Morganville is a rural
locality
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in the
Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg 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 city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
Geography
The locality is bounded by the Old Gayndah Road to the north, 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 ...
to the east, the Goodnight Scrub Road to the south-east, and the Perry River to the west.
Perry River is a neighbourhood () around the Perry River, a tributary of the Burnett River (). The name ''Perry'' refers to the mountain Mount Perry, which, in turn, was named after shepherd William Perry on the
Tenningering pastoral run in the 1860s.
History
The locality takes its name from the railway station, which was the terminus of the
branch line from Goondoon. The name was assigned by the
Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
on 14 March 1929 (although the line didn't open until 5 October 1931). It was named after politician
Godfrey Morgan
''Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery'' (french: L'École des Robinsons, literally ''The School for Robinsons''), also published as ''School for Crusoes'', is an 1882 adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel tells of a wealthy y ...
who was Secretary for Railways from 1929 to 1932 and who officially opened the line.
[
Perry River State School opened on 19 May 1925 under head teacher Norman Pyle. It closed on 9 December 1988.]
Education
There are no schools in Morganville. The nearest government primary schools are Booyal Central State School in neighbouring Booyal to the east and Wallaville State School in neighbouring Wallaville
Wallaville is a rural town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north of the state capital, Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. In the , Wallaville had a population of 410 people.
Geograp ...
to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the north and Isis District State High School
Isis District State High School, established in 1961, is located in the town of Childers, Queensland, set across two campuses on approximately . It is at a midpoint between the major centres of Bundaberg and Maryborough. As well as providing a ...
in Childers to the east.
Amenities
The Goodnight Scrub Hall is at 333 Goodnight Scrub Road ().
References
{{Bundaberg Region
Bundaberg Region
Localities in Queensland