Branch Creek is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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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
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Branch Creek had a population of 32 people.
Geography
Branch Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in the north-west of the locality and flows to the south of the locality where it becomes a tributary to Reid Creek (which was also known as Binjour Creek), which then continues south to
Binjour
Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Binjour had a population of 98 people.
Geography
Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway by road north of the state capital, Br ...
.
History
The bushranger "the Wild Scotchman" was said to have hidden out in the vicinity of Branch Creek and the adjacent
Mungy Station in the mid-1860s. The bushranger was said to have visited the Black Horse Hotel which was on the old
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 ...
-Dalgangal road where it passed through Branch Creek.
Branch Creek No. 1 was one of the stations that comprised the
pastoral
A pastoral lifestyle is that of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture. It lends its name to a genre of literature, art, and music (pastorale) that depicts ...
run of
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 ...
.
Fontainebleau State School opened at Branch Creek on 16 September 1915. It closed in 1964.
It was on a site on the north-eastern side of Binjour Branch Creek Road ().
Education
There are no schools in Branch Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring
Binjour
Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Binjour had a population of 98 people.
Geography
Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway by road north of the state capital, Br ...
to the south and Eidsvold State School in
Eidsvold to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the west, 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, 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.
References
Further reading
* — 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.
North Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland
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