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Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Goondiwindi is on the MacIntyre River in Queensland near the New South Wales border, south west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. The town of Boggabilla is to the south-east on the New South Wales side of the border. Most of the area surrounding the town is farmland. History Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, including the towns of Goondiwindi, Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran. In the late 1840s, squatters Richard Purvis Marshall and his brother Sampson Yeoval Marshall established the Gundi Wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas, Queensland
Texas is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Texas had a population of 843 people. Geography The town is located just from Queensland's southern border with New South Wales, close to Bonshaw, New South Wales. The locality across the New South Wales border is also known as Texas, having a shared history as being part of the Texas pastoral run. State Route 89, a road with two names, runs through the locality, entering from the east as Stanthorpe – Texas Road (Mingoola Road, Fleming Street and High Street in the town) and exiting to the north-west as Inglewood – Texas Road (Greenup Street). Texas has the following mountains: * Texas Mount () * The Blacks Rock () Texas Aerodrome is on the Texas-Yelarbon Road, north-west of the town (). The runway is approx of graded gravel. It is operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council. History Bigambul ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goondiwindi Regional Council
The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century. It has an estimated operating budget of A$26.1 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Goondiwindi Region existed as three distinct local government areas: * the Town of Goondiwindi; * the Shire of Waggamba; * and the Shire of Inglewood. Inglewood and Waggamba began as two of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' on 11 November 1879. The Municipality of Goondiwindi was proclaimed under the ''Local Government Act 1878'' on 20 October 1888. They became shires, and a town, respectively on 31 March 1903 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goondiwindi Region
The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century. It has an estimated operating budget of A$26.1 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Goondiwindi Region existed as three distinct local government areas: * the Town of Goondiwindi; * the Shire of Waggamba; * and the Shire of Inglewood. Inglewood and Waggamba began as two of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' on 11 November 1879. The Municipality of Goondiwindi was proclaimed under the ''Local Government Act 1878'' on 20 October 1888. They became shires, and a town, respectively on 31 March 1903 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the three areas ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurumbul, Queensland
Kurumbul is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Kurumbul had a population of 46 people. Geography The '' Dumaresq River'' forms most of the southern boundary and is the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The Cunningham Highway runs along the northern boundary. The South Western railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Yelarbon), passes immediately south of the town (located in the south-east of the locality), and exits to the west (Goondiwindi). The locality is served by three railway stations, from west to east: * Carrington railway station () * Kildonan railway station, now abandoned () * Kurumbul railway station, serving the town () History The town takes its name from its railway station, which was originally named Burranba (an Aboriginal word meaning '' brigalow'') on 3 September 1908, but was changed to ''Kurumbul'' (believed to be an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodar, Queensland
Goodar is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Goodar had a population of 65 people. Geography The locality is bounded by the Barwon Highway to the south. The Umbercollie State Forest is in the west of the locality. The South Western railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Goondiwindi) and exits to the south-west (Toobeah). The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated crop growing along with grazing on native vegetation. History The locality takes its name from a pastoral run held in the 1840s by James Marks, transferred to Edward G. Cory in August 1849. The Goondiwindi-to- Talwood section of the South Western railway opened on 4 May 1910 with the locality being served by two railway stations: * Callandoon North railway station (now abandoned, ) * Carbuckey railway station (now abandoned, ) In the , Goodar had a population of 65 people. Education There are no schools in Goodar. The nearest primary schools are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelarbon
Yelarbon is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Yelarbon had a population of 364 people. Geography Yelarbon is in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River, near the New South Wales border. It sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. File:Lagoon, Yelarbon IMG 20190607 120614.jpg, Lagoon, Yelarbon File:Bridge on Desert Creek48065987278 42f13a5340 o.jpg, Old bridge, Desert Creek Rd, Yelarbon Triodia scariosa48066042402 f7470a0153 o.jpg, Spinifex Country, Yelarbon History Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, including the towns of Goondiwindi, Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran. Yelarbon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa Billa, Queensland
Billa Billa is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Billa Billa had a population of 107 people. Geography Billa Billa is crossed by the Leichhardt Highway and in the south east by the Gore Highway. Yarril Creek marks a small section of the boundary in east. The Weir River roughly follows the western extent of Billa Billa. The majority of the land is used for agriculture. There are a number of lagoons in the locality: * Billa Billa Lagoon () * Tangan Lagoon () * Washpool Lagoon () History The name ''Billa Billa'' means ''pool'' or ''reach of water'' in an unknown Aboriginal dialect. In the , Billa Billa had a population of 107 people. See also * List of reduplicated Australian place names These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" ''many cr .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wondalli, Queensland
Wondalli is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi 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 , established_ ..., Australia. In the Wondalli had a population of 65 people. History Named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources 26 November 1999. Locality re-gazetted by an Amendment Notice published on the 20 January 2012 due to the council amalgamations under the Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007. Boundary be Wondalli Creek Provisional School (also called Wondalli Provisional School) opened in 1912 and closed in 1916. In the Wondalli had a population of 65 people. References Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyaga, Queensland
Wyaga is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wyaga had a population of 94 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through from east to west. History The locality was named after an early pastoral run in the district, held in the late 1840s by David Perrier and then transferred to J.J.Whitting in 1849. Wyaga appears on an 1883 Darling Downs map. In the Wyaga had a population of 94 people. Heritage listings Wyaga has the following heritage-listed sites: * Millmerran Road: Wyaga Homestead Wyaga Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Millmerran Road, Wyaga near Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 May 1995. History Wyaga is situated n ... References {{Goondiwindi Region Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonie, Queensland
Moonie is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Goondiwindi Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moonie had a population of 189 people. Geography The town is on the Darling Downs at the intersection of the Leichhardt and Moonie Highways, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and is the Official Oil Capital of Australia. The locality is split between the Western Downs Region (northern part of the locality) and the Goondiwindi Region (southern part of the locality). The Moonie Highway passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-west. The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from the north to the south. The town is at the intersection of the two highways. History The town's name is derived from Moonie River, which was first recorded as Mooni by Sir Thomas Mitchell in November 1846 when he passed through the region. Moonie State School opened on 14 May 1962. In 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callandoon, Queensland
Callandoon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Callandoon had a population of 33 people. Geography The Macintyre River forms the southern boundary of the locality which is also part of the border between Queensland and New South Wales. History Callandoon pastoral station was established in the mid 1840s by the prominent colonial capitalist and New South Wales politician Augustus Morris. Strong Aboriginal resistance to the British occupancy of their lands in the area induced Morris and other prominent landholders such as William Wentworth to organise a Native Police Australian native police units, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under the command (usually) of at least one white officer, existed in various forms in all Australian mainland colonies during the nineteenth and, in some cases, into the twentiet ... force to crush the indigenous recalcitrance. Frederick Walker w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Purvis Marshall
Richard Purvis Marshall (3 April 1818 – 15 August 1872) was a British pastoral squatter and high ranking Native Police officer in the colonies of New South Wales and Queensland. He was co-founder of the Gundi Windi cattle and sheep run which later evolved into the town of Goondiwindi. He was appointed to the Native Police in 1850 and became Commandant of the force in 1855. He retired from the Native Police in 1856 and held various Justice of the Peace and police magistrate roles in Goondiwindi until his death in 1872. Early life Richard Purvis Marshall was born in Hatherleigh, Devon, England in 1818. His father was Lieutenant Sampson B. Marshall of the Royal Navy and his mother was Mary Ann King. Sampson Marshall served on the navy ship ''Diadem'' during the War of 1812 and was severely wounded at the Battle of Baltimore in 1814. He received a pension and was retired from service. The Marshall family emigrated to New South Wales on the ''David Scott'', arriving in Sydney in 1834 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
