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Warra
Warra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Warra had a population of 205 people. Geography Warra is on the Darling Downs, a farming area in Queensland. It is on the Warrego Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The locality is bounded to the north by Haystack Road and Seigmeiers Road and to the south-west by the Condamine River. The town is located to the west of centre of the locality. The Warrego Highway and Western railway line enter the locality from the south-east ( Macalister), pass through the town, and exit to the west ( Brigalow). Warra railway station serves the town (). The highway is known as Thorne Street within the town. Haystack is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality on the boundary with Tuckerang (). The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated cropping with some grazing on native vegetation. History The town takes its name from the Warra Warra pastor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigalow, Queensland
Brigalow is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Brigalow had a population of 170 people. Geography Brigalow is on the Darling Downs. The town is in the north-west of the locality. The Condamine River enters the locality from the south-east (Kogan, Queensland, Kogan / Warra, Queensland, Warra) and exits to the north-west (Hopeland, Queensland, Hopeland / Boonarga, Queensland, Boonarga). The Warrego Highway enters the locality from the east (Warra), then proceeds north-west passing through the town, and then exits to the north-west (Boonarga). The Western railway line, Queensland, Western railway line runs immediately north and parallel to the highway with two railway stations within the locality: * Ehlma railway station, now abandonded () * Brigalow railway station, serving the town () Apart from the power station and mines in the south-west of the locality, the predominant sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimbour West, Queensland
Jimbour West is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Jimbour West had a population of 56 people. Geography Jimbour West is bounded to the east by the Dalby–Jandowae Road. The land is flat at elevation above sea level. The predominant land use is cropping. Kuyura is a neighbourhood () around the former Kuyuru railway station () on the closed Jandowae railway line. There were two other stations on the line in Jimbour West: * Cresley railway station () * Marnhull railway station () History The locality takes its name from the town of Jimbour, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run Jimbour Station, which was named in 1841 by pastoralist Henry Dennis using an Aboriginal word meaning either ''sheep'' or ''good grass''. In the Jimbour West had a population of 56 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Birriwa () * Bundarra () * Carmyle () * Coolibah () * Coondara () * Cresley () * Delor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macalister, Queensland
Macalister is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Macalister had a population of 153. Geography The locality is located in the Darling Downs and the town is in centre of the locality. The Warrego Highway enters the locality from the south-east ( Dalby), passes through the town, and exits to the north-west ( Warra). The Western railway line runs immediately parallel and north of the highway, with three railway stations in the locality (from west to east): * Broadmead railway station (now abandoned) in the north-west of the locality () * Macalister railway station, serving the town () * Apunyal railway station (now abandoned) in the south-east of the locality () There are two neighbourhoods in Macalister arising from these railway stations: * Broadmead in the north-west of the locality () *Apunyal in the south-east of the locality () History The town is named after Arthur Macalister, Premier of Queensland fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kogan, Queensland
Kogan is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Kogan had a population of 190 people. Geography The locality of Kogan is shaped like an upside-down U with the locality of Beelbee almost enclosed by Kogan. The town of Kogan is in the north-west of the locality. From the town there are four arterial roads: * Kogan Condamine Road towards the north-west to Montrose and eventually to Condamine * Warra Kogan Road towards the north-east to Warra * Dalby Kogan Road towards the south-east to Macalister and eventually to Dalby * Tara Kogan Road towards the south-west to Tara In the north-east of the locality, the Condamine River flows from south to north along Kogan's boundary with Warra, while Wilkie Creek flowing from south to north (a tributary of the Condamine) forms Kogan's boundary with Macalister. Wambo Creek flows from south to north-west through the south-western part of the locality and is eventually a tributa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuckerang, Queensland
Tuckerang is a rural locality in the Western 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 , Tuckerang had a population of 85 people. Geography Inverai is a neighbourhood in the north-west of locality (). Haystack is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality on the boundary with Warra (). History George Wood acquired land in the area in 1906 which he called ''Inverai'', which is suspected to be a name he made up. Inverai Provisional School opened on 5 October 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Inverai State School. It closed on 31 December 1960. It was on the north-western corner of Inverai Road and Warra Canaga Creek Road (). Daiwan State School opened in 1910. It may also have been known as Haystack Plains State S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 in June 2018, it is over 228 times less densely populated. The area is home to prime farming land and thus agriculture is a major industry in the area. Dalby, the biggest town in the region is home to the second largest cattle saleyards in Australia. The Dalby Saleyards process over 200,000 cattle annually in its facility which is comparable to Rockhampton and Casino. The Western Downs Regional Council's Corporate Office is situated at 30 Marble Street, Dalby. History Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom, Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baranggum people. The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Western Downs Regional Council, particularly Dalby, Tara, Jando ... [...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] |
Jandowae, Queensland
Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,047 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland. It sits within the Indigenous country of Barunggam, the traditional lands of the Barunggam people. Bush Grove is a neighbourhood (). Jandowae railway station is an abandoned railway station () on the closed Jandowae railway line. Road infrastructure Dalby–Jandowae Road enters from the south, Kingaroy–Jandowae Road enters from the north-east, and Jandowae Connection Road exits to the north-west. History Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom, Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baranggum people. The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Western Downs Regional Council, particularly Dalby, Tara, Jandowae and west towards Chinchill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandandanji Language
Bidjara, also spelt Bidyara or Pitjara, is an Australian Aboriginal language. In 1980, it was spoken by twenty elders in Queensland between the towns of Tambo and Augathella, or the Warrego and Langlo Rivers. There are many dialects of the language, including Gayiri and Gunggari. Some of them are being revitalised and is being taught in local schools in the region. Dialects The Bidjara language included numerous dialects, of which Bidjara proper was the last to go extinct. One of these was Gunya (Kunja), spoken over 31,200 km2 (12,188 sq mi), from the Warrego River near Cunnamulla north to Augathella and Burenda Station; west to between Cooladdi and Cheepie; east to Morven and Angellala Creek; at Charle-ville. Fred McKellar was the last known speaker. Yagalingu is poorly attested but may have been a dialect of Bidjara. Natalie Kwok prepared a report on Gunggari for the National Native Title Tribunal in Australia. In it she says: :Language served as an importan ... [...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] |
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] |
