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The Downs Co-operative Dairy Association Limited Factory
The Downs Co-operative Dairy Association Limited Factory is a heritage-listed factory at 57 Brook Street, North Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Dairy Farmers Factory. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 April 2008. History The former Downs Co-operative Dairy Association Limited Factory, located on Brook Street, Toowoomba, is associated closely with the development of the Queensland dairy industry and with the emergence of the Darling Downs as a principal dairy producing region during the early to mid-twentieth century. The original butter factory, made of timber, was constructed in 1905. This was rebuilt in 1929 in brick and concrete, and extended at a later date. As the importance of dairying to Queensland expanded during the 1930s and 1940s, additional structures were erected on the site, including an administration building (early 1930s), laboratory (1936), an engine and refrigeration building (c.1930s), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Toowoomba
North Toowoomba is an urban locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Toowoomba had a population of 2,953 people. Geography North Toowoomba is located directly north of the Toowoomba city centre. History Toowoomba North Boys State School and Toowoomba North Girls and Infants State School both opened in 1869. In 1937 the two schools were combined to form Toowoomba North State School. However, despite the name, the school is officially within Toowoomba City rather than in North Toowoomba. St Thomas' Anglican Church was dedicated on 21 December 1920 by Archdeacon Osborn. The church building had been relocated from Ruthven Street near the railway line where it was no longer needed to 2 Allan Street (corner of Jellicoe Street ,). The church's closure on 3 February 2008 was approved by Assistant Bishop Nolan. It has been converted into a private home. In the 2006 census, North Toowoomba had a population of 3,062 people. In the 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boodua, Queensland
Boodua is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Boodua had a population of 93 people. Geography Part of the eastern and southern boundary of Boodua follows Oakey Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The predominant land use is agriculture. History The name originates from the Boodua railway station on the Haden railway line and is an Aboriginal word for a species of hawk. East Lynne Provisional School opened on 1 October 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became East Lynne State School. In 1926, it was renamed Boodua State School. It closed on 29 January 1963. It was at 5 Boodua West Road (). The Boodua Public Hall opened in 1909. It was originally known as the East Lynne Hall. On Sunday 14 September 1913 the East Lynne Methodist Church was officially opened by Reverend W. Goddard of Toowoomba. It was and was built near the railway line near Boodua railway station, next door to the state school and the public hall (approx ). In 1977, as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowrie Junction, Queensland
Gowrie Junction is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north-west of Toowoomba. In the , Gowrie Junction had a population of 2,030 people. The town of Gowrie is in the eastern part of the locality (). Geography The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing passes through the southern part of the locality with no intersections. The Western railway line passes through the locality with the Gowrie railway station () serving the town of Gowrie. Tilgonda railway station is a closed railway station on the railway line in the west of the locality (). History The name ''Gowrie'' comes from the Gowrie pastoral station operated by Henry Hughes and Frederick N. Isaac who used the name from 1847. It is thought to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word ''cowarie'' which might refer either to Gowrie Creek or mean ''freshwater mussel''. The name ''Junction'' relates to the former Gowrie Junction railway station which was the junction between the Southern and Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jondaryan, Queensland
Jondaryan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jondaryan had a population of 385 people. Geography The Western railway line passes through the locality. The now-closed Jondaryan railway station () served the town, while the Malu railway station on the boundary of the localities of Jondaryn and Malu is still operational (). History The name ''Jondaryan'' derives from pastoral run name first used 1841 by Henry Dennis. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''a long way off''. The town was surveyed in June 1871 by surveyor G.T. Weale. Jondaryan Post Office opened on 1 March 1867. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh stayed overnight in Jondaryan, then the terminus of the railway line, on 26 February 1868. Jondaryan Provisional School opened on 12 February 1872. On 31 January 1876 it became Jondaryan State School. In June 2015, the closed St Jude's Anglican church was relocated from Acland to the Jondaryan Woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodgson Vale, Queensland
Hodgson Vale is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,379 people. Geography Hodgson Vale is south of the city centre via New England Highway. The highway passes through the locality from the north ( Top Camp) to the west ( Vale View/ Cambooya). Hodgson Creek rises just to the north (Top Camp) and flows through the locality to the south-west (Cambooya). It eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River (part of the Murray-Darling basin) at North Branch. History The locality is believed to be named for Sir Arthur Hodgson, a pioneer and member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrego in 1868–1869. In July 1840 he selected the Eton Vale pastoral run (the second pastoral run selected in present-day Queensland). The Eton Vale homestead was beside Hodgson Creek in the present day locality of Cambooya. Hodgsons Vale Provisional School opened on 14 June 1906. It became Hodgsons Vale State Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crows Nest, Queensland
Crows Nest is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Darling Downs on the New England Highway, from the state capital, Brisbane and from the nearby city of Toowoomba. In the , Crows Nest had a population of 2160 people. History Jarowair (also known as Yarowair, Yarow-wair, Barrunggam, Yarrowair, Yarowwair and Yarrow-weir) is one of the languages of the Toowoomba region. The Jarowair language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Toowoomba Regional Council, particularly Toowoomba north to Crows Nest and west to Oakey. Giabal is the Southern neighbour in Toowoomba City. Crows Nest, established on Dalla tribal lands, was declared a town in 1876. Crows Nest Post Office opened on 1 July 1878. A branch railway line from Toowoomba, which serviced a number of sawmills and a dairying district, was finished in 1886. In December 1880, the Primitive Methodist Church purchased of land fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalby, Queensland
Dalby () is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,719 people. It is on the Darling Downs and is the administrative centre for the Western Downs Region. Geography Dalby is approximately 82.3 kilometres (51 mi) west of Toowoomba, west northwest of the state capital, Brisbane, 269 kilometres (167 mi) east southeast of Roma and 535 kilometres (332 mi) east southeast of Charleville at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. State Route 82 also passes through Dalby. It enters from the north as Dalby–Jandowae Road and exits to the south as Dalby–Cecil Plains Road. Dalby-Cooyar Road exits to the east. Dalby is the centre of Australia's richest grain and cotton growing area. Western railway line The Western railway line passes through Dalby with a number of railway stations serving the locality: * Baining railway station () * Yarrala railway stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton, Queensland
Clifton is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clifton had a population of 1,456 people. Geography Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs. The town is situated just west of the New England Highway, about south of Toowoomba and west of Brisbane. Bange's Airfield, six kilometres west of Clifton, is a centre for ultralight aircraft, and home to the Lone Eagle Flying School and the Darling Downs Sport Aircraft Association Inc. Boab trees are an important cultural heritage feature, particularly alongside the main street. The New England Highway runs along the eastern boundary. Gatton–Clifton Road enters from the east, Felton-Clifton Road enters from the north, and Clifton-Leyburn Road exits to the west. History The lands around the town was first settled by Europeans in 1840. The town takes its name from a pastoral run named by John Augustus Milbourne Marsh around 1844. Clifton Post Office opened on 20 April 1869 (it was known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles, Queensland
Miles is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Miles had a population of 1,746 people. Geography The town is on the Warrego Highway, west of Brisbane, the state capital, 211 kilometres (131 mi) west of Toowoomba, 127 kilometres (79 mi) west of Dalby and 48 kilometres (29 mi) west of Chinchilla. It is situated east of Roma, 221 kilometres (137 mi) east of Mitchell, 306 kilometres (190 mi) east of Morven and east of Charleville. History Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt in 1844. The town was renamed Miles in honour of the Queensland Colonial Secretary, William Miles. Miles Post Office opened on 3 January 1878. Miles Provisional School opened on 31 May 1880, becominMiles State Schoolon 18 January 1886. Holy Cross School opened in 1926. It closed on 15 December 1989. The Miles War Memorial and Wall of Remembrance was erec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tolmie (Australian Politician)
James Tolmie (25 July 1862 – 6 April 1939) was a member of the Parliament of Queensland, newspaper proprietor, and soldier. History James Tolmie was born on the ship ''Registan'' in Moreton Bay, just outside Brisbane, Queensland on 25 July 1862, to Roderick Tolmie and his wife Helen (née Macrae), who were coming from Scotland to Queensland. The eldest of a family of nine children, he was educated at the South State School, Toowoomba, and began as a pupil teacher in 1877. In 1894 he became editor, with a half-share interest, of the ''Darling Downs Gazette'', a position he held until that paper's amalgamation with the ''Toowoomba Chronicle'' in 1922. He was a notable athlete in his younger days, being particularly proficient as footballer and cricketer. Political career He was elected to the Queensland Parliament for the double electorate of Drayton and Toowoomba in 1901 and with the exception of a break of 12 months in 1908, represented the Toowoomba area continuously unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
