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Shire Of Tiaro
The Shire of Tiaro was a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1879 until 2008, when it was dissolved and split between two new local government areas, the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region. The name "Tiaro" is of Aboriginal origin, meaning withered or dead tree. 43 per cent of the Shire was covered by State forest. The main industries in the shire were sugar, beef and dairy cattle, orchards and timber felling and milling. History Tiaro Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of the initial 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1852. On 9 February 1884, following a petition by the ratepayers of subdivisions Nos. 2 and 3 of Tiaro Division, part of Tiaro Division was excised to establish a se ... [...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] |
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] |
Antigua, Queensland
Antigua is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Antigua had a population of 127 people. Geography The Mary River is the eastern boundary of the locality and Myrtle Creek is the southern boundary. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from south to north. The locality was once served by the Antigua railway station (), but it is now abandoned. History Antigua State School opened on 20 August 1918 and closed on 31 March 1937. In the , Antigua had a population of 278 people. In the , Antigua had a population of 127 people. Education There are no schools in Antigua. The nearest government primary school is Mungar State School in neighbouring Mungar Mungar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mungar had a population of 309 people. Geography Mungar is north of the state capital Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Maryborough. The ... to the north. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiaro Shire Council Offices
Tiaro is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tiaro had a population of 758 people. Geography The town is on the Mary River. It is situated on the Bruce Highway south of Maryborough and north of the state capital, Brisbane. Timber and farming are the predominant industries in the Tiaro area, although the town's position on Queensland's main coastal highway also brings economic benefits. History The town takes its name from the pastoral run name in the 1840s. It is believed to be a corruption of the Kabi word (Dauwabra dialect) meaning ''dead trees''. The Tiaro War Memorial commemorates those who served in World War I. It was unveiled on 25 April 1921 (ANZAC Day) by Sir Thomas William Glasgow. Tiaro had one of the first butter factories in Queensland. Baron Jones built the factory near the railway station in the early 1880s and used horses to churn butter. Cheese factories were built at Tiaro in 1890 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Beaudesert
The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until its abolition on 15 March 2008, following which it was split between Logan City and the new Scenic Rim Region. History The Tabragalba Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 869, centred on Beaudesert. On 18 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between subdivision No. 1 of Tabragalba Division and subdivision No.2 of the Coomera Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Tabragalba Division became Shire of Tabragalba on 31 March 1903, and on 8 August 1903 was renamed Shire of Beaudesert by an Order in Council. On 23 November 1912, a separate Town of Beaudesert was established to man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Taroom
The Shire of Taroom was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the Leichhardt Highway to the north of Miles, Queensland, Miles. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government area from 1879 until 2008, when it was dissolved and split between the new Western Downs Region and the Shire of Banana. The shire contained several national parks with eroded sandstone areas, as well as Isla Gorge. History Taroom Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1015. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Taroom Division became the Shire of Taroom on 31 March 1903. The Taroom War Memorial commemorates residents of Taroom Shire who served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War. It is located at the Ludwig Leichhardt Park in Yaldwyn Street and was dedicated in about 1973. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Hervey Bay
The City of Hervey Bay was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban centre of Hervey Bay as well as the northern half of Fraser Island. The City covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity in various forms from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Maryborough, Shire of Woocoo and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Shire of Tiaro to form the Fraser Coast Region. History The area now known as City of Hervey Bay first received local government with the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', where on 11 November 1879, the Antigua (population 1636) and Burrum (population 1511) Divisions were created. A later division, Howard, was split away from the Division of Isis in 1900. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Antigua, Burrum and Howard Divisions became the Shires of Antigua, Burrum and Howard on 31 March 1903. On 3 June 1905, the Shire of Degilbo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunalda, Queensland
Gunalda is a rural town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gunalda had a population of 392 people. Geography The town is from the state capital, Brisbane. The Bruce Highway runs through from south-west to north. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Curra) and passes to the west of the town and exists to the north-west (Theebine). Previously the railway line passed through the town, which was served by the now-dismantled Gunalda railway station (). History Thompson's Flat Provisional School opened on 8 August 1881. In 1889, the school was renamed Gunalda Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Gunalda State School. Eaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1882 and was renamed Gunalda in 1883. The town was originally called Keelar but after the railway station was named Gunalda on 2 November 1923, the town was renamed Gunalda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curra, Queensland
Curra is a rural residential locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Curra had a population of 1,920 people. Geography Curra is in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland. It also belongs to the non-functional administrative unit known as the County of March. The Mary River forms the western boundary, and Curra Creek is part of the northern boundary. To the east of the locality is a large portion of Curra State Forest. Mount Corella is in the south of the locality () rising to . The Bruce Highway passes through the locality, entering from the south-east (Bells Bridge) and exiting to the north (Gunalda). The North Coast railway line pases through the locality, entering from the south-west ( Corella) and exiting to the north ( Scotchy Pocket / Gunalda) with two railway stops (from north to south): * Curra railway station () *Harvey's Siding () Curra is zoned rural/residential with working pastoral farms and small acreages. History Curra ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theebine, Queensland
Theebine is a small town and locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is located north of the Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. Most of the locality and the town is within Gympie Region with only a small area in the north-east in the Fraser Coast Region. The western boundary of the locality is the Mary River. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from south to north with the Theebine railway station serving the town. The former Kingaroy railway line (later the Nanango railway line) branched at Theebine with the Dickabram railway station () located in Theebine just before the Dickabram Bridge over the Mary River. History The town was originally established to service the railway junction where the Kingaroy line branched from the North Coast railway line. The Kingaroy to Theebine railway, opened in December 1904, was used for agriculture and commercial freight as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. All laws applicable in Queensland are authorised by the Parliament of Queensland, with the exception of specific legislation defined in the Constitution of Australia, very limited criminal law applying under the Australia Act 1986 as well as a small volume of remaining historical laws passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and the Imperial Parliament. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Granville
The Shire of Granville is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of 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 , establishe ..., Australia. History On 11 November 1879, the Tinana Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 14 September 1883, part of Tinana Division was separated to create the new Granville Division. On 8 November 1883, there was an adjustment of the boundaries between them. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Granville Division became the Shire of Granville on 31 March 1903. The Shire of Granville was abolished on 17 Feb 1917, being split between the City of Maryborough and the Shire of Tiaro. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Granville Shire Forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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