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Nearum, Queensland
Nearum is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nearum had a population of 24 people. Geography Nearum Road traverses the locality, entering from the west ( New Moonta) and exiting to the south-east (Doughboy / Horse Camp). The land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The Mount Perry railway line The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essenti ... was extended through Nearum to Boolboonda on 12 November 1883, with the locality served by the Goyan railway station (). This section of railway was closed in 1960 and removed in 1961, due to declining traffic revenues. Demographics In the , Nearum had a population of 4 people. In the , Nearum had a population of 24 people. Education There are no schools in Nearum. The nearest go ... [...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] |
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] |
Boolboonda
Boolboonda is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boolboonda had a population of 55 people. History The name ''Boolboonda'' is reported an Aboriginal word created by local people to represent the sound of blasting to excavate the railway tunnel on the Mount Perry railway line which was built from 1882 to 1884. Boolboonda Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed circa 1884. It reopened circa 1897, becoming Boolboonda State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 9 February 1973. The school was located south of Tunnel Road (). Demographics In the , Boolboonda had a population of 52 people. In the , Boolboonda had a population of 55 people. Heritage listings Boolboonda has the following heritage listings: * Boolboonda State School, Boolboonda Tunnel Road * Boolboonda Tunnel, Boolboonda Tunnel Road Education There are no schools in Boolboonda. The nearest government primary school i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Perry Railway Line
The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essential to provide cheap transport and make the mining of low percentage ore viable. Maryborough and Bundaberg vied for the opportunity to be the terminus and the latter city was successful. Survey A survey dated 20 March 1875 proposed a line from North Bundaberg, thus avoiding an expensive bridge over the Burnett River, west to Gin Gin and then via the old road and telegraph route to Moolboolaman but still some distance short of Mount Perry. There were delays in gaining official approval for the line to the extent that, when Queensland Parliament finally approved construction, mining at Mount Perry was substantially curtailed. Opening The first 65 kilometre section from North Bundaberg railway station (originally called Bundaberg statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoralism
Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The animal species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses, and sheep. Pastoralism occurs in many variations throughout the world, generally where environmentally effected characteristics such as aridity, poor soils, cold or hot temperatures, and lack of water make crop-growing difficult or impossible. Operating in more extreme environments with more marginal lands means that pastoral communities are very vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Pastoralism remains a way of life in many geographic areas, including Africa, the Tibetan plateau, the Eurasian steppes, the Andes, Patagonia, the Pampas, Australia and many other places. , between 200 million and 500 million people globally practiced pa ... [...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] |
New Moonta
New Moonta is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , New Moonta had a population of 78 people. History The Mount Perry railway line opened to Boolboonda Boolboonda is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boolboonda had a population of 55 people. History The name ''Boolboonda'' is reported an Aboriginal word created by loc ... on 12 November 1883, with New Moonta being served by the Ellimatta railway station (). The local miners began to lobby for a school in October 1903. Tenders were called in January 1904 to erect a provisional school. The school building was completed in May 1904. New Moonta Provisional School opened on 4 July 1904 under teacher Miss Ruddy. On 1 January 1909, it became New Moonta State School. It closed in 1926. It was at 209 Nellers Road (). The Mount Perry railway line through New Moonta closed on 31 October 1960. Demographics In the , N ... [...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] |
Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surrounding the city. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the City of Bundaberg with the Shires of Burnett, Isis and Kolan. The Bundaberg Regional Council, which administers the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$89 million. In the , the Bundaberg Region had a population of 99,215 people. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Bundaberg Region existed as four distinct local government areas: * the City of Bundaberg; * the Shire of Burnett; * the Shire of Isis; * and the Shire of Kolan. Local government in the Bundaberg area began on 11 November 1879 with the creation of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. These included the Barolin, Burrum and Kolan divisions. The first eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Moonta, Queensland
New Moonta is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , New Moonta had a population of 78 people. History The Mount Perry railway line opened to Boolboonda Boolboonda is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boolboonda had a population of 55 people. History The name ''Boolboonda'' is reported an Aboriginal word created by loc ... on 12 November 1883, with New Moonta being served by the Ellimatta railway station (). The local miners began to lobby for a school in October 1903. Tenders were called in January 1904 to erect a provisional school. The school building was completed in May 1904. New Moonta Provisional School opened on 4 July 1904 under teacher Miss Ruddy. On 1 January 1909, it became New Moonta State School. It closed in 1926. It was at 209 Nellers Road (). The Mount Perry railway line through New Moonta closed on 31 October 1960. Demographics In the , N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gin Gin, Queensland
Gin Gin is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gin Gin had a population of 1,139 people. Geography Gin Gin is located on the Bruce Highway, approximately 51 km west of Bundaberg, Queensland, Bundaberg and 370 km north-west of Brisbane, the state capital. The town owes its existence to its strategic location about halfway between Brisbane and Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton. It is often used as a stop-over point for drivers travelling between these two centres. Bundaberg–Gin Gin Road (List of road routes in Queensland#3r, State Route 3) runs east from the Bruce Highway, and Gin Gin–Mount Perry–Monto Road runs west from the highway. History Gureng-Gureng language, Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Goor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Perry, Queensland
Mount Perry is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 487 people. The neighbourhood of Drummers Creek is in the locality (). Geography The Perry Fault, a major regional strike-slip structure in South East Queensland is in the New England Orogenic Belt. Mount Perry is about northwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, and about west of Bundaberg, Queensland, Bundaberg. The town is nestled in a valley near Mount Perry, the area's highest mountain. The Normanby Lookout is located on Normanby Range Road off Towns Creek Road from the Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road and offers views of the Mount Perry Township and the surrounding countryside. Schuh’s Lookout is on Schuhs Lookout Road off the Monto-Mount Perry Road at the top of the range, offering views south of Mount Perry. History Gureng-Gureng language, Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
