Gordonbrook is a rural

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in the

South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. Origins This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in ...

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 Gordonbrook had a population of 175 people.

Geography

Gordonbrook mainly consists of grazing land, with irrigated crops growing close to the banks of the Stuart River. The Stuart River dissects the locality, with the large artificial lake, the Lake Gordonbrook damming the river in the northern part of the district. Very little of the area is developed with most of the land covered by bush and grazing land. Reedy Creek, a tributary of Stuart River downstream of Gordonbrook Dam, is another major waterway in the locality.

History

Gordonbrook was one of the districst used for soldier settlements after

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In February 1920, an initial total of were divided in 25 land parcels offered up for selection by returned soldiers and the general public. Although it was recommended that the settlers grow cotton, most took up dairying. By June 1923 there were 29 settlers in the scheme but by 1929 only 13 remained. Gordon Brook Provisional School opened in 1924. On 11 September 1928 Gordon Brook South Provisional School opened and both schools operated "half time" (the full-time teacher being split between them). In 1929, Gordon Brook Provisional School closed and Gordon Brook South Provisional School continued on a full-time basis. On 1 October 1938 it became Gordon Brook South State School and then closed in 1945. In 1941 Gordonbrook Dam was constructed to provide the town of

Kingaroy Kingaroy is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. As a ...

and its former

WWII World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

airforce base, R.A.A.F Kingaroy with a reliable water supply. In 1986, the dam was extensively upgraded, including the raising of the dam wall and spillway by two metres. Formerly in the

Shire of Kingaroy The Shire of Kingaroy was a local government area in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about northwest of the capital, Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, wh ...

, Gordonbrook was included in the newly formed

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008. In the 2011 census, Gordonbrook had a population of 322 people. In the Gordonbrook had a population of 175 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gordonbrook. The nearest primary schools are Crawford State School in neighbouring Crawford to the east, Kingaroy State School in neighbouring

to the south-east, Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the south, Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the north-east and Tingoora State School in Tingoora to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the area, including: * Brigadoon () * Brigadoon () * Gordonbrook () * Gunna Hafta () * Hillgrove () * Langfaulds () * Plain View () * Tamalba () * Wyuna ()

Geography

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Education

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