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Shire Of Herberton
The Shire of Herberton was a Local government in Australia, local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Herberton, Queensland, Herberton, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1895 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region. History Tinaroo Division was created on 3 September 1881 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'', and was responsible for a large area which included Herberton. On 15 September 1888, the Borough of Herberton was established to manage the affairs of the town of Herberton, Queensland, Herberton. On 11 May 1895, the borough was abolished and the entire Herberton region separated from Tinaroo to become the Herberton Division. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Herberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wondecla, Queensland
Wondecla is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wondecla had a population of 661 people. Geography The Kennedy Highway roughly forms the south-east boundary of the locality. Longlands Gap–Herberton Road passes through the locality from north-west (coming from Herberton) to the south-east, joining the Kennedy Highway at the south-east boundary. The western part of the locality is around 900–950 metres above sea level and is flat enough to be used as farmland. The northern, eastern and southern parts of the locality are more mountainous with numerous unnamed peaks (between 1000 and 1100 metres) and are not developed. The north-east of the locality is protected as the Herberton Range National Park and the Herberton Range Conservation Park. The southern part of the locality is The Bluff State Forest. Wondecla Creek (formerly Nigger Creek) rises in the south-east of the locality and flows through the lower parts of the locality towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wairuna, Queensland
Wairuna is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wairuna had "no people or a very low population". Geography The entire locality is a protected area. Most of it is within the Girringun National Park, except for the western corner of the locality which is in the Girringun Conservation Park and two small areas in the west and north-west of the locality which are in the Girringun Resources Reserve. Demographics In the , Wairuna had "no people or a very low population". In the , Wairuna had "no people or a very low population". Heritage listings Wairuna has a number of heritage-listed This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and human-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In ma ... sites, including: * Wairuna Road: Wairuna Homestead References {{Tablelands Region Tablelands Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumoulin, Queensland
Tumoulin is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Tumoulin had a population of 135 people. Geography From south to north Tumoulin is a flat valley with Diddleluma Creek flowing through it, elevation approx above sea level. However, it is more mountainous in both the east and west, rising to approx . The town lies slightly to the east of centre of the locality. The eastern part of the locality is mostly protected areas including Tumoulin Forest Reserve and Tumoulin State Forest. There is also an area in the south of the locality within the Ravenshoe State Forest No 3 which extends into Ravenshoe. The land use is cropping on the valley floor, grazing on the lower slopes, and forestry in the more mountainous areas. History The Tablelands railway line from Herberton to Tumoulin opened on 31 July 1911 with Tumoulin railway station () being Queensland’s highest railway station at above sea level. The name ''Tum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenshoe, Queensland
Ravenshoe ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ravenshoe had a population of 1,332 people. Geography Ravenshoe is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is located south west of the regional centre, Cairns. At above sea level, Ravenshoe is the highest town in Queensland, with Queensland's highest pub "The Ravenshoe Hotel" (formerly the "Tully Falls Hotel" until 2014) and highest railway station. It also has the Millstream Falls, the widest waterfall in Australia. Traditionally the main industry in Ravenshoe was timber, but since 1987, when the government made of surrounding rainforest world heritage listed, the main industries have been tourism, beef and dairy farming. History The traditional owners of the land in the Ravenshoe district are the Jirrbal people who speak a dialect of the Dyirbal language. The site of the present day Ravenshoe was first settled by pastoralists prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Garnet, Queensland
Mount Garnet is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Garnet had a population of 532 people. Geography Various small communities populate the area around Mount Garnet. These include Tableland Tin, Innot Hot Springs, Silver Valley and Battle Creek. Mount Garnet is at the south-western edge of the Atherton Tableland and on the Kennedy Highway. Mount Garnet is about a three-hour drive from Cairns. Mount Garnet is south-west of Cairns via the Bruce Highway, Gillies Range Road, Lake Barrine Road, State Route 25, State Route 24 and the Kennedy Highway. From further west it can be accessed via the Kennedy Highway. The town of Mount Garnet is in the east of the locality. Nymbool is a neighbourhood within the west of locality (). Although historically part of neighbouring Silver Valley, the now-abandoned township of Coolgarra is just within the boundaries of Mount Garnet in the north-east of the locality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moomin, Queensland
Moomin is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moomin had a population of 191 people. Geography The terrain is mountainous with a number of named peaks: * Mount Ida () at above sea level *St Patrick Hill () at above sea level * Stewart Head ( ) at above sea level The Herberton railway line ran through the locality but that section of the line closed in 1988, but part of the line remains in use as the Atherton Herberton Historic Railway. There were two railway stations on the line in Moomin: * Moomin railway station, now abandoned () * The Village railway station, still in use () The Atherton–Herberton Road runs through from north to south-west. History The locality was named after the railway station on the Tablelands railway line, and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''wasp's nest''. Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910. It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millstream, Queensland
Millstream is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Millstream had a population of 981 people. Geography Millstream is bounded to the west by the Wild River, while The Millstream flows from east to south-west through the locality. Their confluence which creates the Herbert River is just to the south-west of the locality in neighbouring Innot Hot Springs. Smaller farm blocks are found in the southern part of the locality, just to the north of The Millstream, where the land is flatter (about 730 metres above sea level). However, much of the locality is mountainous, rising to unnamed peaks of about 1000 metres above sea level); this area is not developed. The northern part of the locality forms part of The Bluff State Forest. Millstream Falls and the associated Millstream Falls National Park are not in the locality but immediately adjacent in neighbouring Koombooloomba. The Kennedy Highway passes through the locality from east to west. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalunga, Queensland
Kalunga is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kalunga had a population of 103 people. Geography The Great Dividing Range loosely forms the northern boundary of the locality. The ''Wild River'' forms a small part of the eastern boundary before flowing through to the south-west. ''Basalt Creek'' forms the south-western boundary before joining the ''Wild''. Longlands Gap–Herberton Road (State Route 52) runs along part of the eastern boundary. The Herberton–Petford Road runs along most of the north-eastern boundary. The southern part of the locality is within the Bluff State Forest. Apart from this protected area, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing. History The Tablelands railway line from Herberton to Tumoulin opened on 31 July 1911.Kerr 1990, p. 225 The line closed in 1988. Kalunga was served by three railway stations, now abandoned (from north to south): * Tepon railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innot Hot Springs, Queensland
Innot Hot Springs is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Innot Hot Springs had a population of 189 people. Geography Innot Hot Springs is south-west of Cairns via the Bruce Highway, Gillies Range Road, Lake Barrine Road, State Route 25, State Route 24 and the Kennedy Highway. From further west it can be accessed via the Kennedy Highway. Innot Hot Springs is located on the Kennedy Highway, between Mount Garnet and Ravenshoe in Far North Queensland. It is 5 kilometers south of Mount Gibson. The town is on the northern edge of the locality with the Kennedy Highway passing through it. The Herbert River meanders in a southerly direction through the locality from Millstream to Gunnawarra and Glen Ruth. The confluence of the Wild River with the Herbert River occurs in the north of the locality (east of the town). Nettle Creek flows from Silver Valley to the north through the town and joins the Herbert River to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn, Queensland
Evelyn is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Evelyn had a population of 209 people. Geography The Kennedy Highway enters the locality from the north ( Upper Barron) and exits to the south (Ravenshoe). Longlands Gap–Herberton Road starts from the Kennedy Highway on the north-western boundary of the locality and proceeds north-west through Wondecla. History The name ''Evelyn'' is taken from the name of an early pastoral run, which was named by Francis Horace Stubley (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Electoral district of Kennedy 1878-83), after his wife. Evelyn Scrub Provisional School opened on 31 March 1896 with 15 students under head teacher Alice Margaret Sheehan. On 1 January 1909, it became Evelyn Scrub State School. The school closed temporarily from 1918 to 1919. It closed permanently on 19 August 1946. It was near Mill Creek on Jonsson Road (approx ). Geraldton Road State School opened on 1916. It cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
