to Godrey Morgan, a newspaperman and printer, and Mary Elizabeth Morgan, née Williamson.Morgan, Godfrey (1875–1957) – '' Australian Dictionary of Biography''. Retrieved 12 January 2015. When Morgan was young his father began a newspaper at |
Dalby, Queensland
Dalby () is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,719 people. It is on the Darling Downs and is the administrative centre for the Western Downs Region. Geography Dalby is approximately 82.3 kilometres (51 mi) west of Toowoomba, west northwest of the state capital, Brisbane, 269 kilometres (167 mi) east southeast of Roma and 535 kilometres (332 mi) east southeast of Charleville at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. State Route 82 also passes through Dalby. It enters from the north as Dalby–Jandowae Road and exits to the south as Dalby–Cecil Plains Road. Dalby-Cooyar Road exits to the east. Dalby is the centre of Australia's richest grain and cotton growing area. Western railway line The Western railway line passes through Dalby with a number of railway stations serving the locality: * Baining railway station () * Yarrala railway stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parknook, Queensland
Parknook is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Parknook had a population of 74 people. Road infrastructure The Surat Developmental Road The Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) is a sealed road in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (numbers 86A and 86B), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). Route descr ... (State Route 87) runs along the northern boundary. References {{Maranoa Region Maranoa Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara, Queensland
Tara is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tara had a population of 1,980 people. Geography Tara is on the Darling Downs. The town is at the centre of the locality. Immediately surrounding the urban area of Tara, there are a number of rural subdivisions of 'lifestyle blocks'. The blocks are usually between 13 and 40 ha in area. The population of the 2000 Rural Subdivision blocks exceeds that of the town itself. The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east ( Goranba) to west ( The Gums). There are two railway stations within the locality: * Tara railway station, serving the town () * Tullagrie railway station, to the south-west of the town but now abandoned () 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 bounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
