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Shire Of Waggamba
The Shire of Waggamba was a local government area of Queensland, Australia on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi, a separate local government area limited to the town. Administered from (although not including) the town of Goondiwindi, it covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Inglewood and the Town of Goondiwindi to form the Goondiwindi Region. History The Waggamba Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1176. Its headquarters were in the town of Goondiwindi. In 1888, the urban area of Goondiwindi was excised from the Waggamba Division to create a separate municipality, the Borough of Goondiwindi. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Waggamba Division became the Shire of Waggamba on 31 March 1903. On ... [...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] |
Moonie, Queensland
Moonie is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Goondiwindi Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moonie had a population of 189 people. Geography The town is on the Darling Downs at the intersection of the Leichhardt and Moonie Highways, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and is the Official Oil Capital of Australia. The locality is split between the Western Downs Region (northern part of the locality) and the Goondiwindi Region (southern part of the locality). The Moonie Highway passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-west. The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from the north to the south. The town is at the intersection of the two highways. History The town's name is derived from Moonie River, which was first recorded as Mooni by Sir Thomas Mitchell in November 1846 when he passed through the region. Moonie State School opened on 14 May 1962. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundavra, Queensland
Lundavra is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Lundavra had a population of 100 people. History Lundavra State School opened on 3 February 1964. In the Lundavra had a population of 100 people. Road infrastructure The Moonie Highway passes to the north, the Leichhardt Highway to the east, the Barwon Highway to the south, and the Meandarra Talwood Road (State Route 74) to the west. Education Lundavra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 238 Lienassie Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 10 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 14 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Lundavra. The nearest secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindon, Queensland
Kindon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kindon had a population of 19 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through from north-east ( Bulli Creek) to south-west (Wyaga). The southern part of the locality is within the Whetstone State Forest, but otherwise the predominant land use is farming. History Kindon State School opened on 29 January 1963. Education Kindon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14034 Gore Highway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Kindon. The nearest are in Millmerran (to Year 10 only) and in Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calingunee, Queensland
Calingunee is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Calingunee had a population of 26 people. Geography The locality is bounded by the Weir River to the north-west and south-west. The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from north ( Moonie) to south ( Billa Billa). Calingunee State Forest 1 is the north-west of the locality, while Calingunee State Forest 2 is in the north-east of the locality. Apart from these, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping. History In the , Calingunee had a population of 26 people. Education There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Moonie State School in neighbouring Moonie to the north and Lundavra State School in neighbouring Lundavra to the south-west. The nearest secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callandoon, Queensland
Callandoon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Callandoon had a population of 33 people. Geography The Macintyre River forms the southern boundary of the locality which is also part of the border between Queensland and New South Wales. History Callandoon pastoral station was established in the mid 1840s by the prominent colonial capitalist and New South Wales politician Augustus Morris. Strong Aboriginal resistance to the British occupancy of their lands in the area induced Morris and other prominent landholders such as William Wentworth to organise a Native Police Australian native police units, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under the command (usually) of at least one white officer, existed in various forms in all Australian mainland colonies during the nineteenth and, in some cases, into the twentie ... force to crush the indigenous recalcitrance. Frederick Walker was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa Billa, Queensland
Billa Billa is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Billa Billa had a population of 107 people. Geography Billa Billa is crossed by the Leichhardt Highway and in the south east by the Gore Highway. Yarril Creek marks a small section of the boundary in east. The Weir River roughly follows the western extent of Billa Billa. The majority of the land is used for agriculture. There are a number of lagoons in the locality: * Billa Billa Lagoon () * Tangan Lagoon () * Washpool Lagoon () History The name ''Billa Billa'' means ''pool'' or ''reach of water'' in an unknown Aboriginal dialect. In the , Billa Billa had a population of 107 people. See also * List of reduplicated Australian place names These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" ''many cr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yelarbon, Queensland
Yelarbon is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Yelarbon had a population of 364 people. Geography Yelarbon is in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River, near the New South Wales border. It sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. File:Lagoon, Yelarbon IMG 20190607 120614.jpg, Lagoon, Yelarbon File:Bridge on Desert Creek48065987278 42f13a5340 o.jpg, Old bridge, Desert Creek Rd, Yelarbon Triodia scariosa48066042402 f7470a0153 o.jpg, Spinifex Country, Yelarbon History Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, including the towns of Goondiwindi, Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran. Yelarbon is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toobeah, Queensland
Toobeah, pronounced 'two beer', is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Toobeah had a population of 191 people. Geography Toobeah is in the Darling Downs region. The town is on the Barwon Highway, south west of the state capital, Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati .... History The town takes its name from the Toobeah railway station on the South Western railway line, which was established in 1910. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word indicating ''to point'', possibly because of the presence of a sign post at the road junction where the railway station was built. Toobeah Provisional School opened on 12 October 1914. On 1 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talwood, Queensland
Talwood is a town in the rural locality of North Talwood in Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Talwood is at the southern edge of the locality of North Talwood, immediately north of the boundary of South Talwood. Talwood is on the South-Western railway line and is served by Talwood railway station (). History Gamilaraay (Gamilaroi, Kamilaroi, Comilroy) is a language from South-West Queensland and North-West New South Wales. The Gamilaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Balonne Shire Council, including the towns of Dirranbandi, Thallon, Talwood and Bungunya as well as the border towns of Mungindi and Boomi extending to Moree, Tamworth and Coonabarabran in New South Wales. The town's name is believed to be a corruption of Dalwood, a pastoral run name used from 1844, which was believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word. In 1903, it was spelled Tallwood on a survey plan with an annotation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
