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Moree Plains Shire
Moree Plains Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is located adjacent to the Newell and Gwydir Highways and the North West railway line. The Mayor of Moree Plains Shire Council is Cr. Katrina Humphries, an independent politician. Towns, villages and localities The main town and seat of Council is Moree. Other towns and villages in the Shire include Ashley, Boomi, Boggabilla, Garah, Gurley, Millie, Mungindi, Pallamallawa and Weemelah. Heritage listings Moree has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 15 Gwydir Street: ''Alloway'' Demographics At the , there were people in the Moree Plains local government area, of these 50.8 per cent were male and 49.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 20.8 per cent of the population which is approximately n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 and 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in Canada or the United States, there is only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between counties and cities. The Australian local government is generally run by a council, and its territory of public administration is referred to generically by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as the local government area or LGA, each of which encompasses multiple suburbs or localities often of different postcodes; however, stylised terms such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungindi Railway Line
The Mungindi railway line is a railway line in northern New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Main North line at Werris Creek station and heads north-west through the towns of Gunnedah and Narrabri before reaching Moree which for many years was the railhead before the extension to Mungindi was constructed. The line is currently truncated to Weemelah between Moree and Mungindi. Passenger trains still operate to Moree, and goods trains (mainly wheat) operate to Camurra. As of 1 September 2009, services have been suspended between Camurra and Weemelah. The line between Werris Creek and Moree is also known as the North-West line.''A History of the Mungindi Branch Line'' Milne, R. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May 1995 pp115-136 History The line opened from Werris Creek to Gunnedah in 1879, Narrabri in 1884 and Moree in 1897. Moree was for many years the railhead for the large sheep stations in the area, however the construction by the Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander People
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples of the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and the Torres Strait Islander peoples from the seas between Queensland and Papua New Guinea. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples or the person's specific cultural group, is often preferred, though the terms First Nations of Australia, First Peoples of Australia and First Australians are also increasingly common; 812,728 people self-identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in the 2021 Australian Census, representing 3.2% of the total population of Australia. Of these indigenous Australians, 91.4% identified as Aboriginal; 4.2% identified as Torres Strait Islander; while 4.4% identified with both groups. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alloway (cottage)
''Alloway'' is a heritage-listed cottage located at 15 Gwydir Street, Moree, in the Moree Plains Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built during 1875. The cottage was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April, 1999. Description The house appears to date from the 1870s. The doorbell is dated 1876 while the cast iron lace work is dated 1880. It is sited on land granted to James Traynor in 1860. Alexander McIntosh bought the house in 1882 and the late F. J. Crowe purchased it from the MacIntosh Estate in 1951. The house is built of large weatherboards and has a steeply pitched gabled roof. A smaller gable breaks the line of the front verandah roof. The verandah is decorated with cast iron lace valances and brackets and has wooden posts and a brick floor. The eastern side has been enclosed with gauze. French doors with wooden shutters, brass door knobs and curved glass open onto the front verandah. A kitchen wing adjoins the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weemelah
Weemelah is a small village in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is 3 km north off the Carnarvon Highway and 27 km east of Mungindi. At the , Weemelah had a population of 139. The main industry is agriculture. The Country Women's Association of New South Wales meets in Weemelah Hall. The nearest public transport is at Moree railway station. There are no schools in Weemelah, local children travel to Mungindi Mungindi is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia. The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales. Within Queensland, the locality is split between the ... for their education. The residents of Weemelah were isolated in January 2004 after local flooding. Weemalah is situated on the Mungindi, or North West railway line, 762 km from Sydney. A railway station opened in 1914 as Bunarba and was renamed Weemalah in 1926. Passenger trains operated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallamallawa
Pallamallawa or "Pally" is a small rural village approximately 30 kilometres east of Moree, in north-western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the banks of the Gwydir River, two kilometres north of the Gwydir Highway between Inverell and Moree. At the , Pallamallawa had a population of 253 people. The village is a service centre for surrounding agricultural production. The majority of the population was Christian, with Anglicans accounting for nearly half of the population, followed by Catholics and Presbyterians. Around 30% of the population was studying non-school based qualifications. The unemployment rate was 4%. The region's agriculture industries are diverse and include irrigated crops (such as cotton and pecans), as well as livestock (mostly beef cattle) and cropping (mostly cereals and rotational legumes). The pecan industry is now well establishebut growth in other novel crops, including olives, demonstrates a high level of innovation in agriculture. Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungindi
Mungindi is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia. The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales. Within Queensland, the locality is split between the Shire of Balonne (the western part) and the Goondiwindi Region (eastern part) with the town in the Shire of Balonne. It possesses a New South Wales postcode. Mungindi sits on the Carnarvon Highway and straddles the Barwon River (New South Wales), Barwon River which is the Queensland borders, border between New South Wales and Queensland. At the , Mungindi had a population of 601 on the New South Wales side, while the population on the Queensland side was 146. Geography ''Mungindi'' means ''water hole in the river'' in Gamilaraay language, Kamilaroi. Located uniquely on both sides of the New South Wales and Queensland border, Mungindi is the only border town in the Southern Hemisphere with the same name on both sides of the border. The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millie, New South Wales
Millie is a small locality in Moree Plains Shire, in northern New South Wales, Australia. It lies about 45 km southwest of Moree and 600 km northwest of Sydney. At the , it had a population of 28. According to William Ridley, "Millie" was a Kamilaroi name of meaning "white pipe clay" or "silicate of magnesia" (talc Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder. This mineral is used as a thickening agent a ...). Another 1901 source suggested it came from an Australian Aboriginal word "Mil" meaning "eye". References Moree Plains Shire North West Slopes Localities in New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurley, New South Wales
Gurley is a small town in the northwest of New South Wales, Australia between Narrabri and Moree. The Newell Highway Newell Highway is a national highway in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It provides the major road link between southeastern Queensland and Victoria via central NSW and as such carries large amounts of freight. At in length, the Newell is th ... and the North-West railway line pass through the township. A now-closed railway station opened in 1897. NSWrail.net, accessed 3 September 2009. ''Gurley Siding'' Post Office opened on 16 March 1898 and was renamed ''Gurley'' in 1917. Gurley railway station References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garah, New South Wales
Garah is a town in north western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Moree Plains Shire local government area. At the , Garah and the surrounding area had a population of 306. Geography Garah is on the Carnarvon Highway, north west of the state capital, Sydney and north west of the regional centre of Moree. It is on the Mungindi railway line (also known as the North West railway line) between Mungindi and Moree. History The name of the town is an Aboriginal word meaning long or a long distance. The Garah railway station was open between 1913 and 1974. A branch of the Bank of New South Wales was opened in Garah in January 1919. The Presbyterian church in Garah was officially opened on Sunday 21 April 1929 by the Right Reverend A. P. Camerson, church Moderator. Facilities Facilities in the town include a post office, primary school, police station, tennis courts, grain silo, CWA hall, town hall, pre-school, corner shop, pub, race course, small petrol bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boggabilla
Boggabilla is a small town in the far north of inland New South Wales, Australia in Moree Plains Shire. At the , the town had a population of 551, of which 63% identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The name Boggabilla comes from Gamilaraay ''bagaaybila'', literally "full of creeks". The same "creek" element is found in the name of Boggabri. Geography Boggabilla is located on the Newell Highway north of Moree. Toomelah Station is within the locality and the town of Goondiwindi is nearby, across the border in Queensland. Population According to the 2016 census of Population, 551 people were in Boggabilla. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 62.7% of the population. * About 91.3% of people were born in Australia and 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. * The most common responses for religion were Anglican 52.7% and no religion 22.2%. Transport Boggabilla used to have a railway service, but this has been cut back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomi, New South Wales
Boomi is a town in north western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Moree Plains Shire local government area, north west of the state capital, Sydney, on the border on the New South Wales side of the MacIntyre River. Boomi is west of the Queensland town of Goondiwindi and north of Moree in New South Wales. At the 2016 census, Boomi and the surrounding farming area had a population of approximately 200. History Gamilaraay (Gamilaroi, Kamilaroi, Comilroy) is a language from South-West Queensland and North-West New South Wales. The Gamilaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Balonne Shire Council, including the towns of Dirranbandi, Thallon, Talwood and Bungunya as well as the border towns of Mungindi and Boomi extending to Moree, Tamworth and Coonabarabran in NSW. Climate The average annual rainfall has been but the recordings show that the pattern over the years has not been consistent. The. climate varies fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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