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Shire Of Jondaryan
The Shire of Jondaryan was a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately west of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Oakey, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region. Its growth in later years has been fuelled by the expansion of Toowoomba and suburbs such as Glenvale and Westbrook. History Jondaryan Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1738. The divisional offices were located in Toowoomba, Queensland, outside of the division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Jondaryan Division became Shire of Jondaryan on 31 March 1903. Until 1960, the Shire's offices were located at Snell and Russell Streets, Toowoomba. Many of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Gowrie
The Shire of Gowrie was a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. History The ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' created local government areas across Queensland; one of these was the Gowrie Division which came into existence on 11 November 1879 with a population of 2898. On 20 August 1887, a part of the Gowrie Division was separated to form the Shire of Drayton. ''The Local Authorities Act 1902'' replaced divisions with towns and shires, resulting in Gowrie Division becoming the Shire of Gowrie on 31 Mar 1903. On 25 January 1913, the Shire of Gowrie was abolished and was split between the Town of Newtown and the Shire of Jondaryan, which were eventually amalgamated into the present-day Toowoomba Region. Presidents * 1883: James Taylor (Queensland politician), James Taylor References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gowrie Shire Former local government areas of Queensland 1913 disestablishments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowrie Junction, Queensland
Gowrie Junction is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north-west of Toowoomba. In the , Gowrie Junction had a population of 2,030 people. The town of Gowrie is in the eastern part of the locality (). Geography The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing passes through the southern part of the locality with no intersections. The Western railway line passes through the locality with the Gowrie railway station () serving the town of Gowrie. Tilgonda railway station is a closed railway station on the railway line in the west of the locality (). History The name ''Gowrie'' comes from the Gowrie pastoral station operated by Henry Hughes and Frederick N. Isaac who used the name from 1847. It is thought to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word ''cowarie'' which might refer either to Gowrie Creek or mean ''freshwater mussel''. The name ''Junction'' relates to the former Gowrie Junction railway station which was the junction between the Southern and Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evanslea, Queensland
Evanslea is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Evanslea had a population of 41 people. Norillee is a neighbourhood (). Geography Evanslea has the following mountains: * Mount Russell () * Mount Taylor () Evanslea railway station is an abandoned railway station on the closed Cecil Plains railway line (). The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation, mostly in the south-east of the locality. Road infrastructure The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west. History The locality takes its name from the Evanslea railway station, which was named after Charles Barnard Evans, Commissioner for Railways in Queensland from 1911 to 1918. The railway station on the Cecil Plains railway line opened in September 1915 with Evanslea as its terminus. It was subsequently extended to Cecil Plains. The neighbourhood of Norillee takes its name from the Norillee railway station (in neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotswold Hills, Queensland
Cotswold Hills is a rural-residential locality within Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cotswold Hills had a population of 1,620 people. Geography Cotswold Hill is located by road north-west of the city centre off Warrego Highway. It is a rural-residential area with homes on small acreages. It is bounded to the north by Holmes Road, to the east by Boundary Street, to the south by Bridge Street and the Toowoomba Connection Road, and to the west (partly) by Gowrie Junction Road.by Holmes Road The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (Warrego Highway) passes through the north-western corner of the locality () with no intersections within the locality. History Cotswold Hills was in the Shire of Jondaryan until the amalgamation in 2008 that created the Toowoomba Region. In the , Cotswold Hills had a population of 1,278 people. In the , Cotswold Hills had a population of 1,620 people. Education There are no schools in Cotswold Hills. The neare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton, Queensland
Charlton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, located west from the Toowoomba city centre off the Warrego Highway. In the , Charlton had a population of 120 people. Geography The Western railway line marks the northern boundary of the locality, while the southern boundary roughly follows Dry Creek. The higher of the two peaks of Gowrie Mountain (674 metres above sea level) is in the far west of the locality while the second lower peak (630 metres above sea level) is in the neighbouring locality of Gowrie Mountain. The Warrego Highway passes through Charlton, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Warrego Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass, while to the east is the former Warrego Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Connection Road (A21). To the south-west is the new portion of the Gore Highway The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowenville, Queensland
Bowenville is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The town's economy rested on the rail industry and with the winding down of the railways the population declined. In the , the locality of Bowenville had a population of 250 people. Geography Just north of the Warrego Highway east of Dalby, Bowenville has the basic requirements for the traveler, including fuel, a post office, barbecues, a hotel and public telephone. It is a short drive from two major tourist attractions in the region, the historic Jondaryan Woolshed and the New Acland Coal Mine. The Western railway line passes through the locality with Bowenville railway station () serving the town. Further west of the town are three other railway stations on the line: * Auchmah railway station, now closed () *Koomi railway station () * Kommamurra railway station () History Bowen Provisional School opened on 21 June 1898. It became Bowenville State School on 1 January 1909. In Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubigny, Queensland
Aubigny is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Aubigny had a population of 254 people. Geography The former locality of Tangkam () is in the northern part of Aubigny. It took its name from the Tangkam railway station () on the Cecil Plains railway line. The name ''Tangkam'' is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''sour''. The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road passes through from north-east to south-west. History Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed on 1940. It was at 317 Ciesiolka Road (). Aubigny was at the centre of the Westbrook Homestead area. The town lots were offered for sale in the new town of Aubigny in December 1885, but only two lots were sold at that time, one to the Lutheran church and one to the Catholic church. St John's Lutheran Church opened in 1886. On Sunday 22 September 1929, a new larger church was buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athol, Queensland
Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The Gore Highway passes through Athol, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Gore Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass The Toowoomba Bypass, known as Toowoomba Second Range Crossing during planning and construction, is a grade separated, dual carriageway bypass and partial ring road constructed to the north and west of Toowoomba, Queensland. Construction comm ..., while to the east is the former Gore Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Athol Road (A139). To the south-west is the unchanged portion of the Gore Highway. History Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962. It was located on the north-east corner of Athol School Road and Berghofer Road (). In the , Athol had a population of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Crows Nest
The Shire of Crows Nest was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northeast of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Crows Nest, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1913 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region. Its growth in later years has been fuelled by the expansion of Toowoomba, particularly the suburbs of Highfields and Blue Mountain Heights which, with a combined population of 7,333 in 2006, were home to over half the shire's population. History Crows Nest was named after an Aboriginal man called Jimmy Crow, who lived in a hollow tree near the present council swimming pool. Timber hauling bullock teams would stop in this area overnight and Jimmy Crow used to give them directions. There is a 6 ft statue of Jimmy Crow in Centenary Park, Crows Nest to honour this legend. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Clifton
The Shire of Clifton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region. History The Clifton Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1382. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Clifton Division became the Shire of Clifton on 31 March 1903. On 23 January 1915, part of the Shire of Clifton was amalgamated with the Town of Allora to create the new Shire of Allora. The Shire of Clifton continued with smaller boundaries. On 15 March 2008, under the ''Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007'' passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Clifton merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. All laws applicable in Queensland are authorised by the Parliament of Queensland, with the exception of specific legislation defined in the Constitution of Australia, very limited criminal law applying under the Australia Act 1986 as well as a small volume of remaining historical laws passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and the Imperial Parliament. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
