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Langdon, Queensland
Dows Creek is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dows Creek had a population of 146 people. Geography Langdon is a neighbourhood within the locality (). History Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930. Dow's Creek Provisional School opened on 17 April 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Dows Creek State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. It was at 1081 Mount Ossa Road (). The school's website was archived. Demographics In the , Dows Creek had a population of 136 people. In the , Dows Creek had a population of 146 people. Education There are no schools in Dows Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gargett State School in neighbouring Gargett, Queensland, Gargett to the south and Mirani State School in Mirani, Queensland, Mirani to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School, also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual states and territories of Australia, state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owens Creek, Queensland
Owens Creek is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Owens Creek had a population of 193 people. Geography Mount Castor is in the south-east of the locality (), rising to above sea level. History The locality takes its name from the former Owens Creek railway station, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger t ... on 16 March 1922. The Mackay Railway was extended from Gargett to Owens Creek on 28 August 1922, with the locality being served by the following railway stations (from north to south): * Owens Creek railway station () * Pakula railway station () * Abbottville railway station () * Mount Castor railway station () The railway line to Owen Creek closed on 23 March 1970, to be repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the Constitution of Queensland, state constitution. Since Federation of Australia, federation in 1901, Queensland has been a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the Australian Government, federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Federalism in Australia, Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Family History Society
The Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) is an incorporated association formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The society was established in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. They aim to promote the study of family history local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... families. At the end of 2022, the society relocated from 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne () to its new QFHS Family History Research Centre at 46 Delaware Street, Chermside (). References External links * Non-profit organisations based in Queensland Historical societies of Queensland Libraries in Brisbane Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Standard (Brisbane)
''The Daily Standard'' was a newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 1912 to 1936. The newspaper was closely affiliated with the Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch). The newspaper was published from its first edition on Tuesday 10 December 1912 through to its 7322nd edition on Tuesday 7 July 1936. One of its strongest supporters was Richard Sumner who actively promoted and put up his personal assets as a financial guarantee for it. Sumner was a board member for many years and chairman for several years. The editors of ''The Daily Standard'' included: * Walter Russell Crampton Contributors to ''The Daily Standard'' included: * Walter Russell Crampton, sometimes under the pseudonym of Jack Aster * Henry Tardent, agricultural editor 1913–1929 Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackay Region
The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869. It has an estimated operating budget of A$118 million. In the , the Mackay Region had a population of 121,691 people. History '' Yuwibara (''also known as ''Yuibera, Yuri, Juipera, Yuwiburra)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwibara country. It is closely related to the Biri languages/dialects. The Yuwibara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Mackay Region.' Prior to 2008, the Mackay Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: * the City of Mackay; * the Shire of Mirani; * and the Shire of Sarina. The city had its beginning in the Mackay Municipality which was proclaimed on 22 September 1869 under the ''Municipal Institutions Act 1864''. Its fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Postcodes in Australia, Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage of suburb (municipality outside of a big city). The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "neighbourhood" or "district", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eungella Hinterland, Queensland
Eungella Hinterland is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eungella Hinterland had "no people or a very low population". Geography Eungella Hinterland is mountainous undeveloped terrain with individual peaks including (from north to south): * Mount Macartney () * Mount Cauley () * Mount Margaret () * Mount Lilian () * Mount Consuelo () * Mount Omega () * Mount William () * Mount David () * Mount Dalrymple () The eastern half of the locality is a protected area, including the Macartney State Forest, Eungella National Park, Pelion Forest Reserve and Pelion State Forest. History The locality takes its name from the town and pastoral run name, which in turn was named in July 1876 by explorer Ernest Favenc in July 1876. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word, meaning ''land of cloud''. Demographics In the , Eungella Hinterland had "no people or a very low population". In the , Eungella Hinterland had "no people or a very low pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gargett, Queensland
Gargett is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gargett had a population of 191 people. Geography Gargett is in east central Queensland, located from Mackay. History The locality takes its name from the Gargett railway station, which in turn was named (but misspelled) after John Garget, a railway construction contractor. Barker's Creek Provisional School opened on 16 September 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Barker's Creek State School. It closed in 1954. The railway from Paget reached Gargett in 1902. It was a busy station during the sugar crushing season. Gargett Post Office opened by October 1910 (a receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... had been open from 1909). Gargett State School op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirani, Queensland
Mirani () is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mirani had a population of 1,806 people. Geography The locality of Mirani is predominantly flat land used for sugar cane farming. It is bounded to the south by Lake Kinchant, the impoudment created by the Kinchant Dam. The Pioneer River passes through the locality from west to north and forms part of the northern boundary. The Mackay–Eungella Road passes from east to north-west through the locality. There are a network of private tramways through Mirani to transport the sugar cane to the Mackay Sugar mills. The town of Mirani is situated centrally within the locality on the eastern bank of the Pioneer River with Mackay-Eungella Road passing through it. History '' Yuwibara (''also known as ''Yuibera, Yuri, Juipera, Yuwiburra)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwibara country. It is closely related to the Biri languages/dialects. The Yuwibara lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benholme, Queensland
Benholme is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ..., Australia. In the , Benholme had a population of 81 people. Demographics In the , Benholme had a population of 91 people. In the , Benholme had a population of 81 people. Education There are no schools in Benholme. The nearest government primary schools are Mirani State School in neighbouring Mirani to the east and Gargett State School in neighbouring Gargett to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School, also in Mirani. References {{Mackay Region Mackay Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
