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Imbil
Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Imbil had a population of 924 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the state capital, Brisbane. History The town takes its name from the Imbil pastoral run which was named 1857 by the pastoralists Clement Francis Lawless and Paul Lawless. ''Imbil'' is a Kabi word referring to the bamboo vine, and is also used to refer to a lagoon below the Imbil station house. The town was established in 1868 at the start of the gold rush in the area. In 1887, of land were resumed from the Imbil pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887. The first Imbil post office opened on 9 July 1870 and closed in 1872. The second office opened in 1877 and closed in 1907. The third office opened by 1919. Imbil Provisional School opened on 19 July 1897. Due to fluctuating student numbers, it cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollier, Queensland
Bollier is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bollier had a population of 200 people. History The locality takes its name either from the Aboriginal word for a vine in the area used for climbing trees, or from ''Bo-aldha'' in the Aboriginal language means "''place of the little wallaby that runs in a circle''". Runaway Irish convict John "Gilburri" Fahy made a reference to "Bulduer" when he was captured in 1854. Fahy lived with the Aboriginal people for thirteen years, occupying the country lying between Wide Bay and Port Curtis, called by the Aboriginal people, as Fahy says "Bulduer" The name "Bollier Flats" is shown on a 1865 survey map of the Yabba and Bunya Creeks. Bollier Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894 with 14 students. The initial school building was . It was located on a at 287 Tuckeroi Road on the corner of Lowe Road(). In 1907 a new school building was built with the old school building demolished and sold as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Valley Rattler
The Mary Valley Rattler (formerly Mary Valley Heritage Railway) is a heritage railway line that conducts steam train trips and tours from Gympie through the Mary Valley using the former Mary Valley railway line in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It is now one of the region's biggest tourist attractions and is managed by a not-for-profit organisation. It has been described as Australia's third biggest heritage railway. It was shut down for safety reasons in 2012. In 2016, the Gympie Regional Council provided funding to make the railway operational again as it is a major tourist attraction for the area. Journeys recommenced between Gympie and Amamoor on 6 October 2018. Railway history The Mary Valley railway line was a branch line of the North Coast railway line, which branched west at Monkland (just south of Gympie) and continued to Brooloo in the upper Mary Valley. It was constructed between 1911 and April 1915 to facilitate closer settlement of the Mary River vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooloo, Queensland
Brooloo is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people. Geography The town is located in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast, north of the state capital, Brisbane. Mary Valley Road enters the locality from the north-west (Imbil), passes through the town (in the north of the locality), and then exits to the south-east Kenilworth. Brooloo railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Mary Valley railway line (). History The Bluff Provisional School opened in July 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became The Bluff State School. In May 1915 it was renamed Brooloo State School. It closed in 1970. Brooloo Hall opened in 1915. Brooloo Post Office opened by June 1915 (a receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bella Creek, Queensland
Bella Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Bella Creek had a population of 43 people. History Bella Junction Provisional School opened on 28 May 1928 with 13 students. It was built with timber donated by local people and built by local farmer Frank Edward Schellbach. Declining enrolments forced the school to close on 11 July 1932. The school was located at the junction of the Bella Creek and Yabba Creek beside the state forest reserve (at approx ). In the Bella Creek had a population of 43 people. Education There are no schools in Bella Junction. The nearest government primary school is Mary Valley State College in neighbouring Imbil to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) and Gympie State High School Gympie State High School is a coeducational public secondary school located in Gympie in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melawondi, Queensland
Melawondi is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located south of Gympie. In the Melawondi had a population of 30 people. Geography Melawondi railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Mary Valley railway line (). History The locality takes its name from a former railway station. ''Melawondi'' is believed to be the name of an Aboriginal clan. In October 2013, Hyne Timber sold their Melawondi timber mill to Superior Wood Pty Ltd. In the Melawondi had a population of 30 people. Heritage listings Melawondi has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Melawondi's cream shed (), one of the three Mary Valley Railway Cream Sheds Economy Melawondi Mill is a timber mill owned by Superior Wood Pty Ltd (). The mill employs approximately 100 people. Education There are no schools in Melawondi. The nearest primary school is Kandanga State School in neighbouring Kandanga to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandanga, Queensland
Kandanga is a town and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kandanga had a population of 665 people. Geography The town is located on the Mary Valley Road ( State Route 51) north of the state capital, Brisbane and south west of Gympie, on the banks of Kandanga Creek, a tributary of the Mary River. This river forms the eastern and north-eastern boundaries of the locality. Kandanga is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Amamoor and Dagun. Kandanga suffered a further blow when its popular hotel burnt down. Just like the valley itself, it is being rebuilt with the determination of locals. History The name "Kandanga" may be derived from the local Kabi Aboriginal language, meaning a ''fork'' or sharp bend of the creek or it may refer to the ''cabbage tree''. Kandanga Post Office opened by June 1914 (a receiving office had been open from 1895). Kandanga State School opened in September 1915. The Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Borumba, Queensland
Lake Borumba is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Lake Borumba had a population of 6 people. Geography The reservoir Lake Borumba () was created by building the Borumba Dam () across Yabba Creek. Large areas to the north and south of the lake are within the Conondale National Park which extends south-east into neighbouring Kenilworth. History The Borumba Dam was designed and built by the Queensland Government's Irrigation and Water Supply Commission. The Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority provided advice on the hydro-electricity and spillway design. The first part of the work was the construction of a village for the workers. Borumba Dam Provisional School opened on 23 January 1961. It was established to provide schooling to the children of the dam workers who lived at the construction site. There were two teachers at the school. Average attendance numbers in 1961 was 35 students. At the start of 1962 it became Borumba Dam State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenilworth, Queensland
Kenilworth is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kenilworth had a population of 558 people. Geography Kenilworth is in the heart of the Mary Valley area of the Sunshine Coast. It is a rural area, about from the coast, with dairy farming as the major industry. The western part of the locality is within the Conondale National Park, while the northern part of the locality is within Imbil State Forest #1. In the south-west is the Walli State Forest. Maleny–Kenilworth Road enters from the south-west, and Obi Obi Road enters from the south-east.. History Dalla (also known as Dalambara and Dallambara) is a language of the Upper Brisbane River catchment, notably the Conondale Range. Dalla is part of the Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Somerset Region and Moreton Bay Region, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandanga Creek, Queensland
Kandanga Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kandanga Creek had a population of 118 people. Geography Kandanga Creek, the creek from which the locality takes its name, rises in neighbouring Upper Kandanga and enters this locality from the south-west and flows through the locality exiting to the north-east ( Kandanga), where it becomes a tributary of the Mary River. The creek forms a valley through the locality from the south-west to the north-east at elevations of above sea level. On either side of the valley the land rises into more mountainous terrain, rising to in the north-west of the locality and in the south-west of the locality. The main land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The locality takes its name from the creek, which is a Kabi word, ''koondangoor'' meaning ''mountainous''. Kandanga Creek Provisional School opened on 23 April 1900. On 1 January 1909 it became Kandanga Creek State School. It was moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a 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 and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro. The Regional Council, which governs the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$50 million. History '' 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, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture''.'' Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Gympie Region existed as four distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Cooloola; ** the City of Gymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Kandanga, Queensland
Upper Kandanga is a rural 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 , Upper Kandanga had a population of 63 people. References Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{GympieRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
