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Cambooya
Cambooya is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cambooya had a population of 1,584 people. Geography Cambooya is in the Darling Downs region, west of the state capital, Brisbane. Outside of the town, the land use is a mix of dry and irrigated crop-growing and grazing on native vegetation. History European settlement of the area dates from 1840, when Arthur Hodgson chose of prime land, which he named Eton Vale. In 1843 the New South Wales Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christopher Rolleston, carried out a survey and reserved a site on Eton Vale for a township. He named it ''Cambooya''. The origin of the name is unclear. It has been suggested it is a rendering of the Aboriginal word ''yambuya'' meaning ''tubers growing in a water hole''. Another theory is that it derives from the Aboriginal word ''kambuya'' meaning an egg, skull or head or that it means ''reeds and rushes'', or ''many winds''. Cambooya was, in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. In 2018-2019, it had a A$491 million budget, of which A$316 million is for service delivery and A$175.13 million capital (infrastructure) budget. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Toowoomba Region existed as eight distinct local government areas: the City of Toowoomba and the Shires of Cambooya, Clifton, Crows Nest, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Pittsworth, and Rosalie. The City had its beginning in the Toowoomba Municipality which was proclaimed on 24 November 1860 under the ''Municipalities Act 1858'', a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland when it became a separate colony in 1859. William Henry Groom, sometimes described as the "father of Toowoomba", was elected its first mayor. It achieved a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyreema, Queensland
Wyreema is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wyreema had a population of 1,834 people. Geography Toowoomba–Karara Road passes through the locality and town from north to south, and Umbiram Road / Newman Road (which links Southbrook on the Gore Highway to the New England Highway) runs from west to east. The Southern railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Finnie) and exits to the west ( Umbiram). History The town takes its name from the Wyreema railway station on the Southern railway line; the origins of that name are unclear but it's not an Aboriginal name. The Southern railway line opened from Gowrie Junction to Hendon on 11 March 1869. Although it passed through present day Wyreema, there was no railway station in the area. On 19 September 1887, the Beauaraba branch railway line branched from the new Beauaraba Junction railway station () on the Southern line to Pittsworth (later extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felton, Queensland
Felton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Felton had a population of 276 people. Geography Hodgson Creek flows across the area and forms part of the southwest boundary. Felton East is a neighbourhood (). Felton has the following mountains: * Mount Perkins, named after local politician Patrick Perkins () * Mount Rolleston, named after Christopher Rolleston, Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Darling Downs () History The name ''Felton'' is taken from a pastoral run, which was named by pastoralist Charles Mallard, after his birthplace in England. In 1877, were resumed from the Felton pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877. Mount Kent State School opened on 14 May 1883 and closed on 1959. It was on Ted Mengel Road (). East Felton State School opened in October 1921 and closed in 1967. It was at 34 Nunkulla Road (). Felton Hall was built in 1931. In 2015 a new hall was built by relocating a building from St Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodgson Vale, Queensland
Hodgson Vale is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hodgson Vale had a population of 1,379 people. Geography Hodgson Vale is south of the city centre via New England Highway. The highway passes through the locality from the north ( Top Camp) to the west ( Vale View/ Cambooya). Hodgson Creek rises just to the north (Top Camp) and flows through the locality to the south-west (Cambooya). It eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River (part of the Murray-Darling basin) at North Branch. History The locality is believed to be named for Sir Arthur Hodgson, a pioneer and member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrego in 1868–1869. In July 1840 he selected the Eton Vale pastoral run (the second pastoral run selected in present-day Queensland). The Eton Vale homestead was beside Hodgson Creek in the present day locality of Cambooya. Hodgsons Vale Provisional School opened on 14 June 1906. It became Hodgsons Vale State Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Greenmount, Queensland
East Greenmount is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of East Greenmount had a population of 361 people. Geography East Greenmount is on the Darling Downs and, as its name suggests, to the immediate east of the locality of Greenmount. The town is in west of the locality at the junction of the New England Highway and the Greenmount Clifton Road. The New England Highway enters the locality from the south (Nobby), passes immediately east of the town and exits to the north-west ( Cambooya). Mount Sibley is an isolated peak in the south-east of East Greenmount (), rising to above sea level. The mountain was named after James Sibley, a pastoralist and publican, who leased the Clifton pastoral run in the early 1840s. Emu Creek commences at the northern boundary of the locality (formed by the confluence of Elliott Creek and Allan Gully in Ramsay) and exits to the west ( Greenmount). It is a tributary of Hodgson Creek, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale View, Queensland
Vale View is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Vale View had a population of 472 people. Geography The Southern railway line marks a small section of the northwest boundary of Vale View. The New England Highway is aligned with the southeast boundary. Shepperd is a neighbourhood () around the former Shepperd railway station on the Southern railway line (). There is an area of rural residential development in the north of the locality on the southern slope of Mount Shepperd. The rest of the locality is used for a mixture of cropping and grazing on native vegetation. History The name ''Shepperd'' is a railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 29 April 1915. The name was suggested by the Drayton Shire Council after Samuel Shepperd, the manager of Glengallan pastoral property. In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickanjinnie school building to Vale View. Vale View State School opened on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eton Vale
The Eton Vale Homestead Ruins are a heritage-listed site on the New England Highway, Cambooya, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The former homestead was built from onwards by Arthur Hodgson, and was destroyed by fire in 1912. The site was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Eton Vale Station was squatted in 1840 by brothers Arthur Hodgson and Christopher Pemberton Hodgson who had followed the Leslie Brothers onto the Darling Downs. It was the second run selected in Queensland. At the time it covered an area of . Originally a grazing property, wheat was grown from 1846 and it became a sheep stud in 1850. The slab house, erected soon after 1840 formed the core of a larger brick residence which continued to be added to up to as late as 1880. In the late 1840s, the squatters of the Darling Downs were able to purchase pastoral leases. Darling Downs became known as the 'jewel in the diadem of squatterdom' with an elite class living in com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenmount, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
Greenmount is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people. Geography Greenmount is a rural town on the Darling Downs. It is located just off the New England Highway south of the regional city of Toowoomba. History Greenmount was formerly known as Greenmount West, and prior to that as Emu Creek. It takes its present name from the property owned by Donald Mackintosh, a local farmer and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The region was settled by graziers in the 1840s; farming activities remain the chief source of employment in Greenmount today. In 1879 the post office called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek. Greenmount Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 11 July 1886. Greenmount Provisional School opened on 10 September 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Greenmount State School. The Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southbrook, Queensland
Southbrook is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Southbrook had a population of 626 people. Geography Southbrook is north-east of Pittsworth on the Darling Downs. The Gore Highway passes through the north of the town. History Previously under a pastoral run of Eton Vale, the area was further developed in the 1880s when it was used for dairying and cropping. The name has been attributed to be self-explanatory: a running brook or stream. Southbrook later became a stop on the Millmerran railway line. Eton Vale State School opened on 5 August 1878. In 1888 it was renamed Umbirom State School. In 1909 it was renamed Harelmar State School. It closed on 14 December 1962. It was at 29 Old School Lane (). Southbrook Provisional School opened on 11 September 1882. The first head teacher was George Henry Cooke, from 1 September 1882 to 10 August 1884. On 15 February 1886, it became the Southbrook State School. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsay, Queensland
Ramsay is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Ramsay had a population of 348 people. Geography The Great Dividing Range passes through Ramsay, entering from the north from Preston and exiting to the south-east ( Budgee / West Haldon). The terrain to the east of the range is mountainous with the following named peaks: * Darling Point () * Hay Peak () * Mount Allen () * Mount Boodgee () * Mount Neale () * Mount Prosper () * Paddy Point () * Prosperity Point () Within the locality, the range is a watershed with the creeks that rise to the east of the range contributing to the North East Coast drainage basin which enter the Coral Sea, while the creeks that rise to the west of the range are ultimately tributaries of the Condamine River, part of the Murray Darling drainage basin. The terrain in the locality to the west of the range is still hilly but overall flatter and lower (down to above sea level). The land use in the east of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbiram, Queensland
Umbiram is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Umbiram had a population of 139 people. History The locality, originally named as Umbirom, takes its name from the railway station name, on the Millmerran railway line, which is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the Gooneburra language) meaning ''winding creek''. The locality was given to be established by W. H. Groom (1833–1901), with some confusion involving Messieurs Arthur Hodgson __NOTOC__ Sir Arthur Hodgson Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG (29 June 1818 – 24 December 1902) was an Australian pioneer and politician. Early life Hodgson was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England; the second son of the Rev. ... (1818–1902) and Robert Ramsay (1818-1910). The Umbirom State School was approved by June 1877, built by June 1878, and continuing its operation beyond 1903. Flemington Provisional School opened on 18 May 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Fleming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Condamine
Condamine is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Condamine takes in areas to the north-west, west and south of Toowoomba. It includes a number of small towns, such as Oakey, Pittsworth, Cambooya and Clifton. The district is named for the Condamine River which runs through it. Created for the 2009 state election, it was mostly made up of territory previously belonging to the abolished districts of Cunningham and Darling Downs. It also drew a small number of voters previously belonging to the district of Toowoomba South. Originally proposed to be named Dalby by the Electoral Commission of Queensland, the name Condamine was adopted instead upon further review. There was also an earlier district known as Condamine that existed from 1950 to 1992. It was based in the same region. History The electorate's re-introduction at the 2009 state election pitted two sitting members against each other. MPs Ray Hopper and Stuart Cope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
