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Boonara
Boonara is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. History The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862. Land in Boonara was Land selection in Queensland, open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx ). St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. Heritage listings The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway () is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register. Amenities St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway (). There is a cemetery behind the church. References External links {{Gympie Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boonara Cemetery, 2015
Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. History The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862. Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx ). St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. Heritage listings The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway () is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The .... Amenities St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boonara Homestead, 2015
Boonara is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. History The Boonara pastoral station was established in 1862. Land in Boonara was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Boonara Provisional School was opened on 20 January 1902. In 1909 became Boonara State School. It closed on 22 May 1964. It was on the Burnett Highway just to the south of the homestead (approx ). St David's Anglican Church opened in 1914. In the , Boonara had a population of 74 people. Heritage listings The Boonara Homestead at 1791 Burnett Highway () is listed on the Gympie Heritage Register Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The .... Amenities St David's Anglican Church is at 7179 Burnett Highway (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tansey, Queensland
Tansey is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tansey had a population of 144 people. Geography The north and centre of the locality is within Grongah National Park, which extends into neighbouring localities Malarga, Gigoomgan, Calgoa, and Mudlo. Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is cattle grazing. The Burnett Highway passes through the south-west of the locality from Boonara in the south to Booubyjan in the west. The town is located on the highway at its intersection with the Kilkivan Tansey Road, which provides a connection to Kilkivan. History The town takes its name from selector Michael Tansey, a resident on "Lakeview" from 1877. On 26 September 1926, an Apostolic church was opened by Reverend W. Neimeyer. It was at 103 Wittenberg Road (). Circa 1997, the church was relocated to 19 Olive Street, Goomeri. Tansey State School opened on 6 June 1916. It closed on 13 December 1996. It was on Planted Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomeribong, Queensland
Goomeribong is a locality in the Gympie Region, 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_ ..., Australia. In the , Goomeribong had a population of 41 people. History Land in Goomeribong was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. In July 1906, 32 allotments were advertised for selection by the Department of Public Lands Office. The map advertising the land selection states the allotments are portions in the Parishes of Murgon, Goomeribong and Barambah. The portions were left over from 5 April 1906. References External links Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{GympieRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crownthorpe, Queensland
Crownthorpe is a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region, in 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_ ..., Australia. In the Crownthorpe had a population of 41 people. History Crownthorpe Provisional School opened on 1 September 1914. On 1 December 1914 it became Crownethorpe State School. It closed in 1952. In the Crownthorpe had a population of 41 people. References South Burnett Region Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{GympieRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goomeri, Queensland
Goomeri ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Goomeri had a population of 664 people. Geography The town is located on the intersection of the Burnett, Bunya and Wide Bay Highways, from the state capital, Brisbane. The main street is Moore Street; the Burnett Highway follows Moore Street through the town. Goomeri lies west of the Coast Range. History European settlement in the Goomeri area began in 1846 with the establishment of Booubyjan Homestead and Boonara Station. The Kilkivan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in 1902, and the Goomeri to Wondai section opened on 14 September 1903. The line was officially closed in early 2010. Closer settlement took place in 1911 with the sale of rural allotments and town blocks. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnabar, Queensland
Cinnabar is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cinnabar had a population of 72 people. Geography The Wide Bay Highway enters the location from the north-west (Kilkivan) and exits to the south-west (Kinbombi). The Breezer is a mountain in the south-west of the locality () which rises to above sea level. Cinnabar State Forest is a forest reserve in the north-west of the locality (). Apart from the state forest, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop-growing around the creeks. History In 1872, the mineral cinnabar (a sulphide of mercury) was found on the sheep station of J.D. Mactaggart west of Kilkivan. The heavy dark-red stones found contained 24% mercury in addition to copper selenide. Mercury was extensively used in gold production in Australia at that time, but no significant quantities of mercury had been found in Australia and mercury had to be imported. A number of mining companies were e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobbs Hill, Queensland
Cobbs Hill is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, 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_ ..., Australia. In the , Cobbs Hill had a population of 22 people. References South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland {{SouthBurnett-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnett Highway
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway (at Yarraman, south of Nanango) and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road (part of Australia’s Country Way) by the Queensland Government. History In January 2013, Cyclone Oswald caused flood damage to the road and a partial closure between Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan, which took longer than a year to repair. Roads of Strategic Importance upgrade The Roads of Strategic Importance initiative, last updated in March 2022, includes the following project for the Burnett Highway. Intersection upgrade A project to upgrade the intersection of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St David's Anglican Church, Boonara, 2015
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Gympie Regional Council
The Gympie Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Shire of Cooloola, Cooloola and Shire of Kilkivan, Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro. The Regional Council, which governs the Region, has an estimated operating budget of Australian dollar, A$50 million. History ''Gabi-Gabi language, Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gubbi Gubbi country. The Gubbi Gubbi language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Queensland, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough, Queensland, Maryborou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie Heritage Register
Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the central business district for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the Gympie Region local government area. As of June 2021, Gympie had a population of 53,851. Gympie is famous for its gold field. It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register. History '' Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture''.'' Gympie's name derives from the Gubbi Gubbi word ''gimpi-gimpi'', which means "stinging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
