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Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stanthorpe lies on the New England Highway near the New South Wales border from Brisbane via Warwick, north of Tenterfield and 811m above sea level. The record low temperature of -10.6 °C (12.9 °F) was registered on June 23, 1961 in Stanthorpe. This is the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland. Stanthorpe was developed around Quart Pot Creek which meanders from south-east through the centre of town and then out through the south-west, where its confluence with Spring Creek forms the Severn River. Quart Pot Creek forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality, while the Severn River forms part of the south-western boundary. The New England Highway passes through the locality from Applethorpe in the north to Sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanthorpe–Texas–Inglewood Road
Stanthorpe–Texas–Inglewood Road is a continuous road route in the Southern Downs and Goondiwindi regions of Queensland, Australia. It has two official names: Stanthorpe–Texas Road and Inglewood–Texas Road. The entire route is signed as State Route 89. Tourist Drives 5 (Amiens) and 8 ( Glenlyon Dam) and the Shearer's Way all start in Stanthorpe and run concurrent with this road for part of its length. Stanthorpe–Texas Road (number 232) is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS) and Inglewood–Texas Road (number 231) is a state-controlled regional road. Route description The road commences as Stanthorpe–Texas Road (Connor Street) at an intersection with High Street in Stanthorpe. High Street is the former route of the New England Highway through Stanthorpe. The road runs generally west and south-west towards Texas, passing through several rural localities (see below). While still in Stanthorpe it passes under the cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland, at its northern end to Hexham, New South Wales, Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway (Australia), National Highway system, and forms part of the inland route between Brisbane and Sydney. State-controlled road in Queensland The Queensland segment of the New England Highway is a state-controlled road, subdivided into three sections for administrative and funding purposes. One of the three sections (number 22C) is part of the National Highway, while sections 22A and 22B are strategic roads. The sections are: * 22A – Yarraman to Toowoomba * 22B – Toowoomba to Warwick * 22C – Warwick to Wallangarra State-controlled roads that intersect with the highway are listed in the main article. Route At its northern end New England Highway connects to D'Aguilar High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamondvale, Queensland
Diamondvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Diamondvale had a population of 52 people. Geography The locality is bounded by Quart Pot Creek to the south and Kettle Swamp Creek to the north-west. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The locality was named and bounded on 15 December 2000. Demographics In the , Diamondvale had a population of 50 people. In the , Diamondvale had a population of 52 people. Education There are no schools in Diamondvale. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Stanthorpe State School and Stanthorpe State High School in neighbouring Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stant ... to the west. References {{Southern Downs Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite Belt
The Granite Belt is an area of the Great Dividing Range in the Darling Downs region of Queensland and the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The Granite Belt is centred on the town of Stanthorpe. The cool, high country of the granite belt is located on Queensland's southern border. It is the northernmost part of the New England Tablelands. The area gains its name from the predominantly granite rocks that distinguish it from other areas that make up much of South East Queensland. The Granite Belt is known for its spectacular flowers, and produces virtually all of Queensland's $40 million apple crop from one million trees grown by 55 orchardists. The area also lies within the Southern Downs region. Including the town of Warwick, the region has a population of 32,600 people. The major river in the region is the Condamine River, a tributary of the Murray River. Climate The Granite Belt has a subtropical highland climate that shares similarities to a typical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Applethorpe, Queensland
Applethorpe is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on Queensland's border with New South Wales. It is well known for the production of apples. It often records the lowest temperatures in Queensland. In the , the locality of Applethorpe had a population of 571 people. Geography The town is positioned on the New England Highway just north of Stanthorpe, Queensland, Stanthorpe in the Granite Belt region at an elevation of . The Southern railway line, Queensland, Southern railway line passes through the locality from north (The Summit, Queensland, The Summit & Glen Niven, Queensland, Glen Niven) to south (Stanthorpe). The town was served by the now-abandoned Applethorpe railway station (). History The area was originally called ''Roessler'' after an early German settler, but the name was changed to Applethorpe (reflecting the apple orchards in the district) in 1915, as part of the anti-Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severnlea, Queensland
Severnlea is a semi-rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Severnlea had a population of 382 people. Geography Severnlea is immediately south of the town of Stanthorpe. The New England Highway and the Southern railway line pass through the locality from north (Stanthorpe) to south ( Glen Alpin). The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned Severnlea railway station (). The Severn River also flows from north to south to the west of the highway and railway. The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ... on native vegetation, and crop growing. History The locality presumably takes its name from the Severn River. Beverley State School opened on 30 Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm King, Queensland
Storm King is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Storm King had a population of 106 people. Geography The west of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped. The east of the locality is flatter, contains the Storm King Dam created by impounding Quart Pot Creek. It supplies water both to residents of Stanthorpe and to irrigators. History The locality was named and bounded on 15 December 2000. The name presumably comes from the Storm King Dam, which takes its name from the Storm King Mining Company which was established by John Yaldwyn and James Ross, who built an earlier dam for mining purposes. The company, in turn, took its name from the sailing ship ''Storm King'', on which they migrated to Australia, arriving 9 February 1872. The present dam was first proposed in 1928 but was not built until 1954 by the Stanthorpe Shire Council (now Southern Downs Regional Council). It had filled by February 1954. Demographics In the , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoomba, Queensland
Kyoomba is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kyoomba had a population of 83 people. Geography Eukey Road forms the western boundary of the locality. Quart Pot Creek flows from the Storm King Dam in Storm King to the south through to the north of the locality and then forms the north-west boundary. Apart from some undeveloped hills in the locality, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. History Margaret Allison (née Dunkeld) opened the Kyoomba Sanatorium in late 1907 under the care of Dr Helen Shaw. During World War I, many Australia soldiers contracted tuberculosis or their lungs were harmed by gas attacks. Allison allowed the Australian Red Cross to use her sanitorium to treat the soldiers. As the number of soldiers needing treatment increased, she transferred control of the sanatorium to the Australian Government in March 1917, which expanded the facilities to treat increasing numbers of soldiers. It bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The region runs along the state's southern boundary with New South Wales and was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. As at 2024, it has an area of . In the , the Southern Downs Region had a population of 36,290 people. History The majority of the former Warwick Shire is home to the Githabul people who have lived around this area for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans in the early 1840s. The current area of the Southern Downs Region existed as two distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Warwick; which in turn consisted of four previous local government areas: ** the City of Warwick; ** the Shire of Allora; ** the Shire of Glengallan; ** the Shire of Rosenthal; * and the Shire of Stanthorpe. The City of Warwick came into being as the Warwick Municipality on 25 May 1861 under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalcouth, Queensland
Dalcouth is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border with New South Wales. In the , Dalcouth had a population of 220 people. Geography The locality is loosely bounded by the Great Dividing Range to the north-east and east, which forms the border with New South Wales. Mount Koola is a mountain in the north-west of the locality () which rises to . ''Koola'' is an Aboriginal wod meaning ''koala''. History Ten Mile Rock Provisional School opened on 27 July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Ten Mile Rock State School. In 1915, it was renamed Dalcouth State School. It closed in 1964. It was at 182 Gentle Road (). During 2020 and 2021, the Queensland border was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some border crossing points had Queensland Police checkpoints to confirm eligibility to enter Queensland, while other border crossing points were closed. At Dalcouth, the border crossing on Amosfield Road to New South Wales () was only open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tully, Queensland
Mount Tully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Tully had a population of 117 people. Geography The terrain is mountainous and most of the land use occurs in the flatter valleys. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some horticulture. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 15 December 2000. It presumably takes its name from some local mountain peak, but no mountain of that name is current officially gazetted. However, there are historic mentions of that mountain in the area. Mount Tully State School opened on 1921 under head teacher Ernest L. Schoch. It closed circa 1943. It was on the eastern side of Mount Tully Road (approx ). Demographics In the , Mount Tully had a population of 121 people. In the , Mount Tully had a population of 117 people. Education There are no schools in Mount Tully. The nearest government primary schools are Severnlea State School in neighbouring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenterfield, New South Wales
Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the junction of the New England and Bruxner highways, along the Northern Tablelands, within the New England, New South Wales, New England region. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a centre for the promotion of the federation of Australia. Geography Tenterfield is located at the northern end of the New England (Australia), New England region, at the intersection of the New England Highway, New England and Bruxner Highways. The town is the seat of the Tenterfield Shire. The closest nearby large town is Stanthorpe, Queensland, being 56 km north via the New England Highway. Tenterfield is three hours from Brisbane, Queensland (276 km), three hours from Byron Bay, New South Wales (205 km), two hours from Armidale, New South Wales (188 km) and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
