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Narko, Queensland
Narko is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Narko had a population of 18 people. History The locality takes its name from a former railway station, named on 9 January 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ... using an Aboriginal word meaning ''good soil''. References {{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland ... [...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] |
Electoral District Of Nanango
Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia. Notable towns include Nanango, Kingaroy and Crows Nest. It has existed twice. It was first created in 1912, and was replaced by Barambah in 1950. It was recreated in 2001, as a replacement for Barambah. Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (from 1947 to 1950). The seat has never been won by the Labor Party in either of its incarnations; indeed, counting its history as Barambah (which covered essentially the same area), it has been in the hands of a conservative party or a conservative independent for over a century. Members for Nanango Election results References External links * {{Electoral districts of Queensland Nanango Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people. Geography Nanango is situated north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Groom
The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Groom is an agricultural electorate located on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It includes the regional city of Toowoomba and rural communities to the west and south. The current MP is Garth Hamilton, a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created in 1984 as essentially a reconfigured version of the old Division of Darling Downs, which had existed since Federation. It is named in honour of Sir Littleton Groom, who represented Darling Downs with on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maclagan, Queensland
Maclagan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people. Geography Maclagan is a small town on the Darling Downs, 80 km (49.7 mi) north-west of Toowoomba and 45 km (28 mi) east of Dalby. The Dalby–Cooyar Road runs through from south to east. Bunya Mountains-Maclagan Road exits to the north. The Pechey-Maclagan Road ends at the southern boundary where it meets Dalby-Cooyar Road. History The township of Maclagan was surveyed on 17 May 1889. The town was originally named Bismarck after Otto von Bismarck until 1916 when it was renamed Maclagan due to the anti-German sentiment during World War I. The township was renamed Maclagan in honour of Brigadier Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan (1868-1948). Bismarck Street is still a street in the town. Moola Road Provisional School opened on 5 September 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Moola Road State School. In 1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutgrove, Queensland
Nutgrove is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Nutgrove had a population of 32 people. History The Cooyar railway line opened to Nutgrove on 28 April 1913 with the locality served by the Nutgrove railway station, located immediately to the north of Douglas Nutgrove Road (), now in Wutul, Queensland, Wutul. Nutgrove State School opened on 20 June 1923 and closed on 1947. It was located at 5779 Dalby Cooyar Road (). In the Nutgrove had a population of 32 people. Road infrastructure The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to north-east. The Dalby–Cooyar Road enters from the west and joins Oakey–Cooyar Road. Heritage listings Nutgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove, Queensland, Highgrove to Nutgrove (): Muntapa Tunnel Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Bowriver () * Highgrove () Education There are no sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highgrove, Queensland
Highgrove is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Highgrove had a population of 29 people. Geography The ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range roughly bounds the locality to the north and east. The Oakey–Cooyar Road traverses the locality entering from the south-east (Evergreen) and exiting to the north (Nutgrove). The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing in the south of the locality. History In the Highgrove had a population of 29 people. Heritage listings Highgrove has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Narko-Nutgrove Road from Highgrove to Nutgrove (): Muntapa Tunnel Muntapa Tunnel is a heritage-listed tunnel from Narko-Nutgrove Road, Highgrove through to Nutgrove, both in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Railways and built from 1910 to 1913 by Queensland Railways ... Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen, Queensland
Evergreen is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Evergreen had a population of 45 people. Geography The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south-west to north-east. History Evergreen Provisional School opened on 17 June 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Evergreen State School. It closed on 13 December 1996. Opened as a provisional school in 1895 and was proclaimed a state school on 1 Jan 1909. It closed in 1996. It was at 3616 Oakey Cooyar Road (). King's Hill Provisional School opened on 1917. On 1 July 1918, it became King's Hill State School. It closed circa 1926. Berndale Provisional School opened on 13 November 1922. On 1 August 1924, it became Berndale State School. It closed in 1956. In the , the locality of Evergreen had a population of 45 people. Education There are no schools in Evergreen. The nearest government primary school is Kulpi State School in neighbouring Kulpi to the south. The nearest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peranga, Queensland
Peranga is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Peranga had a population of 85 people. Geography Peranga is a small town on the Darling Downs, north-west of Toowoomba and north-east of Dalby. History The name ''Peranga'' derives from the name of an outstation on Rosalie Plains pastoral run, assigned when the town was surveyed in 1911. Peranga Post Office opened on 11 January 1913. Peranga State School opened in 1915, closing on 30 July 1973. The Peranga & District Bowls Club opened in 1955. The Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated circa 1959. Its last service was held on 13 May 1961 due to a reduction in the congregation. Peranga Methodist Church opened on 25 June 1961. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia, it became Peranga Uniting Church on 22 June 1977. The last service was held in Peranga on 19 January 1997, after which the church building was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodleigh, Queensland
Woodleigh is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woodleigh had a population of 3 people. History Cattle Gully State School opened in June 1910. In 1924, it was renamed Woodleighton State School. It closed in 1961. It was at 590 Quinalow Woodleigh Road (). In the , Woodleigh had a population of 3 people. References Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland {{Toowoomba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. In 2018-2019, it had a A$491 million budget, of which A$316 million is for service delivery and A$175.13 million capital (infrastructure) budget. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Toowoomba Region existed as eight distinct local government areas: the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Pittsworth, and Rosalie. The City had its beginning in the Toowoomba Municipality which was proclaimed on 24 November 1860 under the ''Municipalities Act 1858'', a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland when it became a separate colony in 1859. William Henry Groom, sometimes described as the "father of Toowoomba", was elected its first mayor. It achieved a measu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
