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Woolooga
Woolooga is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people. The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, north of the state capital, Brisbane. Geography The town is located in the south of the locality. The railway line from Theebine to Nanango passes from the east to the south-west through the locality, but the line is no longer operating. The town was served by the Woolooga railway station () while the eastern part was served by the Boowoogum railway station (), both of which are now abandoned. The Wide Bay Creek meanders from the south-west of the locality to the east. History Around 1848, John Murray decided to become a pastoral squatter and chose to go to the frontier region of Wide Bay-Burnett in the north of the colony of New South Wales to obtain land. Murray occupied the Walooga run about 40 kilometers west of Gympie. To the south was Widgee Widgee taken up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolooga Memorial Park
Woolooga is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Woolooga had a population of 247 people. The town is located in the Gympie Region local government area, north of the state capital, Brisbane. Geography The town is located in the south of the locality. The Nanango railway line, railway line from Theebine to Nanango passes from the east to the south-west through the locality, but the line is no longer operating. The town was served by the Woolooga railway station () while the eastern part was served by the Boowoogum railway station (), both of which are now abandoned. The Wide Bay Creek meanders from the south-west of the locality to the east. History Around 1848, John Murray (native police officer), John Murray decided to become a pastoral squatter and chose to go to the frontier region of Wide Bay-Burnett in the north of the colony of New South Wales to obtain land. Murray occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murray (native Police Officer)
John Murray (23 February 1827 – 30 July 1876) was a Scottish officer in the Australian native police in the British colonies of New South Wales and Queensland. He was an integral part of this paramilitary force for nearly twenty years, supporting European colonisation in south-eastern, central and northern Queensland. He also had an important role in recruiting troopers for the Native Police from the Riverina District in New South Wales. Early life John Murray was born on 23 February 1827 at his family's ''Georgefield'' estate near Langholm in southern Scotland. His grandfather was Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Murray of the East India Company who married a Malayali woman named Contity from Kerala while in India. The offspring of this marriage, including John's father James Murray, were collectively dubbed the "Black Murrays" on account of their darker skin colour. In 1843, at the age of sixteen, John Murray arrived in New South Wales with his parents and siblings. After initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Wonga, Queensland
Lower Wonga is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Lower Wonga had a population of 344 people. Geography The locality is predominantly flat cleared freehold land (80–100 metres above sea level) used for grazing, apart from an unnamed peak of 450 metres in the far south-west of the locality. Widgee Creek (a tributary of the Mary River) meanders from south to north through the east part of the locality. The Wide Bay Highway passes from east to west through the northern part of the locality. History Wonga State School opened on 27 January 1914 and was renamed Wonga Lower State School in 1918. The school closed in 1968. The school building was relocated to Queen's Park in Gympie where it was used for Scout Cubs. In the 2011 census, Lower Wonga had a population of 498 people. In the Lower Wonga had a population of 344 people. In April 2017, a company SolarQ announced plans to build the Lower Wonga Solar Farm, a photovoltaic power stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Echo, Queensland
Glen Echo is a rural locality in the Gympie 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 Glen Echo had a population of 31 people. Geography Sugar Loaf Mountain is in the far north of the locality () . History A bridge crossing Munna Creek was washed away in 1933, and a temporary crossing provided by Councillor Sauer until a new bridge was built. In early 1935 a new bridge was opened with 300 people present for the event. The bridge was named Sauer's Bridge as a recognition of Councillor W. Sauer's war services and his efforts to have the bridge constructed. The bridge has since been replaced by a cement bridge. In the Glen Echo had a population of 31 people. References Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{Gympie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudlo, Queensland
Mudlo is a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mudlo had a population of 7 people. Geography Mudlo is largely undeveloped land with a mountainous terrain being part of the Coast Range with Mount Mudlo at . Most of the northern part of the locality is within the Grongah National Park and some of the southern locality being in the Mudlo National Park and the Calgoa State Forest. The developed land is used for cattle raising. Mudlo Road passes through the locality from Kilkivan to the south and Tansey in the west. Education There are no schools in Mudlo. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Kilkivan. The nearest secondary schools are in Murgon and Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen .... References {{Gympie Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakview, Queensland
Oakview is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Oakview had a population of 29 people. It is an historic mining area and now grazing country. Geography The southern half and northern edge of Oakview are mountainous with lower flatter land in-between. The lower land has an elevation of 100–150 metres above sea level and is used for grazing. The northern edge contains Sugarloaf Mountain (340 metres above sea level) and is undeveloped land. The southern half rises to an unnamed peak at 630 metres above sea level and is part of the Oakview State Forest and the Oakview National Park. Wide Bay Creek meanders from west to east through the northern flatter part of the locality; it is a tributary of the Mary River. The railway line from Theebine to Nanango passes from east to west through the locality through the flatter land, but the line is no longer operating. Oakview was served by the Oakview railway station (). The Wide Bay Highway runs from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexton, Queensland
Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Sexton had a population of 161 people. History The Nanango railway line The Nanango railway line was a narrow-gauge branch railway located in Queensland, Australia. On 31 October 1882, parliament approved the construction of a branch line from Theebine (then called Kilkivan Junction) west to Kilkivan after gold ... opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan. Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Carmyle State School. In closed in 1910, but reopened in 1911. It closed in December 1963. Sexton Provisional School opened on 1913. On 1 December 1914 it became Sexton State School. In 1922 it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Miva Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). Sexton Provisional School closed in 1924. In the Sexton had a population of 161 people. References Gympie Region Localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miva, Queensland
Miva is a locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia. > In the Miva had a population of 57 people. Geography Miva's eastern boundary is the Mary River. Its western boundary is the Bauple-Woolooga Road. Miva is almost entirely within the Gympie Region apart from a small section in the north-east of the locality which is part of the Fraser Coast Region. The lower parts of the locality near the river and along the valleys (elevation 20–70 metres are used for farming). The hilly land to the west rises to peaks of 100 metres and the hilly land to the south-east rises to a peak of 150 metres; the hilly land is undeveloped bushland. The former Kingaroy branch railway passed through Miva from the east to the south-west; Miva was served by the now-abandoned Miva railway station (.) History The name ''Miva'' is taken from the name of a pastoral run belonging to Gideon Scott, a pastoralist in March 1851. It is thought to be an Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marodian, Queensland
Marodian is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Marodian had a population of 0 people. History The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn is derived from the name of a pastoral run held by James and Norman Leith Hay in 1852. The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language Kabi Kabi, also spelt Gabi-Gabi/Gubbi Gubbi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Kabi Kabi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of th ... word ''maridhan'' meaning ''place of kangaroos''. References Fraser Coast Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgoa, Queensland
Calgoa is a locality in the Fraser Coast 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. History Calgoa Provisional School opened in February 1935 but closed on 18 April 1935. It reopened on 10 April 1938. In 1952 it became Calgoa State School. It closed in December 1953. In the Calgoa had a population of 9 people. References Fraser Coast Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widgee
Widgee is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Widgee had a population of 794 people. History The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words ''Witchee Witchee'' meaning ''listen'' or ''hark''. In 1887, of land were resumed from the Widgee Widgee pastoral run. The land was Land selection in Queensland, offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. Widgee Provisional School opened on 11 July 1892. It became Widgee State School on 1 January 1909. On 10 August 1912 at the Lands Office at Gympie, the Queensland Government offered for selection 48 agricultural lots in the Widgee Repurchased Estate. The lots ranged in size from , in total . 17 blocks were situated around Waroonga Creek to the north-west of Widgee Mountain () while 31 blocks were situated to south around Widgee Creek and Little Widgee Creek. The blocks were described as suitable for dairying and gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkivan, Queensland
Kilkivan is a town and locality in the Gympie Region of Queensland, Australia. At the , Kilkivan had a population of 713. Geography The town is situated on the Wide Bay Highway, north of the state capital, Brisbane and west of Gympie. One Mile Creek () meanders through the town, east of the Wide Bay Highway. The town lies in the Mary River drainage basin. Rossmore is a neighbourhood within the locality to the south-west of the town of Kilkivan (). History Kilkivan was first inhabited by the Wakka Wakka tribe of the Australian Aboriginal peoples. The town was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s. Queensland’s first gold discovery was at Kilkivan in 1852 and subsequent findings escalated into a gold rush in the 1860s. The town was named for a pastoral run owned by pastoralist John Daniel MacTaggart (1823–1871) after his father's farm name near Drumlemble, Kintyre, Scotland. The nearby Australian 'Glenbarr' property owned by MacTaggart was also named for a nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
