Wyandra is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Shire of Paroo
The Shire of Paroo is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of . In the , the Shire of Paroo had a populati ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , the locality of Wyandra had a population of 78 people.
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Geography
The Warrego River
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flows from north to south through the locality. The Mitchell Highway
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also passes from north to south through the locality to the east and roughly parallel with the river. The town is in roughly the centre of the locality just to the east of the river and west of the highway, west of the state capital, Brisbane
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and north of Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2021 Au ...
.
History
The region was first colonised by the British in 1861 when Henry and Frederick Weaver formed the Claverton Downs pastoral run on the Warrego River. The Weavers were from the English town of Bath
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, and named their property after Claverton Down
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Primarily a rural area with relatively few houses, it is home to the University of Bath, the ...
near Bath.
In the mid 1860s the Claverton Native Police
Australian native police were specialised mounted military units consisting of detachments of Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal troopers under the command of European officers appointed by British colonial governments. The units existed in va ...
barracks were established on Claverton Downs.
Claverton was renamed Wyandra in 1896.
The town grew with the completion of the Western railway line from Charleville in 1897 and quickly became a centre for local grazing properties.
The Wyandra Provisional School opened on 10 February 1898 and became Wyandra State School on 1 January 1909.
In February 1921, the citizens of Wyandra erected a war memorial on the corner of Macks and Warrego Streets in honour of those residents of the district who served in the military during World War I
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. The memorial has a digger statue and lists the names of the 23 who enlisted and commemorates the three who died.
A powerhouse was established in 1955 with generators that came from Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2021 Au ...
. Wyandra was connected to the state electricity grid
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in 1970. The obsolete powerhouse was placed on Standby and later converted into a museum.
Demographics
In the , the locality of Wyandra had a population of 116 people.
In the , the locality of Wyandra had a population of 99 people.
In the , the locality of Wyandra had a population of 78 people.
Media
Wyandra receives transmissions from the following radio stations:
* ABC Radio Western Queensland – 603 AM
* 4VL (Resonate Radio) – 93.9 FM
* ABC Radio National – 106.1 FM
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation transmits ABC and its sister Channels, ABC Kids, ABC TV Plus
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, ABC Me
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and ABC NEWS ABC News most commonly refers to:
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to Wyandra through its Cunnamulla relay station, ABCAQ, situated at 28°2′54″S 145°42′6″E.
The Seven Network
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and its sister channels 7two, 7mate
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and 7flix
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7flix targets a variety of viewers and offers drama, comedy, reality, docusoap, and movies.
History
On 18 Decembe ...
transmit to Wyandra through its regional area affiliate, ITQ.
Network Ten
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and its sister channels 10 Bold
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, 10 Peach
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and 10 Shake
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It originally launched as 10 Shake on 27 September 2020, as Network 10's third multichannel. As 10 ...
transmit to Wyandra through its regional area affiliate, CDT.
The Nine Network and its sister channels 9Gem
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The la ...
, 9Go!
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and 9Rush
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transmit to Wyandra through its regional area affiliate, Imparja Television
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.
The Special Broadcasting Service
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and its sister channels SBS Viceland
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, SBS World Movies
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and SBS Food
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also transmit to Wyandra.
Facilities
Paroo Shire Council
The Shire of Paroo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of . In the , the Shire of Paroo had a population of 1,679 people.
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operates Wyandra Library at Macks Street.
Wyandra has the Powerhouse Museum. The Wyandra hall has a park behind the hall and public toilets in front of the hall. There is a free caravan park behind the school.
Education
Wyandra State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Moody Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 4 students with 1 teacher and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Wyandra; the nearest are Charleville State High School in Charleville and Cunnamulla P–12 State School in Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2021 Au ...
(both approximately away). The alternatives are distance education
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and boarding school.
References
Further reading
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External links
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Paroo Shire Council – Wyandra
– Official website
Community website
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Towns in Queensland
Shire of Paroo
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