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Shire Of Cambooya
The Shire of Cambooya was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately south of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Greenmount, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1914 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region. Its main pursuits included dairying and beef cattle, pig production, horse spelling and breeding, grain growing and vegetable production. The northern section, containing rural-residential suburbs such as Vale View and Hodgson Vale, are commuter districts within of Toowoomba's urban core. History The Shire of Cambooya was created by severance from the Shire of Clifton. It absorbed part of the Tarampa Shire in 1915, and part of Drayton in 1949. Cambooya had four divisions electing two councillors each, with a separately elected mayor. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government ... [...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] |
Shire Of Millmerran
The Shire of Millmerran was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, about southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1913 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to become the Toowoomba Region. The shire was located in the catchment of the Condamine and Macintyre Rivers and as well as traditional sheep and cattle grazing, industry in the shire included cotton, timber, piggeries and coal mining. The main crops grown are barley, wheat, sorghum and small grains. History The Shire of Millmerran came into existence on 24 April 1913 after its residents and those of the Pittsworth area to the northeast voted to split away from the Shire of Jondaryan. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Millmerran merged with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 Census was 142,163, having grown at an average annual rate of 1.45% over the previous two decades. Toowoomba is the second-most-populous inland city in the country after the national capital of Canberra and hence the largest city on the Darling Downs, and it is among the largest regional centres in Queensland. It is also referred to as the capital of the Darling Downs. The Toowoomba region is the home of two main Aboriginal language groups, the Giabal whose lands extend south of the city and Jarowair whose lands extend north of the city. The Jarowair lands include the site of one of Australia's most important sacred Bora ceremonial ground, the ‘Gummingurru stone arrangement’ dated to c.4000 BC. The site marked one of the major routes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Local Government Areas Of Queensland
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hoey Davis
Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 – 11 October 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection ''On Our Selection''. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Rudd was named one of the Q150 Icons for his role in Queensland literature. Early life Davis was born at Drayton near Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Thomas Davis (1828–1904), a blacksmith from Abernant in south Wales who arrived to Australia in 1847 due to a five-year conviction for petty theft, and Mary, née Green (1835–1893) an Irishwoman from Galway who was driven to emigrate by the Great Famine. The boy was the eighth child and fifth son in a family of 13 children. The father later on took up a selection at Emu Creek, and there Davis was educated at the local school. He left school before he was 12 and worked at odd jobs on a station, and at 15 years of age became a junior stockrider on a station on the Darling Downs. When he was 18 he was appointed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowoomba Regional Council
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] |
Wyreema, Queensland
Wyreema is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wyreema had a population of 1,834 people. Geography Toowoomba–Karara Road passes through the locality and town from north to south, and Umbiram Road / Newman Road (which links Southbrook, Queensland, Southbrook on the Gore Highway to the New England Highway) runs from west to east. The Southern railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Finnie, Queensland, Finnie) and exits to the west (Umbiram, Queensland, Umbiram). History The town takes its name from the Wyreema railway station on the Southern railway line; the origins of that name are unclear but it's not an Aboriginal name. The Southern railway line opened from Gowrie Junction railway station, Gowrie Junction to Hendon railway station, Queensland, Hendon on 11 March 1869. Although it passed through present day Wyreema, there was no railway station in the area. On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westbrook, Queensland
Westbrook is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Westbrook had a population of 3,885 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through Westbrook. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing passes through the western part of the locality with no intersections. The Toowoomba-Karara Road runs along the south-eastern boundary. Westbrook has the following mountains: * Bunkers Hill () * Sugarloaf () * Mt peel (27.6000° S, 151.9000° E) 697 metres History The name ''Westbrook'' comes from the name of the Westbrook pastoral run named by John 'Tinker' Campbell, a pastoralist and merchant, in 1841. In 1877, of land was resumed from the Westbrook pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1877. Bunker's Hill State School opened on 1 January 1899 under head teacher Walter Richmond. Westbrook Reformatory School for Boys opened on 5 May 1900, having been relocated from Lytton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Camp, Queensland
Top Camp is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Top Camp had a population of 852 people. Geography Top Camp is from the Toowoomba city centre via the New England Highway. It is immediately to the west of the Great Dividing Range and is at an elevation of .The highway passes through the eastern part of the locality from north ( Kearney Springs) to south ( Hodgson Vale). The land use is rural residential. History Top Camp State School opened on 17 June 1947 and closed on 13 June 1960. In the , Top Camp had a population of 1.485 people. Education There are no schools in Top Camp. The nearest primary schools are in Darling Heights, Drayton and Middle Ridge. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Centenary Heights had a population of 6,063 people. Geography Centenary Heights is located from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobby, Queensland
Nobby is a rural town and locality on the Darling Downs in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located halfway between Toowoomba and Warwick. It is known for its association with Steele Rudd (author) and Sister Elizabeth Kenny (effective treatment of polio using physiotherapy). Geography The Southern railway line passes through the locality but Nobby railway station is now abandoned (). Nobby has the following mountains: * Kent () * Mount Kent () * Rocky Point () History The origin of the name ''Nobby'' is unknown. When the Western railway line from Toowoomba to Warwick was being constructed, a worker's camp known as McDonald's Camp was established in the area in 1868 and this gave its name to the general area. However, the railway siding created was known as ''Nobby's Siding'' and the area become known as ''Nobby''. However, the township that was surveyed alongside the railway in 1891 was named ''Davenport'' after George Davenport, a former local Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Rascal, Queensland
Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people. Geography The locality is from the Toowoomba central business district. The mountain Mount Rascal is in the west of the locality () with a peak of . History The locality was named during the early stages of colonisation in the region, with white pastoralists calling the Aboriginal people who defended the mountain "black rascals" for their armed resistance. In 1841, a stockman named John Hill who worked at the nearby Eton Vale estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds. Demographics In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people. In the , Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people. Education There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest primary schools are in Drayton and Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights Centenary Heights is a residential locality of Toow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnie, Queensland
Finnie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Finnie had a population of 94 people. Geography Finnie is located from the Toowoomba central business district. Toowoomba–Karara Road forms the western boundary, and Drayton Connection Road (which links Drayton on the Gore Highway to the New England Highway) passes through the locality from north to south. History A railway station in the area, on the Southern railway line The Southern railway line serves the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The long line branches from the Western line at Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, and proceeds south through Warwick and Stanthorpe to the New South Wales/Queensl ..., was named Finnie on 29 April 1915 after a studmaster. The station closed on 2 August 1989. In the Finnie had a population of 94 people. References Suburbs of Toowoomba Localities in Queensland {{Toowoomba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
