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Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund
Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund, a working subdivision of the Australian Comforts Fund, was established during World War I. The purpose of the Fund was to provide comforts to soldiers on active service. This was achieved via appeals for donations, public subscriptions, and organising fundraising activities. Numerous branches of the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund were spread throughout Queensland, Australia during this period. Formation Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund was inaugurated at a public meeting convened by the Mayoress of Brisbane on 21 September 1915. A committee for the fund was formed with Lady Elsie Goold-Adams, wife of the Governor of Queensland Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, elected as patroness, and Lady Cowley, wife of former politician Sir Alfred Cowley, appointed president. Premises for the operation of the Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund was secured at Panbury House in Eagle Street, Brisbane. Comfort packages One of the committee's first ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundaberg
Bundaberg () is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the List of cities in Australia by population, ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River about from its mouth at Burnett Heads, Queensland, Burnett Heads, where it flows into the Coral Sea. The city is sited on a rich floodplain, coastal plain, supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The area of Bundaberg is the home of the Taribelang, Taribelang-Bunda, Goreng Goreng, Gurang, and Bailai peoples. The common nickname for Bundaberg is "Bundy", although its history as a major sugar producing region means it is often referenced as the "Rum City" or "Sugar City". The residents of the city are referred to colloquially as 'Bundabergians.' In the , the Bundaberg urban area had a population of 73,747 people. The district surveyor, John Thompson Charlton desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapleton, Queensland
Mapleton is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mapleton had a population of 1,661 people. It includes one of Queensland's largest Outdoor Education Centres (QCCC Mapleton), the Lilyponds, the Mapleton Tavern and historic Seaview House (St Isidore's Farm College), and has panoramic views of the Sunshine Coast. Geography The town is located high on the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, 10 minutes drive from Nambour, 25 minutes from Maleny and 30 minutes from Maroochydore. Montville–Mapleton Road enters from the south, Nambour–Mapleton Road enters from the east, and Obi Obi Road exits to the south-west. History For countless generations, the Blackall Range has held spiritual significance for many Aboriginal people throughout South East Queensland. Abundant bunya pines growing throughout this area produced large nut crops, providing enough food for huge gatherings. When the nut crop peake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Many Peaks, Queensland
Many Peaks is a town in Gladstone Region in Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Nagoorin, Builyan and Ubobo. History Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers, inland to Monto and Mt Perry. The township was briefly called Nanandu, but the name was changed back to Many Peaks in July 1909 to avoid being confused with the town of Nanango. The Many Peaks Range runs to the east and south east of the Boyne Valley. The Many Peaks Boarding House had been conducted by Mrs Nina Jensen at Nanandu for several years previously. Nanandu Post Office opened by August 1907, was renamed Many Peaks in July 1909 and closed in 1977. Nanandu Provisional School opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longreach, Queensland
Longreach is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Region, Longreach Local government in Australia, Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Shire of Longreach, Longreach, Shire of Ilfracombe, Ilfracombe, and Shire of Isisford, Isisford shires. Longreach is a well known tourist destination due to its aviation history and importance. In the , the locality of Longreach had a population of 3,124. Geography Longreach is in Central West Queensland, approximately from the coast, west of Rockhampton. The town is on the Tropic of Capricorn in the south-east of the locality. The town is named after the ‘long reach’ of the Thomson River (Queensland), Thomson River on which it is situated. Lochern National Park is in the south-western part of the locality (formerly in Vergemont, Queensland, Vergemont). The main industries of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Clarendon Dam
The Lake Clarendon Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway located off-stream in the locality of Lake Clarendon in the Lockyer Valley Region, South East Queensland, Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for irrigation of the Lockyer Valley. The resultant impounded reservoir is called Lake Clarendon. Location and features Located northeast of , the Lake Clarendon Dam is part of a number of small dams built above the Lockyer Valley to supply water for irrigation purposes. The long rock and earthfill structure has a maximum height of and an overflow spillway which diverts excess water into a series of open channels that eventually flow into the Lockyer Creek The Lockyer Creek is a creek 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 generally .... The dam creates a reservoir, Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laidley, Queensland
Laidley is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,809 people. Geography Laidley is situated within the Lockyer Valley, Queensland, Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland east of the Great Dividing Range and close to the northern foothills of the Main Range National Park, Main Range. The town is located west of Brisbane, the state capital, and east of Toowoomba. The Warrego Highway (A2) is around to the north, and the town sits on the Brisbane–Charleville railway line. Laidley–Plainland Road exits to the north. Laidley lies within the Lockyer Creek catchment, with the creek rising at the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and flowing east. The catchment has an area of approximately and elevations range from 1,100m Australian Height Datum, AHD on the Great Dividing Range to 24m Australian Height Datum, AHD at the confluence with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedron, Queensland
Kedron ( ) is a northern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is home to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services headquarters. In the , Kedron had a population of 9,907 people. Geography Kedron is centered on Gympie Road and Kedron Brook. It is close to Westfield Chermside shopping centre in the neighbouring suburb of Chermside, Queensland, Chermside. Kedron is an inner-northern suburb that neighbours Stafford, Queensland, Stafford, Chermside, Wavell Heights, Queensland, Wavell Heights, Wooloowin, Queensland, Wooloowin, Lutwyche, Queensland, Lutwyche, and Nundah, Queensland, Nundah. Despite the similarity in names, the Brisbane suburbs of Kedron and Upper Kedron are 15.3 kilometres apart. History German missionaries originally settled in the Nundah, Queensland, Nundah area (known as German Station) in 1838. These missionaries were granted alongside the creek they named Kedron Brook, after Kidron Valley near Jeru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich () is an urban centre within the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River (Queensland), Bremer River, it is approximately 40 km (25 mi) west of the Brisbane central business district. Ipswich is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage, and the city preserves and operates from many of its historical buildings, with more than 6000 heritage-listed sites and over 500 parks. Ipswich was founded in 1827 as a mining settlement, and soon developed into a major commercial and population centre. The Ipswich (suburb), Queensland, suburb of the same name serves as the city's central business district. In the , the population of the urban area of Ipswich was 115,913 people. History Early history Ipswich was tribally known as ''Coodjirar'' in the Yugararpul language. Known as the Ugarapul and Yuggerabul people are Australian Aboriginal languages of South-East Queensland.Ipswich City Council, Lockyer Valley Region, Lockyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Goondiwindi had a population of 6,230. Geography Goondiwindi is on the Macintyre River in Queensland near the New South Wales border, south west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. The town of Boggabilla, New South Wales, Boggabilla is to the south-east on the New South Wales side of the border. Most of the area surrounding the town is farmland. Climate Goondiwindi experiences a semi-arid influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: Cfa), with hot summers and mild, relatively dry winters. Annual precipitation averages , with a summer maximum. Record temperatures have ranged from on 10 January 1899 to on 24 June 1908. History Bigambul people Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumundi, Queensland
Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Eumundi is very popular on the coast for its bi-weekly farmers' markets. In the , the locality of Eumundi had a population of 2,504 people. Geography Eumundi is south-west of Noosa Heads and north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located just off the Bruce Highway. Nearby towns are Yandina and Cooroy. The Eumundi-Noosa Road starts at the Bruce Highway and exits to the east. History Town blocks were surveyed and divided in 1890. The town's name is believed to come from the Kabi name Ngumundi, the name of a local Indigenous clan leader, who was said to have adopted escaped convict Bracefield as his adopted son. Prior to 1890 the town was called Eerwah after Mount Eerwah; this was changed to avoid confusion with the nearby town of Beerwah. The original Eumundi railway station opened in 1891 on Gympie Road (now Memorial Drive) opposite Gridley Street () as part of the openi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degilbo
Degilbo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Degilbo had a population of 182 people. History The name ''Degilbo'' was the name of a pastoral run owned by William Henry Walsh (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council) in 1847. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word ''dackeel bo'' meaning ''sharp or upright stones''. A very popular story is that ''Degilbo'' is actually the word ''obliged'' spelt backwards, attributed to a railway surveyor, who had to assign names to many railway stations, had run out of ideas but as he was ''obliged'' to come up with a name, he wrote that word down backwards. Being perhaps a more entertaining story, the story of the backwards spelling is frequently published, and is usually followed by a spate of correspondence pointing out that the name of the pastoral run preceded the railway station by at least 20 years. The first Degilbo Post Office opened on 1 April 1893. It was ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
