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Kingaroy
Kingaroy () is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Road Junction, junction of the D'Aguilar Highway, D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highway, Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. In the , the locality of Kingaroy had a population of 10,266 people. Kingaroy is the Seat of government, seat of the South Burrnett Region. It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and its peanut silo dominates the skyline. Kingaroy is also known as the hometown of former Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Geography Kingaroy is surrounded by extensive (and very picturesque) farmlands interspersed with low rolling hills. The Booie Range lies immediately north-east of the town and the Bunya Mountains about to the south-west. The Stuart Rive ...
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Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen (13 January 191123 April 2005) was an Australian politician and farmer who served as premier of Queensland between 1968 and 1987, for almost 20 years, as state leader of the National Party (earlier known as the Country Party). Bjelke-Petersen was born in New Zealand's North Island to Danish immigrant parents. His family moved back to Australia when he was a child and settled on farming property near Kingaroy, Queensland. He left school at the age of 14 and went into farming. Bjelke-Petersen was elected to the Kingaroy Shire Council in 1946 and to the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1947 state election. He would serve in state parliament for over 40 years, holding the seats of Nanango (1947–1950) and Barambah (1950–1987). Bjelke-Petersen was appointed as a government minister in 1963 and succeeded as premier and Country Party leader in 1968 following the death of Jack Pizzey. He would lead the party to seven consecutive election ...
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Booie, Queensland
Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Booie had a population of 1,094 people. Geography Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (). Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (). History The name ''Booie'' derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning ''carpet snake''. Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892. In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected. Booie State School closed circa 1963. It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road (). It initially operated as a half time school with the nearby Holbrook (possibly Hollbrook) school. Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939. It was on the north-east corner of Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road and Redvale Road (). Hillsdale State School opened ...
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D'Aguilar Highway
The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with the Bunya Highway in Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, and Nanango. The highway is approximately in length. The D'Aguilar Highway's highest elevation along its length is 527 m just north of Yarraman, and the lowest point is at 26.8 m just west of Caboolture. State-controlled road D'Aguilar Highway is a state-controlled regional road, much of which is also rated as "state-strategic". It is defined in three sections, as follows: * Number 40A, Caboolture to Kilcoy, regional. * Number 40B, Kilcoy to Yarraman, regional and state-strategic. * Number 40C, Yarraman to Kingaroy, regional and state-strategic. State Route 85 The section of this highway between Caboolture and Harlin is part of State Route 85, which extends for over from Bribie Island to Nindigully, duplexing with the Brisban ...
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Crawford, Queensland
Crawford is a rural Suburb in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Crawford had a population of 182 people. History The locality takes its name from the Crawford railway station named by Queensland Railways Department in 1904, named after engineer Hugh Ralston Crawford who supervised the construction of the Wondai-Kingaroy railway. Logboy Provisional School opened on 22 April 1902. On 1 January 1909, it became Logboy State School. It was at 289 Weens Road (now within the present-day locality of Kingaroy). In 1911, it was moved to its current position and renamed Crawford State School, opening with 29 students. Crawford Methodist Church was built in 1915. It could seat 100 people and was built at a cost of £300. It is no longer extant. Demographics In the , Crawford had a population of 142 people. In the , Crawford had a population of 182 people. Education Crawford State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 215 ...
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Bunya Highway
The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways. It is a state-controlled regional road (numbers 45A (Dalby to Kingaroy) and 45B (Kingaroy to Goomeri)). The Bunya Highway passes near the Bunya Mountains National Park, which is popular with tourists. The highway is named after the Bunya-bunya ''Araucaria bidwilli'', which grows in the area and the seeds of which were (and still are) a favourite food of the Aborigines. The road continues east of Goomeri as the Wide Bay Highway, connecting it to Gympie. In 2008, the intersection with Burnett Highway was reconstructed to favour Murgon-bound traffic. List of towns along the Bunya Highway * Dalby * Bell * Kumbia * Kingaroy * Memerambi * Wooroolin * Tingoora * Wondai * Murgon * Goomeri Major intersections Inters ...
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Gordonbrook, Queensland
Gordonbrook is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gordonbrook had a population of 184 people. Geography Gordonbrook mainly consists of grazing land, with irrigated crops growing close to the banks of the Stuart River. The Stuart River dissects the locality, with the large artificial lake, the Lake Gordonbrook damming the river in the northern part of the district. Very little of the area is developed with most of the land covered by bush and grazing land. Reedy Creek, a tributary of Stuart River downstream of Gordonbrook Dam, is another major waterway in the locality. History Gordonbrook was one of the districts used for soldier settlements after World War I. In February 1920, an initial total of were divided in 25 land parcels offered up for selection by returned soldiers and the general public. Although it was recommended that the settlers grow cotton, most took up dairying. By June 1923 there were 29 settlers in the scheme ...
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Taabinga, Queensland
Taabinga is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Taabinga had a population of 601 people. History The town takes its name from the Taabinga pastoral run occupied by pastoralist Charles Robert Haly circa 1849, using Waka language word, Bujiebara dialect, ''dha-bengga'' indicating ''place of jumper ants''. Taabinga Village Provisional School opened on 10 August 1897. On 1 January 1909, it became Taabinga Village State School. It closed on 16 July 1961 and the students transferred to the new Taabinga State School. St Paul's Anglican church was dedicated in 1904. It closed in 1910. The church building was moved to Taabinga Village. Erin Vale State School opened in 1911, but was renamed Stuart Valley State School in 1912. It closed in 1961. It was at approx 15 Toomeys Road () to the east of the Stuart River. Taabinga Road State School opened circa August 1924. On 1 November 1924, it was renamed Boonyouin State ...
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Memerambi, Queensland
Memerambi is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Memerambi had a population of 338 people. Geography The town is on the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Nanango railway line ran immediately west of the highway with the town being served by the Memerambi railway station (). History The name ''Memerambi'' is an Aboriginal word for the sugargum tree. The town was surveyed on 7 May 1904 by surveyor Hector Munro. On 17 October 1904, the first government land sales occurred in the new town of Memerambi with 58 town lots and 74 suburban lots on offer. On 19 December 1904, the final stage of the Nanango railway line from Murgon to Kingaroy was opened with Memeambi railway station serving the town. This section of the line was closed in July 1964. Memerambi Provisional School opened on 16 October 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Memerambi State School. The school celebrated its cent ...
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Inverlaw, Queensland
Inverlaw is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Inverlaw had a population of 190 people. History Four Mile Gully Provisional School opened on 12 November 1907; it was built by Messrs Knudsen and Kirchheim at a cost of £99. On 1 January 1909, it became Four Mile Gully State School. On 17 September 1912, it was renamed Inverlaw State School. It closed on 24 May 1968. It was at 168 Wooden Hut Road (corner of Inverlaw School Road, ). In 1910, an organisation of local farmers called the Four Mile Gully Association was formed. In 1918, it decided that the public hall was needed. In 1920, pioneer R.J. Crawford donated two acres of land for the hall. The Inverlaw Farmers Hall was opened in 1921. Its centenary was celebrated on Saturday 19 June 2021. A stump-capping ceremony was held for the Inverlaw Methodist Church on Thursday 29 March 1917. The church was completed later that year. It could seat 120 people and was built at a cost of £230. ...
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South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a population of 32,555 in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008). The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local government. History This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Kingaroy; * the Shire of Nanango; * the Shire of Murgon; * and the Shire of Wondai. The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided in ...
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Coolabunia, Queensland
Coolabunia is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coolabunia had a population of 173 people. Geography The D'Aguilar Highway passes through from south-east to north-west. Hornley is a neighbourhood (). It takes its name from the Hornley railway station name, which was named on 15 March 1911 after Ezra Horne and Hubert Horne, who were pioneer selectors in the area around 1887. Ushers Hill is in the south-west of the locality (), rising to above sea level. History The locality name is derived from the Waka language, Bujiebara dialect, Gowrburra clan words "koala" and "buani" (meaning ''sleeping''), as the area was a camp site on Aboriginal walking tracks to the Bunya Mountains. Coolabunia railway station, named for the locality, was on the former Nanango railway line. Coolabunia Provisional School opened on 16 June 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Coolabunia State School. Coolabunia West Provisional School opened on 13 June ...
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Corndale, Queensland
Corndale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Corndale had a population of 58 people. Geography Childs Hill is in the centre of the locality (), rising above sea level. The land use is a mixture of crop-growing and grazing on native vegetation. History Corndale State School (sometimes written as Corn Dale State School) opened on 23 July 1912 and closed in 1959. It was on Corndale Road (formerly Barkers Creek Road) at . In 1956, the Methodist Church in Memerambi was relocated to Corndale where it opened in 1957. It was originally built in Memerambi in 1908 at a cost of £100. In 1977, it became Corndale Uniting Church. Demographics In the , Corndale had a population of 42 people. In the , Corndale had a population of 58 people. Education There are no schools in Corndale. The nearest government primary schools are Wooroolin State School in neighbouring Wooroolin to the north-west and Crawford State School in Crawford to th ...
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