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Goomeri
Goomeri ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomeri had a population of 664 people. Geography The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Highways, from the state capital, Brisbane. The main street is Moore Street; the Burnett Highway follows Moore Street through the town. Goomeri lies west of the Coast Range. History European settlement in the Goomeri area began in 1846 with the establishment of Booubyjan Homestead and Boonara Station. The Kilkivan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in 1902, and the Goomeri to Wondai section opened on 14 September 1903. The line was officially closed in early 2010. Closer settlement took place in 1911 with the sale of rural allotments and town blocks.K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomeri Methodist Church, 1975
Goomeri ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomeri had a population of 664 people. Geography The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Highways, from the state capital, Brisbane. The main street is Moore Street; the Burnett Highway follows Moore Street through the town. Goomeri lies west of the Coast Range. History European settlement in the Goomeri area began in 1846 with the establishment of Booubyjan Homestead and Boonara Station. The Kilkivan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in 1902, and the Goomeri to Wondai section opened on 14 September 1903. The line was officially closed in early 2010. Closer settlement took place in 1911 with the sale of rural allotments and town blocks.K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomeribong, Queensland
Goomeribong is a locality in the Gympie 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 , Goomeribong had a population of 41 people. History Land in Goomeribong was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. In July 1906, 32 allotments were advertised for selection by the Department of Public Lands Office. The map advertising the land selection states the allotments are portions in the Parishes of Murgon, Goomeribong and Barambah. The portions were left over from 5 April 1906. References External links Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{GympieRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinbombi, Queensland
Kinbombi is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kinbombi had a population of 37 people. Geography The Wide Bay Highway passes through from east to west. The town is positioned centrally within the locality. Coleman is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (). The Nanango railway line enters the locality from the north (Cinnabar), passes through Colman railway station () in the north of the locality and then to the town served by Kinbombi railway station () and then exits the locality to the west (Goomeri). The railway line has now been dismantled and the railway stations abandoned. History The Kilkvan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in 1902. The township takes its name from that assigned to the Kinbombi railway station, which is derived from an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language, indicating a fight concerning a woman (''gin'' meaning ''woman'' and ''bombe'' meaning ''hit''). Coleman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manyung, Queensland
Manyung is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Manyung had a population of 63 people. Geography The Bunya Highway passes through from south to north-east. History Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Queensland, Manyung, Moondooner, Queensland, Moondooner and Murgon. Manyung railway station was originally called Yura. The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department. ''Manyung'' is thought to be a Waka language word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) ''munum'' meaning either ''Acanthophis, death adder'' or ''scrub fruit''. Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. On 1 January 1916 it became Manyung State School. In 1921 it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murgon, Queensland
Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern part of the Burnett River catchment. Industries include peanuts, dairy farming, beef and cattle production and wine. The Indigenous Australian settlement of Cherbourg is just south of Murgon. History Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Cherbourg, Murgon, Kingaroy, Gayndah, Eidsvold and Mundubbera. Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and Murgon. The fifth stage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunya Highway
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways. The Bunya Highway passes near the Bunya Mountains National Park, which is popular with tourists. The highway is named after the Bunya-bunya ''Araucaria bidwilli'', which grows in the area and the seeds of which were (and still are) a favourite food of the Aborigines. The road continues east of Goomeri as the Wide Bay Highway, connecting it to Gympie. In 2008, the intersection with Burnett Highway was reconstructed to favour Murgon-bound traffic. List of towns along the Bunya Highway * Dalby * Bell * Kumbia * Kingaroy * Memerambi * Wooroolin * Tingoora * Wondai * Murgon * Goomeri Major intersections See also * Highways in Australia Highways in Australia are generally high capacity roads managed by state and territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wide Bay Highway
The Wide Bay Highway is a short state highway of Queensland, Australia running between Goomeri on the Burnett Highway and a junction on the Bruce Highway. From the junction it is 12 kilometres south to Gympie or 69 kilometres north to Maryborough. The length of the highway is 63 kilometres. At its western end the road continues from Goomeri as the Bunya Highway, connecting it to Dalby. List of towns along the Wide Bay Highway * Goomeri * Kilkivan * Woolooga Major intersections See also * Highways in Australia * List of highways in Queensland Queensland, being the second largest (by area) state in Australia, is also the most decentralised. Hence the highways and roads cover most parts of the state unlike the sparsely populated Western Australia. Even Queensland's outback is well ser ... References {{Road infrastructure in Queensland Highways in Queensland Wide Bay–Burnett ... [...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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boonara, Queensland
Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. History The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862. Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx ). St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. Heritage listings The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway () is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register. Amenities St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 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 ... (). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnabar, Queensland
Cinnabar is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cinnabar had a population of 72 people. Geography The Wide Bay Highway enters the location from the north-west ( Kilkivan) and exits to the south-west ( Kinbombi). The Breezer is a mountain in the south-west of the locality () which rises to above sea level. Cinnabar State Forest is a forest reserve in the north-west of the locality (). Apart from the state forest, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing around the creeks. History In 1872, the mineral cinnabar (a sulphide of mercury) was found on the sheep station of J.D. Mactaggart west of Kilkivan. The heavy dark-red stones found contained 24% mercury in addition to copper selenide. Mercury was extensively used in gold production in Australia at that time, but no significant quantities of mercury had been found in Australia and mercury had to be imported. A number of mining companies were e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barambah, Queensland
Barambah is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Barambah had a population of 46 people. History Land was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available in Baramba, in Baramba North, in East Baramba and in the Baramba Ranges. In July 1906, 32 allotments were advertised for selection by the Department of Public Lands Office. The map advertising the land selection states the allotments are portions in the Parishes of Murgon, Goomeribong and Barambah. The portions were left over from 5 April 1906. In the Barambah had a population of 46 people. Heritage listings Barambah has a number of 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 i ... sites, including: * Goomeri Road: Barambah Homestead References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moondooner, Queensland
Moondooner is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moondooner had a population of 58 people. Geography The land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. History In the , Moondooner had a population of 58 people. Education There are no schools in Moondooner. The nearest government primary schools are Murgon State School in neighbouring Murgon to the west and Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon and Goomeri State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Goomeri Goomeri ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomeri had a population of 664 people. Geography The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Hi ... to the north-west. References {{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
