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Shire Of Allora
The Shire of Allora was a local government area north of the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Allora, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1869 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Warwick, Shire of Rosenthal and Shire of Glengallan to form the Shire of Warwick. History The Borough of Allora came into being on 21 July 1869 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. The surrounding region was incorporated on 11 November 1879 as the Clifton Division under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Municipality of Allora became the Town of Allora and Clifton Division became Shire of Clifton on 31 March 1903. On 23 January 1915, the Town of Allora was abolished and merged with the southern part of the Shire of Clifton to create the Shire of Allora. The Shire's offices were located at 78 Herbert Street, A ... [...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] |
Town Of Allora
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queenslander
''The Queenslander'' was the weekly summary and literary edition of the '' Brisbane Courier'', the leading journal in the colony—and later, federal state—of Queensland since the 1850s. ''The Queenslander'' was launched by the Brisbane Newspaper Company in 1866, and discontinued in 1939. History ''The Queenslander'' was first published on 3 February 1866 in Brisbane by Thomas Blacket Stephens. The last edition was printed on 22 February 1939. In a country the size of Australia, a daily newspaper of some prominence could only reach the bush and outlying districts if it also published a weekly edition. Yet ''The Queenslander'', under the managing editorship of Gresley Lukin—managing editor from November 1873 until December 1880—also came to find additional use as a literary magazine. In September 1919, a series of aerial photographs of Brisbane and its surrounding suburbs were published under the title, ''Brisbane By Air''. The photographs were taken by the newspaper' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willowvale, Queensland
Willowvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Willowvale had a population of 94 people. Geography Willowvale is predominantly farm land with no urban development. The Cunningham Highway forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Glengallan Creek flows from west to east through the northern part of the locality. Mount Juliet is located in the southern part of the locality. History Grayson Provisional School opened in 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Grayson State School. In 1912 it was renamed Willowvale State School. It closed in 1967. The school was at 361 Willowvale Road (on the south-west corner with Willowvale School Road, ). The Grayson / Glengallan Presbyterian Church was built on of land opposite the Grayson School at 350 Willowvale Road (). The land was donated by William Skerman and the church was erected using volunteer labour by local people. It officially opened on Sunday 19 September 1909. By 1913 it had become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talgai, Queensland
Talgai is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Talgai had a population of 106 people. Geography The locality of Ellinthorp is entirely contained within the boundaries of Talgai. This is quite unusual in Queensland which does not normally permit such a containment, requiring all localities to have at least two neighbours. History The locality name derives from the pastoral run name established by G Gammie who arrived on the Condamine River The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometers (31 ... with stock on 9 March 1841. Talgai West Provisional School opened on 22 September 1902. On 17 April 1916 it became Talgai West State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures due to low student numbers. On 1 July 1920 it became a half-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Marshall, Queensland
Mount Marshall is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Marshall had a population of 243 people. Geography The New England Highway enters the locality from the south ( Glengallan) and exits to the north (Allora/Berat). The land use is principally cropping with some grazing on native vegetation. There is an area of rural residential housing in the centre of the locality (approx ). History The locality presumably takes its name from the mountain Mount Marshall () rising to , which is to the south-east of the locality in neighbouring Glengallan. Glengallan Station School opened circa 1886 for the education for the children of staff of Glengallan Homestead. 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 School to become Mount Marshall State School. It closed in 1965. It was on the south-wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendon, Queensland
Hendon is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Hendon had a population of 200 people. Geography Hendon is situated north of Warwick and about southwest of Brisbane. History The town of Hendon developed after the opening of the Southern railway line from Gowrie Junction (near Toowoomba) to Hendon railway station on 11 March 1869. The Southern line was extended to Millhill on 9 January 1871, and across the Condamine River to Cherry Gully on 8 December 1880, to Stanthorpe by 3 May 1881, reaching New South Wales border at Wallangarra on 14 February 1887. The town takes its name from the Hendon railway station, which in turn was originally named ''Allora'' in 1869, but was changed to ''Hendon'' in mid-1870s as the station was . from the town of Allora. ''Hendon'' was the name of a settler in the district. Hendon Post Office opened on 1 April 1877 and closed in 1968. Hendon Provisional School opened on 5 June 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomburra, Queensland
Goomburra is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomburra had a population of 259 people. Inverramsay is a neighbourhood in Goomburra (). Geography Goomburra is on the Darling Downs. It is the valley of Dalrymple Creek which flows from east to west away from the Great Dividing Range towards Allora. The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling river system. Goomburra railway station is an abandoned railway station on the closed Goomburra railway line (). History The town's name came from the name of a pastoral run operated by pastoralist Patrick Leslie from 1840 to 1841. It is an Aboriginal word which is either a corruption of ''gooneburra'' meaning ''fire black tribe'', or which means a ''shield derived from the kurrajong tree''. Goomburra State School opened on 25 April 1881. It closed temporarily in 1905 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellinthorp, Queensland
Ellinthorp is a rural town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ellinthorp had a population of 19 people. Geography Dalrymple Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality and the South Western railway line forms the eastern boundary with the Ellinthorp railway station Ellinthorp is a rural town and a 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 , ... serving the town, which is immediately west of the station. Contrary to the Queensland Government's normal rules that no locality should be an "island" within another locality, Ellinthorp is completely surrounded by the locality of Talgai. The town is no longer populated. History The township was known as Talgai before it was renamed Ellinthorp on 19 March 1931. The name Ellinthorp presumably comes from the Ellinth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deuchar, Queensland
Deuchar is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Deuchar had a population of 295 people. Geography The Southern railway enters the suburb from the north (Hendon) and exits to the south ( Massie). The Warwick Allora Road also enters the locality from the north (Hendon, but to the east of the railway) and exits to the south (Massie, adjacent to the railway). The land use is a mix of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. The crops are mostly grown in the east of the locality. History The locality is named after pioneer stock breeder John Deuchar who leased the Canal Creek pastoral run, managed the Rosenthal run, and was co-owner of Glengallan run from 1855 to 1870. Deuchar Provisional School opened on 14 March 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Deuchar State School. It was closed in 1921 due to low student number, but reopened in 1924. It closed permanently on 11 August 1967. Deuchar railway station is an abandoned railway stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clintonvale, Queensland
Clintonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clintonvale had a population of 74 people. Geography The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from north-east ( Gladfield) to south-west ( Glengallan). Mount Stewart rises to in the north of the locality (). History The locality was named after Henry E. Clinton, the roads superintendent who oversaw the building of the Warwick-Spicers Gap road in the 1860s. Ross's Corner Provisional School opened at Cunningham Junction on 22 July 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Ross's Corner State School. In 1915, it was renamed Clinton Vale State School, eventually Clintonvale State School. It closed in 2001. It was at 22 Clintonvale School Road (). As at April 2021, the school building is still extant. The school's website was archived. The Maryvale railway line opened from the Southern railway line to Maryvale on 30 September 1911, with Clintonvale being served by the Clintonval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berat, Queensland
Berat 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 , Berat had a population of 123 people. History Dalrymple Creek Provisional School opened on 15 June 1887. In 1890 it became Dalrymple Creek State School. In 1907 the name was changed to Forest Plains State School. In 1914 it was renamed Berat State School. It closed on 9 October 1944. In the , Berat had a population of 123 people. References Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthernDowns-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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