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Wyaga
Wyaga is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wyaga had a population of 94 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through from east to west. History The locality was named after an early pastoral run in the district, held in the late 1840s by David Perrier and then transferred to J.J.Whitting in 1849. Wyaga appears on an 1883 Darling Downs map. In the Wyaga had a population of 94 people. Heritage listings Wyaga has the following heritage-listed sites: * Millmerran Road: Wyaga Homestead Wyaga Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Millmerran Road, Wyaga near Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 May 1995. History Wyaga is situated n ... References {{Goondiwindi Region Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyaga Homestead
Wyaga Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Millmerran Road, Wyaga near Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 May 1995. History Wyaga is situated north-east of Goondiwindi and is thought to be one of the oldest cattle runs in the original Darling Downs district, when the Wyaga run of approximately 60 000 acres was leased by David Perrier in 1849. By the late 1850s Wyaga had been acquired by Thomas de Lacy Moffatt, and W M Turner. Moffatt was the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Western Downs from 1860 to 1864 and Colonial Treasurer from 1862 to 1864. In 1860 it was acquired by Donald Gunn senior. The improvements on the property included a woolshed and several huts. A homestead was built for Gunn from timber hand sawn on the property, with a shingle roof and using square, hand made nails. Gunn sold Wyaga to the Holmes family , and the property passed through a ... [...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] |
Goondiwindi, Queensland
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 Goondiwindi is on the MacIntyre River in Queensland near the New South Wales border, south west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. The town of Boggabilla is to the south-east on the New South Wales side of the border. Most of the area surrounding the town is farmland. 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. In the late 1840s, squatters Richard Purvis Marshall and his brother Sampson Yeoval Marshall established the Gundi Windi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Goondiwindi is on the MacIntyre River in Queensland near the New South Wales border, south west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. The town of Boggabilla is to the south-east on the New South Wales side of the border. Most of the area surrounding the town is farmland. 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. In the late 1840s, squatters Richard Purvis Marshall and his brother Sampson Yeoval Marshall established the Gundi Windi ... [...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] |
Wondalli, Queensland
Wondalli is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the Wondalli had a population of 65 people. History Named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources 26 November 1999. Locality re-gazetted by an Amendment Notice published on the 20 January 2012 due to the council amalgamations under the Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007. Boundary be Wondalli Creek Provisional School (also called Wondalli Provisional School) opened in 1912 and closed in 1916. In the Wondalli had a population of 65 people. References Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boondandilla, Queensland
Boondandilla is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi 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 Boondandilla had a population of 0 people. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 26 November 1999. In the Boondandilla had a population of 0 people. References Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bybera, Queensland
Bybera is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi 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 , Bybera had a population of 3 people. Geography The Twenty Five Mile Rocky Waterhole is a waterhole (). White Dam is a reservoir (). History Named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources 17 December 1999. Locality re-gazetted by an Amendment Notice published on the 20 January 2012 due to the council amalgamations under the Local Government Reform Implementation Act 2007. In the , Bybera had a population of 3 people. Notable residents * Eugen Hirschfeld, owned a property in the area and died and was buried there References {{Goondiwindi Region Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goondiwindi Region
The Goondiwindi Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century. It has an estimated operating budget of A$26.1 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Goondiwindi Region existed as three distinct local government areas: * the Town of Goondiwindi; * the Shire of Waggamba; * and the Shire of Inglewood. Inglewood and Waggamba began as two of Queensland's 74 divisions created under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' on 11 November 1879. The Municipality of Goondiwindi was proclaimed under the ''Local Government Act 1878'' on 20 October 1888. They became shires, and a town, respectively on 31 March 1903 under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore Highway
The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne-Brisbane link. It is signed as National Highway A39. History The highway is named after two brothers, St. George Richard Gore and Ralph Thomas Gore who established the Yandilla pastoral run in the area (between Pittsworth and Milmerran), through which the road traverses. It was elevated to National Highway status in February 1993, and replaced the Cunningham Highway as the main route between Goondiwindi and Brisbane. Interstate traffic was rerouted through Toowoomba and the Warrego Highway as it presented a less steep gradient than via Warwick and Cunninghams Gap, shortening travel time especially for trucks. It was initially designated State Route 85 until February 1993 when National Highway 85 was proclaimed, splitting State Route 85 into two. In 2005 it was given the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Maranoa
The Division of Maranoa is an Australian electoral division in Queensland. Maranoa extends across the Southern Outback and is socially conservative. In the 2016 and 2019 federal elections, Pauline Hanson's One Nation finished ahead of Labor, reaching 20% of the primary vote. Maranoa is a stronghold for the Liberal National Party of Queensland. The current MP is David Littleproud, former Minister of Agriculture and current leader of the National Party. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Southern Downs
Southern Downs is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 2001 as a replacement for Warwick. The district takes in the southern parts of the Darling Downs region along the New South Wales border. It includes the major towns of Warwick, Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi and extends westward almost to St George. It includes a number of smaller communities such as: * Allora * Cecil Plains * Inglewood * Killarney * Leyburn * Millmerran * Texas * Wallangarra * Yelarbon Darling Downs has traditionally been a conservative area, and Southern Downs is no exception. It has been a comfortably safe seat for the Liberal National Party and its predecessor, the National Party for its entire existence. Predecessor seat Warwick had been in the hands of a non-Labor party since 1947. The seat's first member, Lawrence Springborg, transferred from Warwick in 2001. He served as the last leader of the Queensland branch of the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
