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Ideraway
Ideraway is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ideraway had a population of 38 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the south-eastern boundary, while Reid Creek forms the western boundary. The Burnett Highway passes through the south-western corner. The town is located in the south-east of the locality and most of the housing is within the town. The predominant land use is Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation in the south of the locality with crop growing more in the north of the locality. History The town's name was derived from the name of a Pastoralism, pastoral run, leased from 1848 by James B. Reid. Reid acquired the leases of the six stations of sheep country which comprised Ideraway over a period of ten years. The stations were called Tanjour, Binjour, Branch Creek, Queensland, Branch Creek No. 1, Jonday, Penang, and Nour-Nour. In 1869 the leases on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Lawless, Queensland
Mount Lawless is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Lawless had a population of 9 people. Geography The Burnett River forms most of the eastern boundary. It drains a basin covering which is 1.9% of the total area of Queensland. Despite its name, the mountain Mount Lawless is in the far south-east of the neighbouring locality of Yenda, Queensland, Yenda to the north. The nearest large town is Gayndah which is distant in a direct line or by road. The land use is predominantly Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the river. History The area had started growing small crops, citrus orchards, grain and dairy cattle by 1905. The Gayndah area is still known for these primary industries, with irrigation, today. At the time the Burnett River Bridge was being built (1906-7), the site selected was "said to possess considerable scenic beauty. The exact spot is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binjour
Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Binjour had a population of 98 people. Geography Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway by road north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Binjour Range Rest Area, at the top of the range, is near the southern end of the Binjour Plateau. Gurgeena is near the northern end of the plateau. The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from east to west. It is within the Burnett River drainage basin. History In 1899 land from Boomerang and Buckingah Stations (parts of the Mt Debateable pastoral lease), and land that had been parts of Mundubbera (Mundowran) and Ideraway Stations comprised the Binjour Plateau. These stations had been in existence for more than 50 years. The Binjour Plateau was first surveyed by Mr R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension. The purpose of the sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branch Creek, Queensland
Branch Creek is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Branch Creek had a population of 32 people. Geography Branch Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in the north-west of the locality and flows to the south of the locality where it becomes a tributary to Reid Creek (which was also known as Binjour Creek), which then continues south to Binjour. History The bushranger "the Wild Scotchman" was said to have hidden out in the vicinity of Branch Creek and the adjacent Mungy Station in the mid-1860s. The bushranger was said to have visited the Black Horse Hotel which was on the old Gayndah-Dalgangal road where it passed through Branch Creek. Branch Creek No. 1 was one of the stations that comprised the pastoral run of Ideraway. Fontainebleau State School opened at Branch Creek on 16 September 1915. It closed in 1964. It was on a site on the north-eastern side of Binjour Branch Creek Road (). Education There are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayndah
Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and the Burnett Highway passes through the town. Apart from the town in the western part of the locality, the land is used for cropping and grazing. The Gayndah railway station is located on the north side of the river and is on the Mungar Junction to Monto Branch railway line. Duchess Mountain is immediately to the south-west of the town () and at provides excellent views over the town ( above sea level). Gayndah is north of the state capital, Brisbane, and west of the regional city of Maryborough. Agriculture and grazing have been the dominant industries of the area. The town is the centre of Queensland's largest citrus-growing area. History The name Gayndah is of Aboriginal origin but the derivative is unclear. It may derive eithe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Burnett Region
The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$32 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the North Burnett Region, located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as six distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Biggenden; * the Shire of Eidsvold; * the Shire of Gayndah; * the Shire of Monto; * the Shire of Mundubbera; * and the Shire of Perry. The first local government in the North Burnett area was the Gayndah Municipality, which was created on 28 November 1866 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1864. On 11 November 1879, the Rawbelle and Perry Divisions were created to serve regional areas under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. A third division, Eidsvold, was proclaimed on 25 January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reids Creek
Reids Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Reids Creek had a population of 54 people. Geography Reid Creek enters the locality from the north and flows through to become the south-east boundary. Binjour Range forms the western boundary. The Burnett Highway passes through from the south-east to the west. History Reid's Creek Upper Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Reid's Creek Upper State School. It had a closure between 1905 and 1907 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently in 1922. It was in a pocket of the creek (approx ). Reid's Creek State School opened in 1909 and closed in 1963. It was on the Burnett Highway (). Norwood State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1952. It was on Reids Creek Road near the intersection with present-day Guyatts Road (). In the , Reids Creek had a population of 54 people. Education There are no schools in Reids Creek. The nearest government primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirnbir, Queensland
Dirnbir is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dirnbir had a population of 49 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the southern boundary of the locality at an elevation of while Reid Creek (a tributary of the Burnett River) forms the eastern boundary. The land in the locality rises toward the north with two peaks: Mount Gayndah in the south of the locality at and an unnamed peak in the south-west at . A number of creeks rise in the locality and flow south or east to become tributaries of the Burnett River or Reid Creek respectively. The more mountainous areas are undeveloped land. The predominant land use is grazing with some irrigated farming near the Burnett River. History The locality takes its name from the Dirnbir railway station () on the now closed Mungar Junction to Monto branch railway. The Queensland Railways Department named the station on 28 February 1913 using an Aboriginal word meaning ''grey ironbark tree''. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Accord, Queensland
Bon Accord is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Burnett River. The Bon Accord Wetherton Road enters the locality from the south (Gayndah) and exits to the north ( Wetherton). The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the Burnett River and its tributary Barambah Creek. History Bon Accord Provisional School opened about September 1901. It became Bon Accord State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendances, it closed about May 1922. It was located on the eastern bank of Barambah Creek immediately north of the Bon Accord Wetheron Road (approx ). In the , Bon Accord had a population of 19 people. Education There are no schools in Bon Accord. The nearest government primary school is Gayndah State School in neighbouring Gayndah Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaynd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yenda, Queensland
Yenda is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yenda had a population of 23 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary of the locality. History The locality takes its name from a pastoral run taken up by Robert Wilkin. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''swamp''. Education There are no schools in Yenda. The nearest primary schools are in Mount Perry, Binjour Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Binjour had a population of 98 people. Geography Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway by road north of the state capital, Br ... and Gayndah. The nearest secondary school is in Gayndah. References {{North Burnett Region North Burnett Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moreton Bay Courier
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the ''Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyon (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brisbane Courier
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern New South Wales and parts of the Northern Territory. History The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the ''Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under the editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyon (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
