Jondaryan is a rural town and locality in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Jondaryan had a population of 385 people.

Geography

The Western railway line passes through the locality. The now-closed Jondaryan railway station () served the town, while the Malu railway station on the boundary of the localities of Jondaryn and

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is still operational ().

History

The name ''Jondaryan'' derives from pastoral run name first used 1841 by Henry Dennis. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''a long way off''. The town was surveyed in June 1871 by surveyor G.T. Weale. Jondaryan Post Office opened on 1 March 1867. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh stayed overnight in Jondaryan, then the terminus of the railway line, on 26 February 1868. Jondaryan Provisional School opened on 12 February 1872. On 31 January 1876 it became Jondaryan State School. In June 2015, the closed St Jude's Anglican church was relocated from Acland to the

Jondaryan Woolshed Jondaryan Woolshed is a heritage-listed shearing shed at Evanslea Road, Jondaryan, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1859-60 to replace an earlier, smaller woolshed on the former Jondaryan pastoral station, which was at one stage the lar ...

to be used as a wedding chapel. In the , the locality of Jondaryan had a population of 385 people.

Heritage listings

Jondaryan has a number of

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sites, including: * Evanslea Road ():

Jondaryan Homestead Jondaryan Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Evanslea Road, Jondaryan, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was the base of the former Jondaryan pastoral station, which was originally taken up in 1840, and at one time was the ...

* Evanslea Road ():

* Evanslea Road (): St Anne's Anglican Church

Facilities

The Roadhouse

The Cobb & Co. Roadhouse is located on the edge of the highway and is a popular stop for travellers from Dalby to

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. It is owned by Ampol. It is also a timetabled stop for the following intercity bus services provided by

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: * GX493 - Brisbane to Mt. Isa via Toowoomba * GX494 - Mt. Isa to Brisbane via Toowoomba * GX495 - Brisbane to Charleville via Toowoomba * GX496 - Charleville to Brisbane via Toowoomba

Agrifac

Beside the Cobb & Co. Roadhouse is Agrifac, a warehouse that sells Machinery and Their Parts.

The Pub

The Jondaryan Pub was founded in the 1800s and is a popular place for travellers to stop in and have a drink.

Library Services

Library services in Jondaryan are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's

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service. The van visits Jondaryan State School on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.

Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade Station

The Jondaryan Rural Fire Brigade Station provides Rural Fire Services to both the Jondaryan and the broader community, on a Voluntary per-call basis. It is headed by First Officer Damien Cooke.

Education

Jondaryan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Scott Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 47 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). The closest secondary schools to Jondaryan are Oakey State High School in Oakey to the east and Dalby State High School and Our Lady of the Southern Cross College in Dalby, to the west.

Events

Jackie Howe John Robert "Jackie" Howe (26 July 1861 (?) – 21 July 1920) was a legendary Australian sheep shearer at the end of the 19th century. He shot to fame in pre-Federation Australia in 1892 when he broke the daily and weekly shearing records ...

Festival is held at the Woolshed at Jondaryan every year during the first weekend in September. At the festival the shearing shed comes to life under steam power. The old Australian Heritage Festival with its working historic farm machinery is now included in the Jackie Howe Festival. A major wool fashion show is a part of the Jackie Howe Festival. The best of Australian traditional country foods are featured at the festival.

References

External links

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Town map of Jondaryan, 1975
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