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Harlin
Harlin is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Harlin had a population of 173 people. Geography Harlin is a small town in South East Queensland. The town is on the Brisbane Valley Highway and the Brisbane River, north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. History The town was named after Charlotte (née Harlin), wife of John Dunn Moore of the Colinton pastoral property. Their son William Moore (Queensland politician), William John Harlin Moore was a Queensland Legislative Assembly, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Harlin Post Office opened by September 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1905) and closed in 1989. Harlin Provisional School opened on 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Harlin State School. The town was marooned during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, 2011 floods. Over 40 travellers were stranded by the dangerous and rising flood waters of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colinton, Queensland
Colinton is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Colinton had a population of 75 people. Geography Colinton lies within the water catchment area of Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. The creek marks a portion of both the southern and western boundary and the Brisbane River is aligned with the eastern boundary. The D'Aguilar Highway passes through the east where the Brisbane Valley railway line also once passed. Benarkin State Forest roughly covers the western third of Colinton. Colinton has the following mountains: * Glenhowden Mountain in the east of the locality (), rising to * Mount Calabash in the south of the locality (), rising to History The district takes its name from the pastoral run owned by the Balfour family which was in turn named for their home town in Colinton, Lothian, Scotland. In 1877, were resumed from the Colinton pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877. Colinton Provisional School ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Highway
The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisbane River. It is part of State Route A17, which is duplexed with the D'Aguilar Highway to Nanango and then becomes the Burnett Highway. State Route 85 is duplexed with the Brisbane Valley Highway from Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway. The highway crosses the Wivenhoe Dam about north-west of Fernvale. Upgrades Intersection with Warrego Highway From 2015, the intersection with the Warrego Highway was converted into a grade-separated interchange. Pedestrian facilities A project to upgrade pedestrian facilities in Fernvale, at a cost of $1.566 million, was due for completion in early 2022. Safety improvements A project to improve safety on a section of the highway, at a cost of $14.4 million, was due for completion in mid-2022. Pavement rehabilitation A project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Creek, Queensland
Ivory Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset 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 , Ivory Creek had a population of 46 people. History Ivory's Creek Provisional School opened circa 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Ivory's Creek State School. It closed circa 1914. References Further reading * — also includes Mount Beppo State School, Ivorys Creek Provisional School, Cross Roads Provisional School, Ottaba Provisional School, Murrumba State School, Mount Esk Pocket School, Kipper Provisional School, Lower Cressbrook School, Fulham School, Sandy Gully State School, Cooeeimbardi State School, Scrub Creek State School Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthEastQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregors Creek, Queensland
Gregors Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset 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 , Gregors Creek had a population of 96 people. History The locality derives its name from the creek, which in turn was named by surveyor Robert Austin (explorer), Robert Austin after pioneer Andrew Gregor who was killed on 10 October 1846 after being attacked by Aboriginals. The Deer Reserve State Forest () is in the east of the locality. The state forest is and extends into the neighbouring localities of Hazeldean, Queensland, Hazeldean to the east and Fulham, Queensland, Fulham to the south-east. Geography The ''Brisbane River'' flows through from west to south-west. ''Gregors Creek'' (the watercourse) flows through from north-east to sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Moore (Queensland Politician)
William John Harlin Moore (10 September 1866 - 14 October 1933) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Moore was born at Boort Cottage, Brighton, Victoria, Brighton, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, the son of John Moore and his wife Charlotte (née Harlin). He was educated at Ipswich State and Ipswich Grammar School, Boys' Grammar Schools and in Queensland and Hurstville College in New South Wales. He was a stock buyer for the Queensland Mercantile Company in 1885 and then took up pastoral pursuits. He married Lillian Mary O'Hara. Moore died in October 1933 and his funeral moved from the funeral parlour of Alex Gow at Petrie Bight to the Toowong Cemetery. Public life Moore won the seat of Electoral district of Murilla, Murilla in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1898 Murilla colonial by-election, by-election in 1898 to replace Hugh Nelson (Australian politician), Hugh Nelson who had been appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council, Legisl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and the Shire of Kilcoy. It is commonly known as the Brisbane Valley, due to the Brisbane River which courses through the region, although significant parts of the region lie outside the hydrological Brisbane Valley itself. The Esk and Kilcoy Shires were amalgamated to consolidate the water catchments for the Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams. The Local Government Reform Commission identified that the long-term future of Somerset would be as a major water catchment for the SEQ region with farming being the main economic activity within a water catchment management regime. The "planning strategy and land use policies" implemented by the Somerset Regional Council are therefore "directed this end". The Somerset Regional Council, which administers the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yimbun, Queensland
Yimbun is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Yimbun had a population of 33 people. Geography Yimbun is predominantly used for farming with no urban development. The Brisbane Valley Highway runs north to south through the locality. The now-closed Brisbane Valley railway line ran from north to south through Yimbun. History Yimbun takes its name from the Yimbun railway station, a word from the Dunibara dialect of the Waka language meaning ''bullrush'' (Typha angustifolia ''Typha angustifolia'' L. (also lesser bulrush, narrowleaf cattail or lesser reedmace) is a perennial herbaceous plant of genus ''Typha''. This cattail is an "obligate wetland" species that is commonly found in the northern hemisphere in brackis ...). It was briefly named Moorabool from 1904 to 1906 and then Kannangur from 1906 to 1914. In the Yimbun had a population of 33 people. References Further reading * {{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moore, Queensland
Moore is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moore had a population of 296 people. Geography Moore is situated at the base of the Balfour Range between Esk in the Brisbane River valley and Yarraman in the South Burnett. The Brisbane River passes through the locality from north to south passing to the east of the town centre. The D'Aguilar Highway runs from the south to the north-west of the locality. The western end of the locality is within the Benarkin State Forest. Moore contains the following mountains and mountain passes (from north to south): * Marion Hill () * Mount Miner () * Gwendolen Hill () * Dunwich Gap () * Dryden Gap () * Wilsons Gap () * Grasstree Gap () * Mount Lionel () * Boomerang Gap () * Christy Gap () * The Round Mountain () History '' Duungidjawu (''also known as ''Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolmar, Queensland
Woolmar is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woolmar had a population of 421 people. Geography The Kilcoy Showgrounds are located in Woolmar.The D'Aguilar Highway passes through Woolmar. Kilcoy Creek marks a small section of the eastern boundary. In the west elevated terrain reaches higher than 400 metres above sea level. History Woolmar Provisional School opened on 8 March 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Woolmar State School. It had temporary closures in 1931 and 1940, closing permanently on 14 April 1941. References Further reading * External links {{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheep Station Creek, Queensland
Sheep Station Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sheep Station Creek had a population of 108 people. Geography Northern parts rise in elevation along the south-western extent of the Conondale Range. The majority of Sheep Station Creek has been cleared of native vegetation and is now used for agriculture purposes. History In December 1878, the Queensland Government established a temporary reserve of for a school. On 8 July 1882, a public meeting was held and resulted in an application being made to establish a provisional school with an expected enrolment of 14 students, noting that the nearest school was distant in Neurum. In 1884, the school opened under the name Kilcoy Provisional School. In 1894, it was renamed Sheep Station Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Sheep Station Creek State School. On 24 May 1919, the school's old decaying building was replaced by a school building relocated from Kandanga, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskdale, Queensland
Eskdale is a rural locality in the Somerset 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 , Eskdale had a population of 34 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north-west by Maria Creek and to the south-east loosely by the Biarra mountain range (). The Esk Crows Nest Road enters the locality from the south-west ( The Bluff) and exits to the south-east ( Biarra). Within the locality, there are two named mountain features: * Round Mountain () rising to * Ivorys Gap () History In 1877, were resumed from the Eskdale pastoral run and offered for selection on 24 April 1877. In the , Eskdale had a population of 33 people. In the , Eskdale had a population of 34 people. Education There are no schools in Eskdale. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anduramba, Queensland
Anduramba is a rural locality in the Toowoomba 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 , Anduramba had a population of 77 people. Geography The northeast of the locality is marked by Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. History Anduramba State School opened in 1912. It closed in 1952 but re-opened in 1953. It closed permanently on 18 October 1959. The school was in McGreevy Road (). Anduramba was officially named and bounded as a locality in February 1999. The boundaries were amended in September 2005 to include the locality of Nudindenda. In the , Anduramba had a population of 77 people. References {{authority control Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
