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Tabooba, Queensland
Tabooba is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tabooba had a population of 72 people. Geography Tabooba is located at the confluence of Christmas Creek and Logan River. Logan River marks the western boundary. In the east the locality reaches elevations greater than 400 m above sea level, along Jinbroken Range. History The Beaudesert Shire Tramway passed through Tabooba and opened in 1902. The station was known as Tabooba Junction. Here the line split with one branch reaching Rathdowney and the other to Lamington. Tabooba State School opened on 24 July 1911 and closed on 24 August 1942. In the , Tabooba had a population of 72 people. See also * List of tramways in Queensland List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are: * Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles. * Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe different time zones. Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: South Australia, New South Wales, Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innisplain, Queensland
Innisplain is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Innisplain had a population of 85 people. Geography Part of the Logan River and the Mount Lindesay Highway marks the western boundary. The area is hilly with some land used for agriculture. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor passes through the area, with the Mt Lindesay Highway crossing the interstate railway line at Innisplain. History A railway station on the Beaudesert Shire Tramway was located at Innisplain, opening in 1903. A state school operated from 1921 to 1962. In 1877, were resumed from the Telemon pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877. Innisplain State School opened on 7 November 1921 and closed on 31 December 1962. It was on Innisplain Road (). In the , Innisplain had a population of 85 people. The locality contains 40 households, in which 64.3% of the population are males and 35.7% of the population are female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Family History Society
The Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) is an incorporated association formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The society was established in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. They aim to promote the study of family history local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland families. At the end of 2022, the society relocated from 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne Gaythorne is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaythorne had a population of 3,023 people. Geography Gaythorne is located seven kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central business district. It is bounded to ... () to its new QFHS Family History Research Centre at 46 Delaware Street, Chermside (). References External links * Non-profit organisations based in Queensland Historical societies of Australia Libraries in Brisbane Family hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamington, Queensland
Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lamington had a population of 86 people. Geography Christmas Creek is one of a number of tributaries of the Logan River which have headwaters in the McPherson Range along the border. The upper Christmas Creek valley is mountainous. Peaks at Lamington include Little Widgee Mountain, Bujera in the east while across the valley the slopes rise towards Neglected Mountain. The southern boundary follows a section of the western Lamington Plateau and Lamington National Park. Lamington has the following mountains and cliffs: * Buchanans Fort (mountain) () * Little Widgee Mountain () * Bujera (cliff) () * Hillview Cliffs () History The name ''Bujera'' is an Aboriginal word meaning "warm, love, adore, a good feeling" of the traditional landowners, the Mununjali people. Willowbank Provisional School opened on 20 August 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Willowbank State School. On 13 July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathdowney, Queensland
Rathdowney (historically also written as Rathdownie) is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rathdowney had a population of 308 people. Geography Rathdowney is on the Mount Lindesay Highway south of Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert at the base of the McPherson Range. The eastern boundary is marked by the Logan River. It is also close to some of the areas of greatest biodiversity in Australia, and a gateway to various National Parks such as Border Ranges National Park and Mount Barney National Park with a variety of lush rainforest, eucalypt forest, mountain heath and other habitats. The former locality of Bigriggan (also spelled Bigriggen) is within Rathdowney, west of the town (). It is accessed via Bigriggan Road which terminates at the Bigriggan Reserve Park, located near the confluence of Burnett Creek and the Logan River. The park provides camp sites with a kiosk by the river with access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaudesert Shire Tramway
The Beaudesert Shire Tramway was a narrow gauge tramway which operated from Beaudesert to Lamington and Rathdowney in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia, It was one of 15 light railways built and operated by Divisional Boards and Shire Councils in Queensland. The line carried passengers and cargo. It operated from 1903 to 1944. It was initially profitable and seen as a great success for the local shire council. The tramway is credited with opening up the agricultural lands of the upper Logan River. History The Tabragalba Divisional Board, predecessor of the Beaudesert Shire, proposed the construction of the Tramway in 1899. Approval was granted on 23 October 1901 and the Beaudesert Tramway Committee was formed on 3 March 1902. The Tramway opened from Beaudesert to Innisplain and Lilybank (later renamed Christmas Creek) on 10 October 1903 with Sir Herbert Chermside, Governor of Queensland, officiating at the opening ceremony at Tabooba Junction. In August 1907, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan River
The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South East Queensland that drains the southern ranges of the Scenic Rim and empties into Moreton Bay after navigating the City of Logan, a major suburban centre located south of Brisbane. The catchment is dominated by urban and agricultural land use. Near the river mouth are mangrove forests and a number of aquaculture farms. Course and features The river rises below Mount Ernest on the southern slopes of the Scenic Rim, part of the Great Dividing Range and forms in the Mount Barney National Park, near the QueenslandNew South Wales border, below Mount Lindesay. The river flows generally north by northeast, joined by eleven minor tributaries, before heading east and eventually emptying into Moreton Bay. Its principal tributaries are the Alb ... [...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] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamrookum, Queensland
Tamrookum is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 91 people. Geography The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north ( Laravale) to south ( Innisplain) and forms part of the north-west boundary. The Logan River forms its eastern boundary. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor also passes through the locality from north to south to the west of the highway with Tamrookum railway station at . A series of vegetated hills in the west rises to elevations of up to . In the east adjacent to the river the predominant land use is irrigated cropping and irrigated pasture for grazing. In the west the principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The name ''Tamrookum'' is believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal words (from the Yugumbeh language) ''dhan/buragun'' meaning ''place of boomerangs''. The first Tamrookum squatter was John Campbell and the lessee from 1848 was William Barke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaky Creek, Queensland
Oaky Creek (previously Oakey Creek) is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Oaky Creek had a population of 83 people. Geography Oaky Creek is a hilly undeveloped area occupying a valley with a single creek flowing into the Logan River. Elevations in the east reach greater than above sea level. Round Hill is a mountain in the locality () rising to above sea level. History Timber was an important early industry in the area. There was a sawmill at Oakey Creek. This sawmill no longer exists. In the , Oaky Creek and surrounding localities had a population of 463 people. In the Oaky Creek had a population of 83 people. Education There are no schools in Oaky Creek. The nearest primary schools are Rathdowney State School in Rathdowney to the west, Hillview State School in neighbouring Hillview to the east, and Tamrookum State School in Tamrookum Tamrookum is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beaudesert had a population of 6,395 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Rim Region. Geography Beaudesert is south of Brisbane and west of the Gold Coast. Beaudesert is located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some south of Brisbane. The area sources its income predominantly from rural activities such as cropping, grazing and equine activities, as well as tourism. It has a racecourse, 50-metre swimming pool, public library, two gyms, two secondary schools, two primary schools, showgrounds, caravan park and several hotels and eateries. The surrounding countryside includes numerous valleys leading up to the ranges dividing Queensland and New South Wales with creeks running through them and accompanying mountain scenery. The annual agricultural show held in August is an event that includes a wide range of events and displays. Access to some of more remote ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
