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Maroondan
Maroondan is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Maroondan had a population of 346 people. Geography The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs through from east to west. History The locality takes its name from the Maroondan railway station. ''Maroondah'' is an Aboriginal word in the Waka language meaning ''sand goanna The sand goanna (''Varanus gouldii'') is a species of large Australian monitor lizard, also known as Gould's monitor, sand monitor, or racehorse goanna. Taxonomy John Edward Gray described the species in 1838 as ''Hydrosaurus gouldii'', noting ...''. The first Maroondan State School opened on 1909 and was renamed Uping State School circa 1927. It closed circa 1934. The second Maroondan State School opened on 25 August 1927. This school may have been originally known as Maroondah Station State School. In the Maroondan had a population of 346 people. Education Maroondan State School is a government primary ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delan, Queensland
Delan is a mixed-use locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Delan had a population of 323 people. Geography The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing and agriculture, which is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. History The locality takes its name from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 6 January 1921 and is an Aboriginal word meaning ''possum''. Woodbine State School opened on 16 October 1922. It was renamed Berrembea State School in 1924. It closed in 1967. It was at 559 Berrembea Road (). Demographics In the , Delan had a population of 299 people. In the , Delan had a population of 323 people. Education There are no schools in Delan. The nearest government primary schools are: * Bullyard State School in neighbouring Bullyard to the north * Maroondan State School in neighbouring Maroondan to the north-west * McIlwraith State School in neighbouring McIlwraith to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullyard, Queensland
Bullyard is a small rural town and locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In , Bullyard had a population of 189 people. Geography Bullyard is located off the Bruce Highway in Central Queensland, approximately west of Bundaberg and north-west of Brisbane, the state capital. It is a small community made up mostly of sugar cane growers, livestock & fruit and vegetable farmers. Among the fruit and vegetable farms in the Bullyard area are tomato, mango, pineapple and potatoes. Tagon The neighbourhood of Tagon is located in the south of Bullyard (); it takes its name from the former Tagon railway station on the now closed Mount Perry railway line. ''Tagon'' is an Aboriginal word for a particular species of tree. History The town of Bullyard was developed primarily as a cane farming district in the late nineteenth century. The name, however, apparently relates to when a drover named CHARLES HOLMES was transporting bulls between Walla and Tantitha stations and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus, Queensland
Damascus is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Damascus had a population of 97 people. Geography The Kolan River forms the north-east boundary of the locality, while Gin Gin Creek forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality. Their confluence is the easternmost point of the locality. The Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ... is the western boundary. References Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McIlwraith, Queensland
McIlwraith is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , McIlwraith had a population of 191 people. History The locality was named after the former railway station, which in turn was named after former Premier of Queensland Thomas McIlwraith Sir Thomas McIlwraith (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most po .... McIlwraith State School opened on 30 October 1934. In the McIlwraith had a population of 327. In the , McIlwraith had a population of 191 people. Education McIlwraith State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 322 McIlwraith Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in McIlwraith; the nearest secondary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surrounding the city. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the City of Bundaberg with the Shires of Burnett, Isis and Kolan. The Bundaberg Regional Council, which administers the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$89 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Bundaberg Region existed as four distinct local government areas: * the City of Bundaberg; * the Shire of Burnett; * the Shire of Isis; * and the Shire of Kolan. Local government in the Bundaberg area began on 11 November 1879 with the creation of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. These included the Barolin, Burrum and Kolan divisions. The first eight years saw several areas break away and become self-governing due to inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gin Gin, Queensland
Gin Gin is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gin Gin had a population of 1,053 people. Geography Gin Gin is located on the Bruce Highway, approximately 51 km west of Bundaberg and 370 km north-west of Brisbane, the state capital. The town owes its existence to its strategic location about halfway between Brisbane and Rockhampton. It is often used as a stop-over point for drivers travelling between these two centres. Bundaberg Gin Gin Road ( State Route 3) runs east from the Bruce Highway. Gin Gin–Mount Perry–Monto Road runs west from the Bruce Highway. History Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers, inland to Monto and Mt Perry. The town name ''Gin Gin'' ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Family History Society
The Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) is an incorporated association formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The society was established in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. They aim to promote the study of family history local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland families. At the end of 2022, the society relocated from 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne Gaythorne is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaythorne had a population of 3,023 people. Geography Gaythorne is located seven kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central business district. It is bounded to ... () to its new QFHS Family History Research Centre at 46 Delaware Street, Chermside (). References External links * Non-profit organisations based in Queensland Historical societies of Australia Libraries in Brisbane Family hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sand Goanna
The sand goanna (''Varanus gouldii'') is a species of large Australian monitor lizard, also known as Gould's monitor, sand monitor, or racehorse goanna. Taxonomy John Edward Gray described the species in 1838 as ''Hydrosaurus gouldii'', noting the source of the type specimen as "New Holland" and distinguishing the new varanid by "two yellow streaks on the sides of the neck" and small flat scales at the orbits. An earlier description, ''Tupinambis endrachtensis'' Péron, F. 1807, was determined as likely to refer to this animal, but the epithet ''gouldii'' was conserved and a new specimen designated as the type. This neotype was obtained in 1997 at the near coastal Western Australian suburb of Karrakatta, and placed with the British Museum of Natural History. The decision of a nomenclatural commission (ICZN) was to issue an opinion suppressing the earlier names, ''Tupinambis endrachtensis'' and ''Hydrosaurus ocellarius'' Blyth, 1868, that were unsatisfactory to some who had comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waka Language
Waka is an Adamawa language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Languages of Nigeria Mumuye–Yendang languages {{atlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe different time zones. Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: South Australia, New South Wales, Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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