Goranba, Queensland

Goranba Queensland
Goranba
Coordinates	27°17′06″S150°38′26″E / 27.285°S 150.6405°E / -27.285; 150.6405 (Goranba (centre of locality))
Population	201 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.5806/km2 (1.504/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4421
Area	346.2 km2 (133.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.2 km (9 mi) E of Tara 36.7 km (23 mi) SE of Kogan 75.1 km (47 mi) W of Dalby 157 km (98 mi) WNW of Toowoomba 337 km (209 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Goranba: Tara Kogan Kogan Tara Goranba Weranga Tara Tara Marmadua

Goranba is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Goranba had a population of 201 people. ^{[1] [3]}

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east (Weranga) to west (Tara) with railway stations (from west to east):

• Perthton railway station, now abandoned ( 27°17′18″S150°33′59″E / 27.2883°S 150.5663°E / -27.2883; 150.5663 (Perthton railway station (former)) ) ^{[4] [5]}
• Goranba railway station ( 27°17′13″S150°36′01″E / 27.2869°S 150.6003°E / -27.2869; 150.6003 (Goranba railway station) ) ^{[6] [4] [7]}

• Bungybah railway station, now abandoned ( 27°17′19″S150°40′09″E / 27.2887°S 150.6692°E / -27.2887; 150.6692 (Bungybah railway station (former)) ). ^[4]

There are two state forests in Tara. The Kumbarilla State Forest is in the south of the locality (extending into adjoining localities) and Vickery State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing and crop growing. ^[7]

History

The name Goranba is an Aboriginal word referring to a fight over ownership of a tree. ^[8]

Myra Provisional School opened in 1911 and was operated as a part-time school (meaning it shared a single teacher) with some of other part-time schools in the district. In 1913, it became a full-time school and was renamed Perthton Provisional School. ^[9] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site the north-west of the Perthton railway station (approx 27°17′16″S150°33′37″E / 27.28776°S 150.56026°E / -27.28776; 150.56026 (Perthton Provisional School (former)) ). ^{[3] [10]}

Goranba Provisional School opened February 1925 in a newly constructed hall. ^[11] In July 1929, it was decided to combine the schools at Perthton and Goranba in single location. ^[12] In December 1929, the school building at Perthton was relocated to Goranba to establish Goranba State School on a new 5-acre (2.0 ha) site. ^{[13] [14]} It was located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the Goranba railway station on the north-east corner of Goranba Lane and Crosbies Road ( 27°15′17″S150°36′16″E / 27.2547°S 150.6044°E / -27.2547; 150.6044 (Goranba State School (former)) ). ^{[3] [7]} It closed circa 1941. ^[15]

In March 1943, the community requested that the Goranba school building be relocated to Warra-Kogan Road near the Myra Meadows property, a site donated by Andrew Watt Adams. The request was approved in October 1943. The relocated school building was opened as Myra State School in 1944 but closed on 2 February 1945. It was a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site on the eastern side of Tara Kogan Road ( 27°13′29″S150°31′27″E / 27.22472°S 150.52411°E / -27.22472; 150.52411 (Myra State School (former)) ) in present-day locality of Tara. ^{[16] [17] [18] [10] [7]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Goranba had a population of 187 people. ^[19]

In the 2021 census, Goranba had a population of 201 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Goranba. The nearest government schools are Tara Shire State College in neighbouring Tara to the west which provides primary and secondary schooling to Year 12 and Kogan State School in neighbouring Kogan to the north which provides primary and secondary schooling to Year 10. ^[20]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goranba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Goranba – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
5. "Perthton – rail station (entry 26496)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
6. "Goranba – railway station in Western Downs Region (entry 14369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 June 2016.
7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
8. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander . No. 2455. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Parish of Myra" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
11. "TARA". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1925. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove.
12. "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove.
13. "SCHOOL FOR GORANBA". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1929. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove.
14. "LAND RESERVED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES". Daily Standard . Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1930. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove.
15. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
16. "Agency ID 9176, Myra State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 9 November 2023.
17. "TARA". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1943. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove.
18. "TARA". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1943. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2020– via Trove.
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goranba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
20. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2023.