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Shire Of Glengallan
The Shire of Glengallan was a Local government in Australia, local government area south and east of the regional centre of Warwick, Queensland, Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Warwick, Queensland, Warwick, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Warwick, Shire of Rosenthal and Shire of Allora to form the Shire of Warwick. History On 11 November 1879, the Glengallan Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 2608. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', it became a Shire on 31 March 1903. Its offices were located at Yangan Road, Warwick. On 19 March 1992, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its report ''External Boundaries of Local Authorities'', and recommended that local government bounda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick, Queensland
Warwick ( ) is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in southeast Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Region Local government in Australia, local government area. The surrounding Darling Downs have fostered a strong agricultural industry for which Warwick, together with the larger city of Toowoomba, serve as convenient service centres. The town had an urban population of 15,380 as at June 2018, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. having declined slightly at an average annual rate of -0.15% year-on-year over the preceding five years. Geography The Condamine River meanders from the east to the north-west of Warwick. One of its tributaries, Rosenthal Creek, enters Warwick from the south and enters the Condamine within Warwick. The Cunningham Highway and the New England Highway jointly enter Warwick from the north, cross the Condamine River, and then turn west within the town close to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canningvale, Queensland
Canningvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs 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 , Canningvale had a population of 136 people. History Canningvale was previously known as Jews Retreat. In the , Canningvale had a population of 136 people. References Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthernDowns-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanfels, Queensland
Swanfels is a rural locality in the Southern Downs 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 Swanfels had a population of 132 people. History Swanfels Provisional School opened on 18 January 1892. In 1894 it became Swanfels State School. It closed on 12 December 1980. In the Swanfels had a population of 132 people. References Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthernDowns-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sladevale, Queensland
Sladevale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs 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 Sladevale had a population of 381 people. History Campbell's Plains State School opened on 13 November 1899. In 1903 it was renamed Sladevale State School. It closed on 28 April 1967. In the Sladevale had a population of 381 people. References Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthernDowns-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tabor, Queensland
Mount Tabor is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Tabor had a population of 76 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the south by the Condamine River. The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. History The locality was named and bounded on 14 September 2001. In the , Mount Tabor had a population of 76 people. Education There are no schools in Mount Tabor, but there are numerous schools in neighbouring Warwick. The nearest government primary schools are Warwick East State School and Glennie Heights State School both in neighbouring Warwick to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School Warwick State High School is a heritage-listed state high school at Palmerin Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye and Block A was built from 1914 to 1915. It is also known as Warwick Techn ..., also in Warw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Sturt, Queensland
Mount Sturt is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Sturt had a population of 14 people. Geography Mount Sturt is a mountain in the centre of the locality () rising to above sea level. The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. History The locality takes its name from a railway station, which is named for the mountain, which in turn was named in June 1827 by explorer Allan Cunningham after the explorer Charles Sturt. The Killarney railway line opened from Warwick to Emu Vale on 2 June 1884 which included the Mount Sturt railway station. The line closed on 1 May 1964. Despite the name, the Mount Sturt railway station was not within the present-day locality of Mount Sturt but with the present-day locality of Yangan. Demographics In the , Mount Sturt had a population of 18 people. In the , Mount Sturt had a population of 14 people. Education There are no schools in Mount Sturt. The neare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Colliery, Queensland
Mount Colliery is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Colliery had a population of 111 people. History Tannymorel Colliery State School opened on 17 September 1915. In 1922 it was renamed Mount Colliery State School. It closed in 1968. It was located at 21 Roach Street (). Methodist church services were being held in private homes from at least December 1913. Fund raising to build a Methodist church was underway by June 1914. By October 1914, land for the church had been purchased. The stump-capping ceremony for Mount Colliery Methodist Church was held on Wednesday 27 January 1915. On Sunday 7 March 1915, the church was officially opened by Reverend Charles Martin (chairman of the Downs District Methodist Church). Although built by the Methodists, the church was available for use for any Protestant worship. The first couple to be married in the church were Arthur Collins and Millicent Bolton on 21 April 1915. It was subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Park, Queensland
Morgan Park is a rural locality in the Southern Downs 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 , Morgan Park had a population of 86 people. History The locality takes its name from the former railway station named after James Morgan, who was a politician and newspaper owner. References Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthernDowns-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryvale, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)
Maryvale is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Maryvale had a population of 303 people. Geography Maryvale is on the Darling Downs on the Cunningham Highway, south west of the state capital, Brisbane. Glengallan Creek which rises on the western slopes of the Main Range is a tributary of the Condamine River. It passes through the locality from east to west. The creek is a source of irrigated water for terraced crops in the area. At the southern and northern boundaries of Maryvale, elevations rise to greater than 900 m above sea level. History The town's name is derived from a pastoral property name first used about 1847 probably by Patrick Leslie or James Hay. A pastoral station was selected in the area in about 1840 by John Cameron. However, Cameron found it difficult to transport the wool from their sheep down through Cunninghams Gap to be sold. Therefore, he relocated into the Fassifern Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junabee, Queensland
Junabee is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Junabee had a population of 213 people. History Junabee Provisional School opened in 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Junabee State School. It closed on 1 May 1939, but reopened in 1953. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963. A new public hall opened in Junabee on Wednesday 5 August 1908. Jingarry State School opened on 4 August 1919. It closed on 28 January 1963. It was at 439 Jingarry Mount Sturt Road (). St George's Anglican Church held its first service on 4 March 1945. It closed in 1973. However, there are mentions of an earlier church dating back to 1908. On 5 January 1946, the Junabee Memorial Hall was opened at 573 Roona Road (). The hall commemorates those who served in World War I and World War II. In the , Junabee had a population of 213 people. Education There are no schools in Junabee. The nearest primary schools are Warwick East State School in Warwick Warwic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glengallan, Queensland
Glengallan is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Glengallan had a population of 54 people. Geography Glengalla is part of the Darling Downs. The New England Highway enters the locality from the north-west (Mount Marshall, Queensland, Mount Marshall). The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the south-east and merges with the New England Highway, and then together exits the locality to the south (Willowvale, Queensland, Willowvale and Sladevale, Queensland, Sladevale). History The name ''Glengallan'' derives from the name of the pastoral run, taken up by Colin and John Campbell in 1841. Glengallan Station School opened circa 1886 for the education for the children of the staff of Glengallan Station. In 1891 it became Glengallan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Glengallon State School. It closed in 1921. In late 1922 or early 1923, it was amalgamated with Wilsonville State S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladfield, Queensland
Gladfield is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Gladfield had a population of 57 people. History The locality name was derived from a pastoral run taken up in the 1840s, first by the Leslie brothers and later by Neil Ross who sold it in 1852, later becoming party of the Maryvale run. Gladfield Provisional School opened on 1 August 1887. On 1 January 1909 it became Gladfield State School. It closed on 1967. In the Gladfield had a population of 57 people. Notable residents Former Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ... coach Wayne Bennett owns 32 hectares of farmland out in Gladfield. References Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthernDowns-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
