Kanigan (pronounced kan-i-an) is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
split between the
Fraser Coast Region
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser I ...
and the
Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was creat ...
, both in
Queensland
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the Kanigan had a population of 114 people.
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History
Kanyan railway station is in the adjacent locality of Theebine
Theebine is a small town and locality split between the Gympie Region and the Fraser Coast Region, both in Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The town is located north of the Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. Most of the locality and the to ...
. The name of this station was changed to Kanigan in July 1945 and changed back to Kanyan in December the same year. In 1881 when the Maryborough to 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 ...
railway opened the station was described as "in the middle of a dense weedy pine scrub, known ... as Ramsay's, where there is nothing but a few tents and perhaps a truck or so of palings to indicate that the spot is a railway station named Kanyan. t.. derives its title from the aboriginal name ' Kanyn' given to the creek and mountain close by.
Another version of the word Kanyan is that it is derived from the Aboriginal word, 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 ...
, kanigan indicating daughter.
Kannagan Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. By 1898 the spelling of the name had changed to be Kanighan Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Kanighan State School. About 1946 the spelling changed to Kanigan State School. It closed in 1959.
Geography
Kanyan Road forms the northern boundary of the locality.
Deacons Creek rises in the southern part of the locality and flows through to the north-east, where it exits.
Mount Kanigan is in the north-west of the locality.
Mount Kanigan Nature Refuge is a private nature reserve on Repeater Station Road.
Infrastructure
The Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Na ...
runs along the eastern boundary.
The 128 km Gympie (Mt Kanigan) Radar Loop in the south west of the locality is a doppler radar station that is part of the National Radar Loop of the Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM or BoM) is an executive agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together ...
.
References
{{Gympie Region
Fraser Coast Region
Gympie Region
Localities in Queensland