Widgee Crossing South is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
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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 ...
,
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 , Widgee Crossing South had a population of 35 people.
Geography
The ''
Mary River'' forms the north-eastern boundary. ''Eel Creek'' forms the south-eastern boundary and part of the eastern as it flows north to join the ''Mary'', while ''Snake Creek'' forms part of the southern boundary before it joins the ''Eel''.
Widgee Crossing is a ford over the Mary River ().
History
The two localities of
Widgee Crossing North and Widgee Crossing South take their names from the ford over the Mary River. This was an important crossing point during the Gympie gold rush. As the names suggest, Widgee Crossing North is on the northern side of the ford and Widgee Crossing South is on the southern side of the ford. A bridge was built but it was washed away in a flood in the 1960s.
References
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Gympie Region
Localities in Queensland