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Wandoan
Wandoan is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Juandah. It is on the Leichhardt Highway about halfway between Taroom and Miles and is the centre for the local cattle industry. In the , Wandoan had a population of 566 people. History The beginnings of the Wandoan township can be traced back to 1849 when 'Juandah' Station was established at this location after Herbert Salway and Percival Sydney Francis Stephen first tendered for a huge area of land: ''Juandah'' of and two other runs ''Coringa'' of and ''Cherwondah'' of . This area, defined in accordance with the 1847 Orders-in-Council, falls far short of the actual size of the holding, which has been estimated at —five and a half times as much. The aggregation of these three runs became known as ''Juandah'' and records show Percival Stephen was living on ''Juandah'' before August 1849. After the Hornet Bank massacre in October 1857, one of the many reprisals again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandoan Races
Wandoan is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Juandah. It is on the Leichhardt Highway about halfway between Taroom and Miles and is the centre for the local cattle industry. In the , Wandoan had a population of 566 people. History The beginnings of the Wandoan township can be traced back to 1849 when 'Juandah' Station was established at this location after Herbert Salway and Percival Sydney Francis Stephen first tendered for a huge area of land: ''Juandah'' of and two other runs ''Coringa'' of and ''Cherwondah'' of . This area, defined in accordance with the 1847 Orders-in-Council, falls far short of the actual size of the holding, which has been estimated at —five and a half times as much. The aggregation of these three runs became known as ''Juandah'' and records show Percival Stephen was living on ''Juandah'' before August 1849. After the Hornet Bank massacre in October 1857, one of the many reprisals agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taroom, Queensland
Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. At the , Taroom had a population of 869 people. Geography The town is located on the Dawson River and the Leichhardt Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane, from Rockhampton and from Toowoomba. History Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt passed through the district in 1844, carving his initials and date on a coolibah tree that now stands in the centre of town. Leichhardt's carving is no longer visible following an alleged attempt to remove bark growing over the initials that removed the initials as well. Reporting the rich soils in the area, settlers began taking up land in 1845 and by 1850 a town had been established at a popular camping spot near the Dawson River. Originally named ''Bonners Knob'' the town was renamed Taroom, possibly after the nearby Taroom cattle station, on completion of the first post office in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guluguba, Queensland
Guluguba is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Guluguba had a population of 109 people. Geography Guluguba is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north of Miles and south of Wandoan. The now-closed Wandoan railway line traversed the locality with the town being served by the Guluguba railway station () with the Giligulgul railway station () at the south of the locality. History The name ''Guluguba'' is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''squatter pigeon''. Guluguba Post Office opened by 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1915). Guluguba Provisional School opened on 1 February 1917 on a half-time basis (meaning shared a single teacher) with Downfall Creek Provisional School which opened in March 1917. When the Downfall Creek school closed in 1918, Guluguba became a full-time school. The first stage of the Wandoan railway line opened from Miles to Giligulgul railway station on 20 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandoan Railway Line
The Wandoan Branch is a 70 km railway line in the Darling Downs region Queensland, Australia. It links the towns of Miles and Wandoan. It was approved to extend to Taroom, but construction halted during World War I and never recommenced. History The Western Line from Brisbane reached Miles in August 1878. Taroom, about 120 kilometres to the north of Miles, later became an established pastoral region and a line in that direction was proposed to promote closer settlement. Approval was given in 1910 for construction of the first section to Wandoan (then called Juandah) and the line opened from Miles as far as Giligulgul on 20 December 1913. Sidings enroute were Dalwogan (now Dalwogon), Kowguran and Gurulmundi. On 11 August 1913, during construction of the Miles-Taroom section, a ballast train collided with several cattle from Miles. Two men including the train's timekeeper were killed, another man was injured. Hopper cars being pushed in front of the locomotive were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosmont, Queensland
Grosmont is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Grosmont had a population of 141 people. Geography The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from south-east to north-east. History Grosmount State School opened on 4 February 1957. In the , Grosmont had a population of 141 people. Education Grosmont State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys at 2524 Grosmont Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 2 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff. There is no secondary school in Grosmont. The nearest government secondary schools are Wandoan State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Wandoan to the south-east and Taroom State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Taroom to the north. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government school is Miles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woleebee, Queensland
Woleebee is a 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Woleebee had a population of 95 people. Toby's Knob in the Woleebee district was the site of the hide-out of the Aboriginal bushranger known as Wild Toby during the 1870s and 1880s. Geography A thermal coal resource area called Juandah has been identified at in the locality. It has an estimated reserves of . References Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Downs Regional Council
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] |
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] |
Leichhardt Highway
The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway. It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 kilometres until its termination at the Capricorn Highway near the small town of Westwood. The highway is a state-controlled strategic road, except for the section concurrent with the Gore Highway, which is a state-controlled part of the National Network. History It is named after Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who travelled a route in the 19th Century that roughly parallels today's highway. Upgrade A project to replace the Banana Creek bridge, at a cost of $7.7 million, was completed in April 2022. List of towns along the Leichhardt Highway Travelling from south to north: * Goondiwindi * Moonie * Condamine * Miles * Guluguba * Wandoan * Taroom * Theodore * Banana * Dululu * Westwood Major intersections Gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornet Bank Massacre
The Hornet Bank massacre involves the killing of eleven settlers (seven members of the Fraser family, including a woman and five of her children) and one Aboriginal station-hand, by a group of Iman Aboriginal Australians. The massacre occurred at about one or two o'clock in the morning of 27 October 1857 at Hornet Bank station on the upper Dawson River near Eurombah in central Queensland, Australia. It has been moderately estimated that 150 Aboriginal people succumbed in subsequent punitive missions conducted by Native Police, private settler militias, and by William Fraser in or around Eurombah district. Indiscriminate shootings of "over 300" Aboriginal men, women, and children, however, were reportedly conducted by private punitive expedition some 400 kilometres eastward at various stations in the Wide Bay district alone. The result was the believed extermination of the entire Iman tribe and language group by 1858; this claim was disputed, however, and descendants of this gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Callide
Callide is an electoral division in Queensland, Australia. It encompasses agricultural and mining towns in the Burnett, Callide and Dawson valleys. Major towns within the division's boundaries include Biloela, Calliope, Chinchilla, Jandowae, Miles, Bell, Monto, Eidsvold, Gin Gin, Biggenden, Gayndah, Mundubbera, Moura, Banana, Theodore, Baralaba, Taroom and Wandoan. Located in traditional National territory, it has been in the hands of either that party or the merged Liberal National Party for its entire existence. A by-election was held on the 18th of June, 2022, following the resignation of Colin Boyce. LNP candidate Bryson Head was elected. Members for Callide Election results References External links Electorate Profile(Antony Green Antony John Green (born 2 March 1960) is an Australian psephologist and commentator. He is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chief election analyst. Early years and background Born in Warrington, Lancashire, in no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roche Creek, Queensland
Roche Creek is a 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 , Roche Creek had a population of 55 people. Geography The locality presumably takes its name from the creek, which rises in the south-east of the locality and flows through the locality exiting to the north-west ( Grosmont) where it becomes a tributary of the Juandah Creek. History Roche Creek Provisional School opened in 1914 and closed circa 1917. References Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
