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Sadliers Crossing, Queensland
Sadliers Crossing is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,358 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the west and south-west by the Bremer River. The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the south-east (Ipswich CBD) and exits to the west ( Wulkuraka) with Thomas Street railway station serving the suburb (). History The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner Thomas Sadlier. In 1901, Blair Methodist Church opened at 29 Burnett Street (). Circa 1977 it became Blair Uniting Church. It closed circa 1980. As at February 2022, the church building is still extant but in private ownership. Blair State School opened on 26 March 1917. Unlike most Queensland state schools which are named for the suburb/locality that they serve, Blair State School was named honour of Sir James Blair who was instrumental in the establishment of the school. Mater Dei Catholic Church opened in a ... [...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] |
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] |
Thomas Street Railway Station, Queensland
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Idaho * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts and entertainment * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel), a 1969 novel by Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Brisbane
The Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church Metropolitan Diocese, metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East Queensland, South East region of Queensland, Australia. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney. In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the suffragan dioceses of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns, Cairns, Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville, Townsville. The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane, Cathedral of St Stephen is the cathedra, seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012 Mark Coleridge was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane. Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremer State High School
Bremer State High School (Bremer SHS) is a public co-educational secondary school located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,925 students and a teaching staff of 149, as of 2023. The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12. History The school opened on 26 or 27 January 1959, with 120 foundation students. The foundation principal was Mr. Wesley Donaldson Napier. It was located in the Ipswich suburb of Silkstone, until the end of the school year in 2010, when it was relocated. Relocation Bremer State High School was originally built at 73 Blackstone Road, Silkstone () from 1959 until it was relocated in 2011. It was announced in March 2009 that Bremer State High School would be relocated. The new school was constructed on 133-135 Warwick Road next to the Ipswich campus of the University of Queensland (subsequently a campus of the University of Southern Queensland) at a cost of approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brassall, Queensland
Brassall is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brassall had a population of 12,115 people. Geography Brassall has a southern boundary partially marked by the Bremer River and a western alignment along Ironpot Creek. The northern boundary follows the Warrego Highway. Brassall now incorporates part of the old suburb of Raymond Hill. Ipswich–Warrego Highway Connection Road is the main road through the suburb. It runs through from east to north. History The suburb name first appears on a plan drawn by surveyor James Warner on 6 October 1851; however, the origin of the suburb name is unknown. It was also known as Hungry Flats, as was a stop over for bullock teams that were transporting logs from Pine Mountain to Hancocks saw mill at North Ipswich. Brassall was a separate shire ( Shire of Brassall) with its own council from March 1860 until 1 January 1917 when the area became part of the City of Ipswich. The Brisbane Valley railway line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich State High School
Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School. Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005. The biggest high school in Ipswich has approximately 2 thousand students currently attending as of May 2021. History (Before and 1960's) The Ipswich State High School originally came from a site in the main heart of the Ipswich (suburb), Queensland, inside The Queen Victoria Silver Jubilee Memorial Technical College before moving into the Brassall site in 1963. They were called "Ipswich State High School And Technical College". The School, while transportation, was called Brassall State High School in 1962. The Technical College remained at the original site until it was merched and moved into what is now known today as The Bremer Institute of TAFE. The School in 1962 originally had 4 main buildings, called "A", "B", "C" and "D". Brassall St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, Disability, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials, and accessible settings. These interventions are designed to help individuals with special needs achieve a higher level of personal Self-sustainability, self-sufficiency and success in school and in their community, which may not be available if the student were only given access to a Traditional education, typical classroom education. Special education aims to provide accommodated education for disabled students such as learning disability, learning disabilities, learning difficulties (such as dyslexia), communication disorders, emotional and behavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Curriculum, Assessment And Reporting Authority
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is the independent statutory authority responsible for the development of a national curriculum, a national assessment program, and a national data collection and reporting program that supports learning for Australian students. ACARA's work is carried out in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, including teachers, principals, governments, State and Territory education authorities, professional education associations, community groups and the general public. It was established in 2008 by an Act of the Australian Federal Parliament. The authority is also responsible for the My School website and NAPLAN testing. References External links * My School website {{Authority control 2008 establishments in Australia Education in Australia Educational organisations based in Australia Organizations established in 2008 Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blair State School, Circa 2022
Blair is a Scots-English-language name of Scottish Gaelic origin. The surname is derived from any of the numerous places in Scotland called ''Blair'', derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''blàr'', meaning "plain", "meadow" or "field", frequently a battlefield. The given name ''Blair'' is unisex and derived from the surname. Blair is generally a masculine name in Scotland and Canada, although it is more popular in the United States, where it is also a feminine name. A variant spelling of the given name is ''Blaire'' and ''Blare''.In 2016, in the United States, Blair was the 521st most popular name for girls born that year, and the 1807th most popular for boys. Scottish clan *Clan Blair People with the surname A–E *Adam Blair (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player *Andrea Blair, New Zealand geothermal consultant * Andrew M. Blair (1818–???), American politician in Wisconsin *Andy Blair (footballer) (born 1959) Scottish footballer *Andy Blair (ice hockey) (1908–1977), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge
Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge at over Bremer River between Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing and Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, Queensland, Australia on the Main Line (this section is now the Ipswich and Rosewood railway line. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 November 2008. History The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge, which crosses east–west over the Bremer River between Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing and Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, is a steel truss, concrete and timber bridge designed by Chief Engineer Henry Charles Stanley. Dating from 1902, it is the second bridge to cross the Bremer River at this site. In the early 1860s the colonial Queensland Government decided to establish a railway as a means of developing the colony. It was argued that rail would reduce freight costs and save travel time for passengers considering the very poor state of Queensland roads. Priority was initially given to creating a rail link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulkuraka
Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people. Geography The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east (Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the west ( Karrabin). The suburb is served by Wulkuraka railway station (). To the west of the railway station is the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre () where Queensland Rail maintain their New Generation Rollingstock. History The name ''Wulkuraka'' is from a Ugarapul word meaning either ''red flowering gum tree'' or ''plenty of kookaburras''. The Brisbane Valley railway line once joined the Main Line railway from the north at Wulkuraka. Demographics In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,325 people. Heritage listings Wulkuraka has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge, over the Bremer River between Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, and Tallon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
