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Nindooinbah
Nindooinbah is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nindooinbah had a population of 80 people. Geography Nindooinbah occupies a part of the upper Albert River (Queensland), Albert River valley where Cainbable Creek joins the river. The Albert River also marks portions of both the eastern and western borders. In the east of the locality the slopes of Mount Witheren reach more than above sea level. Farming dominates the lower central areas along two main roads aligned in a north–south direction. The locality is bounded to the east by the Canungra Range. Mount Witheren is part of the range on the north-eastern boundary of the locality (), rising to above sea level It is also known by its Yugumbir language, Yugumbir name ''Bingingerra''. In Aboriginal lore, the mountain represents the body of turtle Bingingerra, who died on that location after a battle with sea creatures. History The name ''Nindooinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nindooinbah Homestead (2009)
Nindooinbah Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Nindooinbah Connection Road, Nindooinbah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1907. It is also known as Nindooinbah House. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The first stage of this one-storeyed timber house was L-shaped and built about 1860. After extensions by Robin Dods in 1906-7 the house was E-shaped. The homestead included a woolshed, stables, quarters and other out buildings and yards. In 1842 Paul and Clement Lawless held the depasturing license for the Nindooinbah pastoral run. They sold it to Alfred William Compigne in 1847 when the run was about 16 square miles (41.44 square kilometres) and carried over 4,000 sheep. In 1858 Compigne purchased, by pre-emptive right, . He used his lease holdings and freehold land to raise large mortgages and with some security of tenure, it is probable that the L-shaped homestead and outbuildings were c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nindooinbah Homestead
Nindooinbah Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Nindooinbah Connection Road, Nindooinbah, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1907. It is also known as Nindooinbah House. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The first stage of this one-storeyed timber house was L-shaped and built about 1860. After extensions by Robin Dods in 1906-7 the house was E-shaped. The homestead included a woolshed, stables, quarters and other out buildings and yards. In 1842 Paul and Clement Lawless held the depasturing license for the Nindooinbah pastoral run. They sold it to Alfred William Compigne in 1847 when the run was about 16 square miles (41.44 square kilometres) and carried over 4,000 sheep. In 1858 Compigne purchased, by pre-emptive right, . He used his lease holdings and freehold land to raise large mortgages and with some security of tenure, it is probable that the L-shaped homestead and outbuildings were const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beaudesert had a population of 6,395 people. Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Rim Region. Geography Beaudesert is south of Brisbane and west of the Gold Coast. Beaudesert is located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some south of Brisbane. The area sources its income predominantly from rural activities such as cropping, grazing and equine activities, as well as tourism. It has a racecourse, 50-metre swimming pool, public library, two gyms, two secondary schools, two primary schools, showgrounds, caravan park and several hotels and eateries. The surrounding countryside includes numerous valleys leading up to the ranges dividing Queensland and New South Wales with creeks running through them and accompanying mountain scenery. The annual agricultural show held in August is an event that includes a wide range of events and displays. Access to some of more remote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cainbable, Queensland
Cainbable is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cainbable had a population of 74 people. Geography The locality is a long north-south the valley formed around Cainbable Creek, which rises in O'Reilly to the south and then flows north through Cainbable exiting to the north ( Nindooinbah) where it becomes a tributary of the Albert River. There is a mountain, also called Cainbable () rising to on the ridge on the eastern boundary of the locality. A small area in the south of the locality forms part of the Lamington National Park which extends through neighbouring O'Reilly and Sarabah and areas beyond. Apart from the protected area, the land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation with small areas of irrigated pastures and irrigated crop growing in the north of the locality around the creek. History In the Cainbable had a population of 74 people. The locality contained 36 households, in which 50.7% of the population were m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry, Queensland
Kerry is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kerry had a population of 326 people. History The Nindooinbah (also spelled Nindooimbah) pastoral run was originally selected in the early 1840s by Alfred Compigne, and was subsequently purchased by William Duckett White. The White family variously owned and leased the whole of the land from the present town of Beaudesert as well as a large proportion of the land running from Beaudesert to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, in the neighbourhood of Nerang, Southport, and Coomera. This large land holding was cut up into smaller properties. In 1877, was resumed from the Nooininbah and Kerrylarabah pastoral runs and offered for selection on 17 April 1877. Eventually Nindooimbah was reduced to an area of about , of which a further was sold to William Collins. A site for a Catholic church was either donated by John Horan senior, or was a reserve for a school, purchased for £10 from the Crown by F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarabah, Queensland
Sarabah is a locality in the Scenic Rim 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 , establishe ..., Australia. Geography ''Canungra Creek'' forms part of the south-eastern boundary before flowing through to the north. History Sarabah Provisional School opened on 6 June 1892 and closed in June 1899. In the , Sarabah had a population of 55 people. The locality contains 25 households, in which 48.0% of the population are males and 52.0% of the population are females. The population's media age of 56 is 18 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,437, $1 below the national average. References {{Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland Scenic Rim Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canungra Range
Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Canungra had a population of 1,229 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland, west of the Gold Coast and south of Brisbane. Mount Misery is on the north-western boundary of the locality with Biddadaba () rising to above sea level. Residents and businesses in Canungra get their water supply from the Canungra Creek, a tributary of the Albert River. The slopes around Canungra are steep and forested, with some cleared farmlands and rural homes in the flatter valley areas. History Nicknamed the "Valley of the Owls", one of the origins of the town's name comes from the Aboriginal word for small owls, "Caningera". The most notable owl found in the area is the Australian boobook owl, which appears in various logos and symbols associated with Canungra. However the word Cunungra comes from the Yugambeh word '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabragalba, Queensland
Tabragalba is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Tabragalba had a population of 49 people. Geography The eastern border of Tabragalba follows a ridge line and includes Mount Tabragalba. Part of the western boundary is marked by the Albert River. Agriculture is the predominant land use. The Beaudesert–Nerang Road (locally named Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road) runs in from the west, and then traverses the northern end. The Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road runs away to the north-east from the north-west boundary. History The locality takes its name from a local pastoral station established in 1843. The name is from the Bundjalung language ''dhaberi gaba'' meaning the place of club or nulla nulla. The name was also used for an early local government area called Tabragalba Division (established 1879) which became the Shire of Tabragalba (1903), then renamed a few months later as Shire of Beaudesert. In 2008, the shire was merged in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biddaddaba, Queensland
Biddaddaba is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Biddaddaba had a population of 171 people. Geography Biddaddaba is nestled in a small valley formed by the Biddaddaba Creek, a tributary of Canungra Creek, itself a tributary of the Albert River. The heavily vegetated slopes of a ridge extending in a north/south direction and climbing to elevations of more than 500 m above sea level, form a summit at Mount Misery in the east. In the west, Mount Tabragalba is the highest point along another ridge with roughly half the prominence. Several large dams are scattered throughout the locality. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The locality takes its name from Biddaddaba Creek, which in turn was named with an Bundjalung language word ''burubi-da'' meaning ''place of koalas''. Biddaddaba Creek State School opened on 18 April 1933 and closed in 1959. It was at 363 Biddaddaba Creek Road (). On Sunday 6 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canungra, Queensland
Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Canungra had a population of 1,229 people. Geography Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland, west of the Gold Coast and south of Brisbane. Mount Misery is on the north-western boundary of the locality with Biddadaba () rising to above sea level. Residents and businesses in Canungra get their water supply from the Canungra Creek, a tributary of the Albert River. The slopes around Canungra are steep and forested, with some cleared farmlands and rural homes in the flatter valley areas. History Nicknamed the "Valley of the Owls", one of the origins of the town's name comes from the Aboriginal word for small owls, "Caningera". The most notable owl found in the area is the Australian boobook owl, which appears in various logos and symbols associated with Canungra. However the word Cunungra comes from the Yugambeh word ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. The main town of the region is Beaudesert, Queensland, Beaudesert. It has an estimated operating budget of A$33 million. History Prior to 2008, the new Scenic Rim Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Boonah; * the southern part of the Shire of Beaudesert; * and the Harrisville, Queensland, Harrisville and Peak Crossing, Queensland, Peak Crossing areas from the City of Ipswich. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the areas amalgamate. It identified a rural community of interest as well as ecotourism potential from the Scenic Rim, a group of mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Duckett White
William Duckett White (1807–1893) was a squatter and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life William White was born into a large Quaker family on 5 October 1807 in Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland and was educated at the Quaker school in Mountmellick in County Laois. In 1835 William married Jane Simpson from Cork. Pastoral career William and Jane White and their two children emigrated from Ireland to Sydney as assisted immigrants in 1840. When he arrived in Australia, William assumed his grandmother's maiden name as a second Christian name, and became known thereafter as William Duckett White. From 1842-44 White taught school in the Mangrove area north of Sydney until accepting an offer in 1845 to manage the Beau Desert pastoral run in the Moreton Bay District for his cousin Joseph Phelps Robinson. When Robinson died in 1848, his brother George Robinson and W.D. White took over the lease of Beau Desert, one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
