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Wondai
Wondai () is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wondai had a population of 1,975 people. Geography Wondai is located to the south of the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. History The name ''Wondai'' is believed to be an aboriginal word from the Wakawaka language derived from either meaning ''dingo'' (a native dog) or meaning ''nape of the neck''. Wondai was first settled in the 1850s and closer settlement took place in the early 1900s. Wondai Provisional School opened on 2 May 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Wondai State School. A secondary department was added in 1964. Wondai Methodist Church opened on Sunday 4 October 1908, being replaced by the current church building on 9 August 1914. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Wondai Uniting Church. In December 1912, a Baptist church opened in Wondai. St Mary's Angli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bunya Highway
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways. It is a state-controlled regional road (numbers 45A (Dalby to Kingaroy) and 45B (Kingaroy to Goomeri)). The Bunya Highway passes near the Bunya Mountains National Park, which is popular with tourists. The highway is named after the Bunya-bunya ''Araucaria bidwilli'', which grows in the area and the seeds of which were (and still are) a favourite food of the Aborigines. The road continues east of Goomeri as the Wide Bay Highway, connecting it to Gympie. In 2008, the intersection with Burnett Highway was reconstructed to favour Murgon-bound traffic. List of towns along the Bunya Highway * Dalby * Bell * Kumbia * Kingaroy * Memerambi * Wooroolin * Tingoora * Wondai * Murgon * Goomeri Major intersections Inters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ficks Crossing, Queensland
Ficks Crossing is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ficks Crossing had a population of 39 people. Geography Barambah Creek loosely bounds the locality to the north-east and east, while its tribuatary Yellow Waterhole Creek loosely bounds the locality to the south-east. The Bunya Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Murgon), crossing Barambah Creek on the John Krebs Bridge (), and exits to the west (Wondai). The land use is predominantly Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation. History The locality presumably takes its name from the Ficks Crossing ford over Barambah Creek (). The low-level bridge was constructed over the creek at the crossing in 1917. The approaches to the bridge were carried away by flood water in 1923. In 1935, ongoing problems with the low-level bridge resulted in a request to the Queensland Government to build a high-level bridge. A weir for irrigation just ups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tingoora, Queensland
Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tingoora had a population of 272 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Chinchilla–Wondai Road ( State Route 82) enters from the west and terminates in a T-intersection with the Bunya Highway. History Charlestown Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1894. The Kilkvan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in December 1904, with Tingoora served by the now-abandoned Tingoora railway station (). The town takes its name from the railway station which was named for the local Indigenous Australian word in the Waka language for the wattle tree. The Tingoora railway bridge is the longest surviving wooden railway bridge in the South Burnett. The Theebine to Kingaroy line was officially closed in early 2010. The restored curved railway bridge is now part of the Kingaroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charlestown, Queensland
Charlestown is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Charlestown had a population of 79 people. Geography Most of Charlestown is within protected areas including Wondai State Forest, McEuen State Forest, Cherbourg National Park, and Cherbourg Conservation Park. Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. History Charlestown Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1894. Demographics In the , Charlestown had a population of 65 people. In the , Charlestown had a population of 79 people. Education There are no schools in Charlestown. The nearest government primary schools are Wondai State School in neighbouring Wondai to the north-west, Tingoora State School in neighbouring Tingoora to the west, Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the south-west, and Moffatdale State School in neighbouring Moffatdale to the north-west. The nearest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chelmsford, Queensland
Chelmsford is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Chelmsford had a population of 100 people. History Chelmsford State School opened on 23 August 1910. It closed circa 1972. The school was located on the south-east corner of the intersection of Tingoora Chelmsford Road and Springs Road / Old Chemsford Road (). Demographics In the Chelmsford had a population of 124 people. In the , Chelmsford had a population of 100 people. Education There are no schools in Chelmsford. The nearest government primary schools are Wheatlands State School in neighbouring Wheatlands to the north, Wondai State School in neighbouring Wondai to the south-east, and Tingoora State School in Tingoora to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 9) and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queenslan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Greenview, Queensland
Greenview is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Greenview had a population of 78 people. History Greenview Provisional School opened in July 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Greenview State School. It closed in 1935. It re-opened in 1948 and finally closed in 1973. It was located at 696 Tingoora Chelmsford Road (). Demographics In the , Greenview had a population of 93 people. In the , Greenview had a population of 78 people. Education There are no schools in Greenview. The nearest government primary schools are Wondai State School in neighbouring Wondai to the east and Tingoora State School in neighbouring Tingoora to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) and Murgon State High School in Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a population of 32,555 in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008). The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local government. History This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Kingaroy; * the Shire of Nanango; * the Shire of Murgon; * and the Shire of Wondai. The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wheatlands, Queensland
Wheatlands is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wheatlands had a population of 82 people. Geography Barambah Creek forms the northern and eastern boundaries of the locality. The land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. History Wheatlands State School opened on 17 November 1913. Demographics In the , Wheatlands had a population of 88 people. In the , Wheatlands had a population of 82 people. Education Wheatlands State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 422 Byee Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 75 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Wheatlands. The nearest are Wondai State School (to Year 9) in neighbouring Wondai to the south and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in neighbouring Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cherbourg, Queensland
Cherbourg (), formerly known as Barambah, Barambah Aboriginal Settlement and Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, is a rural town and locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg, South Burnett region, Queensland, Australia. The traditional owners of this area are the Wakka Wakka People. In the , the locality of Cherbourg had a population of 1,194 people, of whom 1,151 (96.4%) identified as Indigenous Australians. Geography Cherbourg is located off the Bunya Highway approximately north-west of Brisbane and from the town of Murgon. It is situated on Barambah Creek, close to Bjelke-Petersen Dam. History Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Cherbourg, Murgon, Kingaroy, Gayndah, Eidsvold and Mundubbera. The town was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Murgon
Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern part of the Burnett River drainage basin, catchment. Industries include peanuts, dairy farming, beef and cattle production and wine. The Indigenous Australian settlement of Cherbourg, Queensland, Cherbourg is just south of Murgon. History Wakawaka language, Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Cherbourg, Queensland, Cherbourg, Murgon, Kingaroy, Gayndah, Eidsvold, Queensland, Eidsvold and Mundubbera. Opened on 14 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kingaroy
Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. In the , the locality of Kingaroy had a population of 10,266 people. Kingaroy is the Seat of government, seat of the South Burrnett Region. It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and its peanut silo dominates the skyline. Kingaroy is also known as the hometown of former Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Geography Kingaroy is surrounded by extensive (and very picturesque) farmlands interspersed with low rolling hills. The Booie Range lies immediately north-east of the town and the Bunya Mountains about to the south-west. The Stuart Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Brisbane Courier
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast. It is available for purchase both online and in paper form throughout Queensland and most regions of Northern New South Wales. History 19th century origins The history of ''The Courier-Mail'' is through four mastheads. The '' Moreton Bay Courier'' later became '' The Courier'', then the '' Brisbane Courier'' and, since a merger with the ''Daily Mail'' in 1933, ''The Courier-Mail''. The ''Moreton Bay Courier'' was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Its first editorial promised to "make known the wants of the community ... to rouse the apathetic, to inform the ignorant ... to transmit truthful representations of the state of this unrivalled portion of the colony to o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
