Binjour is a rural
locality
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in the
North Burnett Region
The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Binjour had a population of 98 people.
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Geography
Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett
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region on the Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The ...
by road north of the state capital, Brisbane
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.
The Binjour Range Rest Area
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, at the top of the range, is near the southern end of the Binjour Plateau. Gurgeena is near the northern end of the plateau.
The Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The ...
passes through the locality from east to west. It is within the Burnett River
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta a ...
drainage basin.
History
In 1899 land from Boomerang and Buckingah Stations (parts of the Mt Debateable pastoral lease), and land that had been parts of Mundubbera
Mundubbera ( ) is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people.
Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the n ...
(Mundowran) and Ideraway
Ideraway is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ideraway had a population of 38 people.
Geography
The Burnett River forms the south-easter ...
Stations comprised the Binjour Plateau
Gurgeena is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gurgeena had a population of 35 people.
Geography
Gurgeena is on the Binjour Plateau (). Land use is principally agricultural and state forest.
The B ...
. These stations had been in existence for more than 50 years.
The Binjour Plateau was first surveyed by Mr R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane
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, surveying for the proposed Degilbo
Degilbo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Degilbo had a population of 174 people.
History
The name ''Degilbo'' was the name of a pastoral run owned by William Henry Walsh ( ...
to Gayndah
Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region.
Geography
Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...
railway line extension. The purpose of the survey was to find land suitable for agriculture. Closer settlement would yield economic benefits for both the railway and the farmers. His report was laid before the Queensland Parliament on 16 November 1897. At this time the plateau was unnamed. Binjour Station and Reid's Creek were at the foot of the eastern edge of the plateau. Reid's Creek was also known as Binjour Creek.
The plateau was named Mount Murray by the Hon. John Murray, Minister for Railways and Works, when he and others inspected the land in January 1899. In 1899 Mr St John Wood, District-Surveyor, presented another survey specifically on Murray's Plateau to the Surveyor-General. By 1906 the Brisbane Courier
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reported Murray Plateau "going back to original nomenclature. The name of Binjour, with its native associations, supplants that of Murray in defining the great plateau ... ." At this time it was being opened up for selection
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as agricultural farms.
On 15 April 1911, the community requested a school be established. Their request was approved on 24 July 1911. Tenders were called to erect the school building in February 1912 with the tender of Mr A. F. Bates for £320 10s accepted in May 1912. In July 1912, the Queensland Government reserved of land for the school. A school building was relocated from Wondai and extended with a rear verandah. The resultant building was instead with wide verandahs front and rear. The school opened on 15 September 1913 under head teacher John Woodcock. By 26 September 1913 there were 29 pupils, increasing to 37 by the end of the year. As many of the settlers in the area were German, many of the children could not speak English.
Gleneden State School opened on 19 December 1913 and closed on 22 May 1953. It was on a site at 1028 Humphery Binjour Road ().
In the , Binjour had a population of 98 people.
Heritage listings
Binjour has a number of heritage-listed sites:
* Church Road (): Binjour Apostolic Cemetery
* Redvale Road (corner of Burnett Highway, ): Binjour Cemetery
Education
Binjour Plateau State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18401 Burnett Highway (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 16 children with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
There are no secondary schools in Binjour. The nearest government secondary schools are Mundubbera State School (to Year 10) in Mundubbera
Mundubbera ( ) is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people.
Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the n ...
to the south-west and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah
Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region.
Geography
Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...
to the south-east.
Amenities
Binjour Apostolic Church is at 125 Church Road (junction with Burnett Highway, ).
References
Further reading
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* — includes short history of the Binjour District, Binjour Plateau State School, Gurgeena State School, Gleneden State School, Fountainebleau State School, Norwood State School, Reid's Creek Upper State School, and Reid's Creek State School.
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