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Ideraway
Ideraway is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ideraway had a population of 31 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the south-eastern boundary, while Reid Creek forms the western boundary. The Burnett Highway passes through the south-western corner. The town is located in the south-east of the locality and most of the housing is within the town. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation in the south of the locality with crop growing more in the north of the locality. History The town's name was derived from the name of a pastoral run, leased from 1848 by James Blair (or Blain) Reid J.P. Reid acquired the leases of the six stations of sheep country which comprised Ideraway over a period of ten years. The stations were called Tanjour, Binjour, Branch Creek No. 1, Jonday, Penang, and Nour-Nour. In 1869 the leases on Penang and Nour-Nour, at the northern end of the run, were excised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Lawless, Queensland
Mount Lawless is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Lawless had a population of 9 people. Geography The Burnett River forms most of the eastern boundary. It drains a basin covering which is 1.9% of the total area of Queensland. Despite its name, the mountain Mount Lawless is in the far south-east of the neighbouring locality of Yenda to the north. The nearest large town is Gayndah which is distant in a direct line or by road. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the river. History The area had started growing small crops, citrus orchards, grain and dairy cattle by 1905. The Gayndah area is still known for these primary industries, with irrigation, today. At the time the Burnett River Bridge was being built (1906-7), the site selected was "said to possess considerable scenic beauty. The exact spot is on a basalt crossing, on either side of which are large lagoons, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Accord, Queensland
Bon Accord is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bon Accord had a population of 29 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north-west and west by the Burnett River. The Bon Accord Wetheron Road enters the locality from the south (Gayndah) and exits to the north ( Wetherton). The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing near the Burnett River and its tributary Barambah Creek. History Bon Accord Provisional School opened about September 1901. It became Bon Accord State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendances, it closed about May 1922. It was located on the eastern bank of Barambah Creek immediately north of the Bon Accord Wetheron Road (approx ). Demographics In the , Bon Accord had a population of 19 people. In the , Bon Accord had a population of 29 people. Education There are no schools in Bon Accord. The nearest government primary school is Gayndah State School in neigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reids Creek
Reids Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Reids Creek had a population of 41 people. Geography Reid Creek enters the locality from the north and flows through to become the south-east boundary. Binjour Range forms the western boundary. The Burnett Highway passes through from the south-east to the west. History Reid's Creek Upper Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Reid's Creek Upper State School. It had a closure between 1905 and 1907 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently in 1922. It was in a pocket of the creek (approx ). Reid's Creek State School opened in 1909 and closed in 1963. It was on the Burnett Highway (). Norwood State School opened in 1920 and closed in 1952. It was on Reids Creek Road near the intersection with present-day Guyatts Road (). Demographics In the , Reids Creek had a population of 54 people. In the , Reids Creek had a population of 41 people. Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binjour
Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Binjour had a population of 86 people. Geography Binjour is in the Wide Bay-Burnett region on the Burnett Highway by road north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Binjour Range Rest Area, at the top of the range, is near the southern end of the Binjour Plateau. Gurgeena is near the northern end of the plateau. The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from east to west. It is within the Burnett River drainage basin. History The Binjour Plateau was first surveyed by Mr R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension. The purpose of the survey was to find land suitable for agriculture. Closer settlement would yield economic benefits for both the railway and the farmers. His report was laid before the Queensland Parliament on 16 November 1897. At this time the plateau was unnamed. Binjour Station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayndah
Gayndah () is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region. In the , the locality of Gayndah had a population of 1,949 people. Geography Gayndah is on the Burnett River and the Burnett Highway passes through the town. Apart from the town in the western part of the locality, the land is used for cropping and grazing. The Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway, Mungar Junction to Monto Branch railway line once passed through the town, but it has since been closed and now lies abandoned. Duchess Mountain is immediately to the south-west of the town () and at provides excellent views over the town ( above sea level). Gayndah is north of the state capital, Brisbane, and west of the regional city of Maryborough, Queensland, Maryborough. Agriculture and grazing have been the dominant industries of the area. The town is the centre of Queensland's largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branch Creek, Queensland
Branch Creek is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Branch Creek had a population of 33 people. Geography Branch Creek (from which the locality presumably takes its name) rises in the north-west of the locality and flows to the south of the locality where it becomes a tributary to Reid Creek (which was also known as Binjour Creek), which then continues south to Binjour. History The bushranger "the Wild Scotchman" was said to have hidden out in the vicinity of Branch Creek and the adjacent Mungy Station in the mid-1860s. The bushranger was said to have visited the Black Horse Hotel which was on the old Gayndah-Dalgangal road where it passed through Branch Creek. Branch Creek No. 1 was one of the stations that comprised the pastoral run of Ideraway. Fontainebleau State School opened at Branch Creek on 16 September 1915. It closed in 1964. It was on a site on the north-eastern side of Binjour Branch Creek Road (). Demographics In the , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Burnett Region
The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$32 million. In the , the North Burnett Region had a population of 10,068 people. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the North Burnett Region, located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as six distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Biggenden; * the Shire of Eidsvold; * the Shire of Gayndah; * the Shire of Monto; * the Shire of Mundubbera; * and the Shire of Perry. The first local government in the North Burnett area was the Gayndah Municipality, which was created on 28 November 1866 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1864. On 11 November 1879, the Rawbelle and Perry Divisions were created to serve regional areas under the ''Divisional B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yenda, Queensland
Yenda is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ..., Queensland, Australia. In the , Yenda had a population of 16 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary of the locality. Mount Lawless is a mountain in the far south-east of the locality () rising to above sea level. It is close to, but not within, the locality of Mount Lawless, Queensland, Mount Lawless to the south. History The locality takes its name from a pastoral run taken up by Robert Wilkin. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''swamp''. Yenda Provisional School opened on 8 June 1925 as a half-time school in conjunction with Mingo Crossing Provisional School (meaning they shared one teacher between them). Both schools closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirnbir, Queensland
Dirnbir is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dirnbir had a population of 59 people. Geography The Burnett River forms the southern boundary of the locality at an elevation of while Reid Creek (a tributary of the Burnett River) forms the eastern boundary. The land in the locality rises toward the north with two peaks: Mount Gayndah in the south of the locality at and an unnamed peak in the south-west at . A number of creeks rise in the locality and flow south or east to become tributaries of the Burnett River or Reid Creek respectively. The more mountainous areas are undeveloped land. The predominant land use is grazing with some irrigated farming near the Burnett River. History The locality takes its name from the Dirnbir railway station () on the now closed Mungar Junction to Monto branch railway. The Queensland Railways Department named the station on 28 February 1913 using an Aboriginal word meaning ''grey ironbark tree''. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier (Brisbane)
A courier is a person, company or vehicle that transports mail and small items. Courier may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' The Couriers'', a series of graphic novels * ''The Courier'', and ''Come Again Courier'', two novels in the 1970s Tobin series by the British author Stanley Morgan * The Courier or Courier 6, the player character in the video game '' Fallout: New Vegas'' * Courier (''Akudama Drive''), a fictional character from the anime ''Akudama Drive'' * ''Courier'' (album), 2002 album by Richard Shindell Film and television * ''Courier'' (film), a 1986 Soviet film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov * ''The Courier'' (1988 film), a 1988 British thriller film * ''The Courier'' (2012 film), a 2012 action film * ''The Courier'' (2019 film), a 2019 American-British thriller film * ''The Courier'' (2020 film), a 2020 spy film starring Benedict Cumberbatch * ''The Courier'' (2024 film), a 2024 crime thriller film * "The Courier" (''The Blacklist''), a 2013 epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the Constitution of Queensland, state constitution. Since Federation of Australia, federation in 1901, Queensland has been a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the Australian Government, federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Federalism in Australia, Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual states and territories of Australia, state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
