Windera is a town in the

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and a

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split between the South Burnett Region and the

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, Australia. In the the locality of Windera had a population of 93 people.

Geography

Windera was the terminus of the

Windera railway line The Windera Branch Railway is a branch railway line from Barlil to Windera in Queensland, Australia. History Contemporaneously with parliamentary approval for the Murgon-to-Proston railway line came authorisation for a branch line from B ...

, a branch line from the Murgon-to-Proston railway line. Both lines are now closed.

History

Land in Windera was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Windera Creek Provisional School opened on 13 May 1920, later becoming Windera Creek State School. In the late 1930s or early 1940s it was renamed Windera State School. The town was originally shown on a 1924 survey plan as ''Kantara'' with the railway station named ''Jelanga'', assigned by the

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on 18 March 1924. However, on 2 August 1924, the station was renamed ''Windera'' after a pastoral run operated from 1849 by pastoralist Paul Lawless. The town name changed to match the railway station. On Saturday 28 March 1925, the railway line from Barlil to Windera was officially opened by

Alfred James Jones Alfred James Jones (4 October 1871 – 7 October 1945) was an Australian politician who served as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council and as Lord Mayor of Brisbane. Early life Alfred ...

, the Minister for Mines and formerly the Member of the

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for Burnett. The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity was dedicated on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. Its closure on 3 June 2005 was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan. In the the locality of Windera had a population of 93 people.

Education

Windera State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2588 Gayndah Murgon Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

References

External links

Town map of Windera, 1982
{{authority control Towns in Queensland South Burnett Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland