Widgee is a rural
locality
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in 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 create ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Widgee had a population of 794 people.
History
The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words ''Witchee Witchee'' meaning ''listen'' or ''hark''.
In 1887, of land were resumed from the Widgee Widgee pastoral run. The land was
offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.
Widgee Provisional School opened on 11 July 1892. It became Widgee State School on 1 January 1909.
On 10 August 1912 at the Lands Office at Gympie, the
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
offered for selection 48 agricultural lots in the Widgee Repurchased Estate. The lots ranged in size from , in total . 17 blocks were situated around Waroonga Creek to the north-west of Widgee Mountain () while 31 blocks were situated to south around Widgee Creek and Little Widgee Creek. The blocks were described as suitable for dairying and general farming with an average annual rainfall of .
At the , Widgee had a population of 788.
Heritage listings
Widgee has a number of
heritage-listed sites, including:
* Woolooga Road, Upper Widgee:
Wodonga House
Wodonga House is a heritage-listed farmhouse at Woolooga Road, Widgee, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1902. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
History
The former Wodonga house was con ...
Education
Widgee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2156 Gympie-Woolooga Road ().
In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).
There are no secondary schools in Widgee; the nearest one is James Nash State High School in Gympie.
References
Further reading
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External links
Community website{{Gympie Region
Gympie Region
Localities in Queensland