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South Burnett
The South Burnett is a peanut growing and wine-producing area on the Great Dividing Range, north of the Darling Downs, in Queensland. It is with the basin of the Burnett River. The area is within two local government areas, South Burnett Region and Gympie Region. Towns Towns located within this region with a population of more than 1,000 include Kingaroy, Murgon, Wondai and Nanango. Towns with a population under 1,000 people include Kilkivan, Goomeri, Proston, Blackbutt, Kumbia, Tingoora, Hivesville, Memerambi, Wooroolin, Moffatdale, Crawford, Coolabunia, Mount Mowbullan, Goodger, Booie, Benarkin, Cloyna and Wheatlands. Transport The D'Aguilar Highway leads south east, while the Bunya Highway enters the region from the south west. The Wide Bay Highway connects to Gympie and the Bruce Highway towards the coast and the Burnett Highway continues north of the region. The Brisbane Valley railway line reached Blackbutt in 1905. The line was closed in the 1993. Wine reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Burnett Regional Council
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. Origins This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Kingaroy; * the Shire of Nanango; * the Shire of Murgon; * and the Shire of Wondai. The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made. Area and size The South Burnett Region covers an area , containin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackbutt, Queensland
Blackbutt is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Blackbutt had a population of 836 people. Geography The town is located on the D'Aguilar Highway, in the South Burnett local government area, north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. Blackbutt lies within the Cooyar Creek catchment, tributary of the Brisbane River, which rises in the Bunya Mountains to the west. History European settlement in the Blackbutt area began in 1842, when the Scott family established Taromeo Station. In 1887, the Scott family ceded land to found both Blackbutt and its neighbouring town of Benarkin. Farms were established in the area and the discovery of gold in the area in the late 19th century led to population growth in the town. The timber industry played an important role in the development of the town. The town is named after ''Eucalyptus pilularis'', commonly known as blackbutt, a common tree of the family Myrtaceae native to south-ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloyna, Queensland
Cloyna is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Cloyna had a population of 142 people. History Cloyna State School opened on 20 February 1911. The construction of the Lutheran Church was completed in May 1911 with the church officially opening on Coronation Day Coronation Day is the anniversary of the coronation of a monarch, the day a king or queen is formally crowned and invested with the regalia. By country Cambodia * Norodom Sihamoni - October 29, 2004 Ethiopia * Haile Selassie I - November 2, 1930 ..., 22 June 1911. Cloyna Baptist Church opened in 1924. It was officially opened on 15 March 1924. It closed circa 1990. It was located at 71 Cloyna West Road (). It was close to the Cloyna railway station. It is now in private ownership. The former Cloyna railway station () was on the now-closed Windera railway line. The line operated from 1925 to 1961. In 2007, the building of the former Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity at 227 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benarkin, Queensland
Benarkin is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The nearby town of Blackbutt is the origin of the town and the two towns are often referred to as the joint entity ''Blackbutt-Benarkin''. In the , Benarkin had a population of 61 people. Geography Benarkin is located on the Balfour Range approximately east of Blackbutt and is by-passed by the D'Aguilar Highway. The Benarkin State Forest is located to the east and south of the town. History The locality name Benarkin takes its name from ''Benarqui'' from the, Dungibara language which refers to the blackbutt tree (Eucalyptus pilularis) which are common in the district. When the Blackbutt railway station was built to serve the town of Blackbutt, it was some distance from the town, so it was decided to name the railway station ''Bernakin'' in 1910 and this name was then used for the settlement that grew up around the railway station. Because of the close proximity ( apart) and intertwined h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booie, Queensland
Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett 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 Booie had a population of 1,040 people. Geography Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (). Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (). History The name ''Booie'' derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning ''carpet snake''. Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892. In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected. Booie State School closed circa 1963. It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road (). Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodger, Queensland
Goodger is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Goodger had a population of 187 people. Geography Boonenne is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (). Industry The district was the only area in Queensland with known kaolin deposits of economic importance between 1950 and 1986, and it consequently supplied all kaolin produced in the state. The earliest workings, known as Campbell's Pit, were in the south west of the locality. In more recent years a granite quarry is located in the central west of the locality. History The locality was named after the Goodger railway station on Tarong railway line, after the Goodger brothers (George, James and Howard A.) who were pioneer selectors. The name ''Boonenne'' is a corruption of an Waka word ''boon-u-inn'' meaning ''myrtle tree''. The name was assigned as a railway station name by Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Mowbullan
Bunya Mountains is a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town of Mount Mowbullan () is located on the boundary of Bunya Mountains and the enclosed locality of Mowbullan. In the , Bunya Mountains had a population of 144 people. Geography The locality is split between the two local government areas: the smaller north-eastern part of the locality in South Burnett Region and the larger south-western part in the Western Downs Region. The north-eastern part is almost entirely within the Bunya Mountains National Park, with a small portion of the south-western part also in the National Park. In contrast, most of the south-western part is freehold land used for agriculture. However, only a very small portion of the north-eastern part as freehold land, used for residential and agricultural purposes. The Bunya Mountain Road roughly follows the split between the two local government areas. The Bunya Highway passes thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolabunia, Queensland
Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coolabunia had a population of 161 people. Geography The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west. Hornley is a neighbourhood (). It takes its name from the Hornley railway station name, which was named on 15 March 1911 after Ezra Horne and Hubert Horne, who were pioneer selectors in the area around 1887. History The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning ''sleeping''), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains. Coolabunia railway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line. Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia State School. Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia West State School. It closed circa 1936. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford, Queensland
Crawford is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. History The locality takes its name from the Crawford railway station named by Queensland Railways Department in 1904, named after engineer Hugh Ralston Crawford who supervised the construction of the Wondai-Kingaroy railway. Logboy Provisional School opened on 22 April 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. In 1911, it was renamed Crawford State School. Crawford Methodist Church was built in 1915. It could seat 100 people and was built at a cost of £300. It is no longer extant. In the , Crawford had a population of 142 people. Education Crawford State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 215-227 Siefert Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Crawford. The nearest government secondary school is Kingaroy State High School i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moffatdale, Queensland
Moffatdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Moffatdale had a population of 179 people. Geography The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is in the west of the locality () with the reservoir Lake Barambah () extending through the south-west of the locality. Although Moffatdale is not officially a town, there is a residential subdivision near the school. Apart from this, the land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Barambah-Dale () * Bridgeman Downs () * Brigalow Park () * Dal Dowie Retreat () * Lakeview () * Moffatdale () * Parrishs Paddock () * Peppercorn () * Sunny Brae () History Caulfield Provisional School opened on 1 November 1915. In 1916 it was renamed Barambah West Provisional School and again in 1918 as Moffatdale Provisional School. On 1 June 1926 it became Moffatdale State School. In the Moffatdale had a population of 179 people. Educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooroolin, Queensland
Wooroolin is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Wooroolin is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 17 km's North of the main town, Kingaroy. Immediately to the east of the town is the Wooroolin Wetland, which is classified as a palustrine wetland, a non-tidal, inland, seasonally flooded, vegetated swamp. History Wooroolin Provisional School (also known as Wooroolin Lagoon Provisional School) opened on 18 February 1901 and become Wooroolin State School on 1 January 1909. The section of the Nanango railway line from Wondai to Kingaroy opened on 19 December 1904, with Wooroolin served by the Wooroolin railway station (). That section of railway line was closed in 2009. Track removal occurred in 2014 making way for the new Kingaroy-Kilkivan Rail Trail. Wooroolin Presbyterian Church was opened in 1909 with the first wedding held in the church in December 1909. It subsequently closed and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memerambi, Queensland
Memerambi is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Memerambi had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. History The name ''Memerambi'' is an Aboriginal word for the sugargum tree. Memerambi was once a bustling centre with a hotel, two general stores, saddlery, butcher, bank, mobile sawmill and cheese factory. Memerambi Post Office opened by September 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1909) and closed in 1978. Memerambi Provisional School opened on 16 October 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Memerambi State School. The school celebrated its centenary on 15 October 2005. It was mothballed on 31 December 2006 and closed on 23 October 2007. The school was at 1-27 King Street (). The school's website was archived. All Saints' Anglican Church was dedicated on 9 April 1912. It closed circa 1966. At the , Memerambi and the surround ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
