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Coominya
Coominya is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately from Wivenhoe Dam. In the , Coominya had a population of 1,200 people. Coominya sits on the land of the Indigenous Jagera people. Geography Coominya is bounded by Logan Creek to the north and Buaraba Creek to the south. Although located closely between Atkinson Dam to the south-west and Lake Wivenhoe to the north-east, it does not bound either of these two reservoirs. The Brisbane Valley Highway approximately follows its north-east border. The Brisbane Valley railway line passes through Coominya from the north-west to the south-east with the Coominya railway station serving the town. However, the railway line was closed in 1993. History From 1886 to 1906, the area was known as ''Bellevue'' (the local pastoral property). The name ''Coominya'' is believed to be derived from the Yuggera language w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coominya War Memorial
Coominya is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately from Wivenhoe Dam. In the , Coominya had a population of 1,200 people. Coominya sits on the land of the Indigenous Jagera people. Geography Coominya is bounded by Logan Creek to the north and Buaraba Creek to the south. Although located closely between Atkinson Dam to the south-west and Lake Wivenhoe to the north-east, it does not bound either of these two reservoirs. The Brisbane Valley Highway approximately follows its north-east border. The Brisbane Valley railway line passes through Coominya from the north-west to the south-east with the Coominya railway station serving the town. However, the railway line was closed in 1993. History From 1886 to 1906, the area was known as ''Bellevue'' (the local pastoral property). The name ''Coominya'' is believed to be derived from the Yuggera language where ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coominya Railway Station
Coominya railway station is central to all activities in historic Coominya village, located in the Somerset Region of South East Queensland. Coominya village, a township of approximately 467 persons is located in South East Queensland approximately 83 kilometres (52 miles) west of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city, in Australia. Coominya village which is approximately two km from Wivenhoe Dam can be accessed by road from the Brisbane Valley Highway which crosses the wall of the Dam further south. The completion of the construction of Wivenhoe Dam took place in 1985. Its purpose was as a flood mitigation and water storage measure. It also supplies drinking water to Brisbane and local regions. However, Coominya village and its historic buildings, such as the old railway station, are still dependent on tank water. Coominya railway siding came into being on 9 August 1886 and became known as 'Bellevue'. This occurred when the section of the Brisbane Valley railway line from L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coominya Soldier Settlement
Coominya Soldier Settlement was a soldier settlement in Coominya in the present-day Somerset Region local government area of South East Queensland, Australia. 100 soldiers settled in the settlement, each on approximately blocks. Approximately 3,000 acres of land was purchased from Messrs Robert, Samuel and William Watson on both sides of the Brisbane Valley railway line (Portions 94 to 141, Parish of Buaraba, and Portions 126 to 151 and 107 to 125, Parish of Wivenhoe). Part of the cattle station Bellevue (Portion 152 to 166, Parish of Wivenhoe) was also purchased and the total surveyed into 109 blocks of between and opened for settlement on 1 June 1920. Based on existing successful farms in the district, soldier settlers were encouraged to grow grapes and citrus trees. Each soldier was granted favourable terms to purchase land and equipment up to the value of £625 ($1,250). This covered the purchase of the land, a four roomed house, a horse and cart, a 6” hand plough, a han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wivenhoe Hill, Queensland
Wivenhoe Hill is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wivenhoe Hill had a population of 9 people. Geography The locality is beside Lake Wivenhoe, the impoundment created by the Wivenhoe Dam over the Brisbane River. As the name suggests, the locality is hilly with three named peaks: Wivenhoe Hill , Pine Hill and Wash Pool Knoll . For comparison the shoreline of the lake is above sea level depending on water levels in the dam. Although the locality is very close to the lake, the shoreline of the lake and the lake itself are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. The Brisbane Valley Highway passes from the very south-east of the locality to the south-west (Coominya). There are only a few roads in the locality; Logan Inlet Road provides access down to the lake shores for camping and recreational use. The principal land use in the locality is cattle grazing. History The locality takes its name from the hill () which in turn was named after a past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Railway Line
The Brisbane Valley railway line was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913, the railway provided a vital transport link between Ipswich and Yarraman and forged development and prosperity along its path. The line acquired its serpentine reputation because it did not take a straight course when faced with a hill or gully."Triumph of Narrow Gauge: A History of Queensland Railways" by John Kerr 1990 Boolarong Press, Brisbane The line branched from the main western line to Toowoomba at Wulkuraka a short distance west of Ipswich and struck a north-westerly route towards Fernvale and Lowood before continuing on via Toogoolawah and Blackbutt to Yarraman. It became one of the few branch lines to accommodate passenger and mixed trains and the introduction in 1928 of rail motor services ensured that it retained an important passenger traffic role. Passenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moombra, Queensland
Moombra is a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moombra had a population of 9 people. Geography The locality is located on the north-western side of Lake Wivenhoe created by the Wivenhoe Dam across the Brisbane River. Although very close to the lake, the lake and its shoreline are within the locality of Lake Wivenhoe. The Brisbane Valley Highway passes through the locality from south (Coominya Coominya is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region in South East Queensland, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Brisbane and approximately from Wivenhoe Dam. In the , Coominya had a population of 1,200 peop ...) to north ( Glen Esk). The principal land use is cattle grazing. History The name Moomba is believed to be the Waka language name for the land between Mount Hallen and the Brisbane River (now Lake Wivenhoe). Following the closure of the Riverside Pine Mountain school, the Five Mile Water Provisional Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset Region
The Somerset Region is a local government area located in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, about northwest of Brisbane and centred on the town of Esk. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Esk and the Shire of Kilcoy. It is commonly known as the Brisbane Valley, due to the Brisbane River which courses through the region, although significant parts of the region lie outside the hydrological Brisbane Valley itself. The Esk and Kilcoy Shires were amalgamated to consolidate the water catchments for the Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams. The Local Government Reform Commission identified that the long-term future of Somerset would be as a major water catchment for the SEQ region with farming being the main economic activity within a water catchment management regime. The "planning strategy and land use policies" implemented by the Somerset Regional Council are therefore "directed this end". The Somerset Regional Council, which administers th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarendon, Queensland
Clarendon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clarendon had a population of 244 people. Geography The locality takes its name from Lake Clarendon (approx to the south-west). Lockyer Creek enters the locality from the south-west ( Mount Tarampa / Rifle Range) and forms part of the southern boundary of the locality. The creek then passes through the locality and then forms its northern, north-eastern, and eastern boundaries before exiting to the south-east ( Patrick Estate / Lowood). History Clarendon railway station is an abandoned railway station on the dismantled Brisbane Valley railway line (). Clarendon railway station was in use from 1886 to 1995 (it was called Tarampa railway station initially but was renamed). Lockyer Creek Provisional School opened circa 1891. In 1892, it was renamed Lockyer Provisional School. It closed in 1915. Its location was described as "near Clarendon". Clarendon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atkinsons Dam, Queensland
Atkinsons Dam is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people. Geography Atkinson Dam occupies most of the locality. The northern boundary of the locality is marked by Buaraba Creek, a tributary of Lockyer Creek The Lockyer Creek is a creek located in South East Queensland, Australia. A tributary of the Brisbane River, the creek is a major drainage system in the Lockyer Valley. Rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, the creek flows .... History Atkinson's Lagoon Provisional School opened on 6 August 1885. On 1 January 1909, it was upgraded to a State School. It closed in 1968. It was located near the intersection of the south-west corner of the present Atkinsons Dam Road and Rocky Creek Road (). In the Atkinsons Dam had a population of 205 people. References External links {{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Valley Highway
The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It links the Warrego Highway near Ipswich and the D'Aguilar Highway about north of Harlin. Its direction follows the approximate course of the Brisbane River. It is part of State Route A17, which is duplexed with the D'Aguilar Highway to Nanango and then becomes the Burnett Highway. State Route 85 is duplexed with the Brisbane Valley Highway from Esk to the D'Aguilar Highway. The highway crosses the Wivenhoe Dam about north-west of Fernvale. Upgrades Intersection with Warrego Highway From 2015, the intersection with the Warrego Highway was converted into a grade-separated interchange. Pedestrian facilities A project to upgrade pedestrian facilities in Fernvale, at a cost of $1.566 million, was due for completion in early 2022. Safety improvements A project to improve safety on a section of the highway, at a cost of $14.4 million, was due for completion in mid-2022. Pavement rehabilitation A project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Cavendish, Queensland
The County of Cavendish is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county includes the northern part of the Toowoomba Region and the western part of the Somerset Region. at Queensland Archives. The county was officially named and bounded by the in Council on 7 March 1901 under the ''Land Act 1897''. Parishes Cavendish is divided into parishes, listed as follows:
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Patrick Estate, Queensland
Patrick Estate is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Patrick Estate had a population of 199 people. Geography The Brisbane River forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Lockyer Creek forms part of the western boundary before passing through the locality from west to east to its confluence with the Brisbane River. History The locality is named after William Patrick and John Patrick, who selected land on the north side of lower reaches of Lockyer Creek on 22 July 1868. Patrick Estate State School opened on 28 January 1925. In the Patrick Estate had a population of 199 people. Education Patrick Estate State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 816 Mahon Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 42 students with 3 teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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