| Gurgeena Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Gurgeena | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°27′39″S151°23′49″E / 25.4608°S 151.3969°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.081/km2 (2.80/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4626 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Gurgeena is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Gurgeena had a population of 36 people. [1]
Gurgeena is on the Binjour Plateau ( 25°27′37″S151°23′58″E / 25.4602°S 151.3994°E ). [3] Land use is principally agricultural and state forest. [4]
The Binjour Range Rest Area, at the top of the range, is near the southern end of the Binjour Plateau. [5] [6] Gurgeena is near the northern end of the plateau.
It is within the Burnett River drainage basin. [7]
In 1899 land from Boomerang and Buckingah Stations (parts of the Mt Debateable pastoral lease), and land that had been parts of Mundubbera (Mundowran) and Ideraway Stations comprised the Binjour Plateau. [8] These stations had been in existence for more than 50 years.
The Binjour Plateau was first surveyed by Mr R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension. The purpose of the survey was to find land suitable for agriculture. Closer settlement would yield economic benefits for both the railway and the farmers. His report was laid before the Queensland Parliament on 16 November 1897. [9] At this time the plateau was unnamed. [10] Binjour Station and Reid's Creek were at the foot of the eastern edge of the plateau. Reid's Creek was also known as Binjour Creek. [11] [12] [13]
The plateau was named Mount Murray by the Hon. John Murray, Minister for Railways and Works, when he and others inspected the land in January 1899. [14] In 1899 Mr St John Wood, District-Surveyor, presented another survey specifically on Murray's Plateau to the Surveyor-General. [8] By 1906 the Brisbane Courier reported Murray Plateau "going back to original nomenclature. The name of Binjour, with its native associations, supplants that of Murray in defining the great plateau ... ." [15] At this time it was being opened up for selection as agricultural farms. [16]
Gurgeena State School opened on 7 November 1912 and closed in 1959. [17] The school was on Top Gurgeena Road ( 25°27′33″S151°23′55″E / 25.4593°S 151.3986°E ). [18] [7]
In the 2016 census, Gurgeena had a population of 35 people. [19]
In the 2021 census, Gurgeena had a population of 36 people. [1]
There are no schools in Gurgeena. The nearest government primary school is Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring Binjour to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north-west, Mundubbera State School (to Year 10) in Mundubbera to the south-west, and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-east. [7]
Mundubbera is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mundubbera had a population of 1261 people.
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs from its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, to the D'Aguilar Highway in Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses in Gayndah. The Burnett Highway provides the most direct link between the northern end of the New England Highway and Rockhampton. It is designated as a State Strategic Road by the Queensland Government.
Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region.
The Shire of Mundubbera was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,192.8 square kilometres (1,618.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1915 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
The Shire of Gayndah was a local government area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,709.3 square kilometres (1,046.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1866 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.
The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a 267-kilometre (166 mi) railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborough and followed a westerly route towards Biggenden and Gayndah before turning north via Mundubbera and Eidsvold to Monto. It is also known as the Gayndah Monto Branch Railway. In 2012, the line was officially closed.
John Murray was a pastoralist and politician in Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.
Degilbo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Degilbo had a population of 174 people.
Ideraway is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Ideraway had a population of 38 people.
Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Didcot had a population of 85 people.
William Pagan (1849–1924) was a railway engineer in Queensland, Australia. He designed many railway bridges, some of which are now heritage-listed.
Steep Rocky Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Mungar - Monto railway line at Ideraway in the North Burnett Region of Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Pagan and built from 1906 to 1907. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Ideraway Creek Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge at Mungar - Monto Line, Ideraway, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Pagan and built from 1906 to 1907 using day labour. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Binjour is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Binjour had a population of 86 people.
Reids Creek is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Reids Creek had a population of 54 people.
Mount Debateable is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Debateable had a population of 40 people.
Dirnbir is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Dirnbir had a population of 59 people.
Branch Creek is a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Branch Creek had a population of 33 people.
Mount Lawless is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Lawless had a population of 9 people.
The Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail is a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders from Taragoola to Gayndah. It uses the closed Gladstone to Monto and Mungar Junction to Monto railway corridors in Queensland, Australia.
