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Shire Of Fitzroy
The Shire of Fitzroy was a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the town of Gracemere, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1899 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region. It is named for the Fitzroy River, that passes along the northern boundary of the shire. History On 11 November 1879, the Gogango Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 6 April 1899, the section of Gogango south of the Fitzroy River split away to form the Fitzroy Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Fitzroy Division became the Shire of Fitzroy on 31 March 1903. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament ... [...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] |
Fitzroy Division
#REDIRECT Shire of Fitzroy The Shire of Fitzroy was a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton ... Fitzroy Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marmor, Queensland
Marmor is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Marmor had a population of 212 people. Geography Marmor is approximately south of the city of Rockhampton. It is bounded to the north by the salt lakes of Port Alma and to the east and south-east by Raglan Creek and its tributary Horrigan Creek. The town is in the north-west of the locality. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Raglan), bypasses immediately south-west of the town and exits to the north-west ( Bajool). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the east (Raglan) immediately north of the highway, passes through the centre of the town, and then exists to the north-west (Bajool) immediately north of the highway, with the locality being served by the following stations: * Toonda railway station (now abandoned) () * Marmor railway station () * Sisalana railway station (now abandoned) () Toonda is a neighbourhood with the loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalapa, Queensland
Kalapa is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kalapa had a population of 86 people. History Originally known as Woodend, the name was officially changed to Kalapa in 1923 to avoid confusion with other communities of the same name such as Woodend.Woodend State School opened on 8 June 1915 after local property owner Benjamin Dallow donated two acres of land to the education department for the purpose of erecting a new primary school. The opening was celebrated with a picnic on the banks of Neerkol Creek and an evening dance at the new school where an official ceremony was also held during which Dallow declared the school open. Some improvements were implemented following the initial opening, including raising the school onto stumps and boarding up unenclosed sides. The school was then officially opened by Herbert Hardacre in February 1917. In 1934 it was renamed Kalapa State School in line with the community's name change a decade earli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabra, Queensland
Kabra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Kabra had a population of 421 people. Boongary is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (). Geography The town is in the north-east of the locality on the Capricorn Highway. Middle Creek passes through the town and Gracemere Creek passes through the rural part of the locality. The Central Western railway line, Queensland, Central Western railway line passes through the locality from Rockhampton to Winton, Queensland, Winton with the following stations within the locality: * Kabra railway station, serving the town () * Neerkol railway station () The Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line, Dawson Valley railway line commenced at Kabra railway station and went to Theodore railway station, Queensland, Theodore with the following stations in the locality: * Boongary railway station () *Callan railway station () The Dawson Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gogango, Queensland
Gogango is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Gogango had a population of 111 people. Geography Gogango is in Central Queensland. The Capricorn Highway traverses the south of the locality passing through the town which is situated in the south-east corner of the locality. The Central Western railway line also traverses the south of the locality mostly parallel and to the immediate north of the highway. The town is serviced by Gogango railway station (), while Grantleigh railway station () serves the south-west of the locality. The Fitzroy River flows from west to east through the centre of the locality. Gogango Creek flows from south to north through the town and is a tributary of the Fitzroy River. The principal land use is farming, mostly grazing cattle. History Gogango Provisional School opened in 1874 but closed circa 1878. In 1888 it renamed under the name Gogango Provisional School (note change of spel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenroy, Queensland
Glenroy is a rural locality in the Rockhampton 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Glenroy had a population of 28 people. Geography The '' Fitzroy River'' forms most of the eastern boundary. References {{Rockhampton Region Suburbs of Rockhampton Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnant, Queensland
Garnant is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Garnant had a population of 99 people. History Garnant State School opened on 11 September 1930 and closed on 1969. The school which opened at Ridgelands (as it was then known and now a locality to the south of Garnant) was called ''Garnant'' after the town Garnant in Glamorganishire, Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ..., which was the home town of local resident Abraham Jones who took a leading role in establishing the school. Presumably the locality took its name from the school. The school building was relocated from neighbouring Morinish where the Morinish State School had closed in 1928. The school was located on Evans Road (). In the Garnant had a population of 99 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalma, Queensland
Dalma is a rural locality in the Rockhampton 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Dalma had a population of 78 people. History Dalma Provisional School opened on 5 March 1889 and closed on 1893. Dalma Road Provisional School opened on 25 February 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Dalma Road State School. It closed in 1934. Dalma Scrub Provisional School opened in May 1920. In 1926 it became Dalma Scrub State School. In 1947 it was renamed Dalma State School. It was "mothballed" on 30 January 2006 and closed on 31 December 2006. It was at 5 Shannen Road (). In the , Dalma had a population of 78 people. Education There are no schools in Dalma. The nearest government primary schools are Ridgelands State School in neighbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushley, Queensland
Bushley is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bushley had a population of 30 people. Geography Bushley railway station is an abandoned railway station on Central Western railway line (). History The locality presumably takes its name from the Bushley railway station. Playfair State School opened on 10 July 1917. It closed on 1928. It presumably takes its name from the parish. The school was located at approximately 213 Sandy Creek Road (). In the , Bushley had a population of 30 people. In 2019, Bushley was selected as the site of a new waste transfer station which aimed to serve the needs of residents of Rockhampton Regional Council's western districts from Gogango to Stanwell following the closure of roadside bin stations. The council's decision to close the local roadside bin stations had previously been criticised by residents and led to a heated community meeting at nearby Wycarbah in 2018. Amenities Bushley Uniting Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouldercombe, Queensland
Bouldercombe is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Bouldercombe had a population of 1,085 people. Geography Bouldercombe is in Central Queensland. The town is on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south of the regional centre of Rockhampton. There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality: * Bundaleer () * Dee Rush () * Moonmera () * Mount Usher () * Peters Rush () History Bouldercombe came into existence in 1865 when gold was found at nearby Crocodile Creek and Gavial Creek. Within a year over 2000 miners were living in the area. The town was originally called ''Crocodile'' after the creek name. Crocodile Creek Post Office opened on 24 September 1866 and closed in 1879. Land sales occurred in 1867. Crocodile Creek Provisional School opened on 14 August 1871. It was later closed and reopened on 15 August 1881. It was later relocated to a new building at Bouldercombe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajool, Queensland
Bajool is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Bajool had a population of 455 people. Geography Bajool is located on the Bruce Highway, 35 km south of Rockhampton and 74 km north of Gladstone. Eight-Mile Creek flows to the east of the town. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west ( Marmor) and exits to the north ( Midgee) with two railway stations serving the locality (from north to south): * Archer railway station () * Bajool railway station, serving the town () The Bruce Highway runs almost parallel and immediately south of the railway line, except that it bypasses the town to the west. The locality has the following mountains: * Beschs Hill () * Mount Gindiwarra () * Mount Helen () * Mount Hopeful () * Mount Kelly () * Mount Mccamley () History The town takes its name from the Bajool railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1903 using ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
