Nandowrie, Queensland

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Nandowrie
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Nandowrie
Coordinates 24°19′28″S147°31′04″E / 24.3244°S 147.5177°E / -24.3244; 147.5177 (Nandowrie (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 24°19′28″S147°31′04″E / 24.3244°S 147.5177°E / -24.3244; 147.5177 (Nandowrie (centre of locality))
Population31 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.0445/km2 (0.1151/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4722
Area697.3 km2 (269.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Nandowrie:
Lochington Lochington Cona Creek
Mantuan Downs Nandowrie Cona Creek
Mantuan Downs Buckland Buckland

Nandowrie is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] At the 2021 census, Nandowrie had a population of 31 people. [1]

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Geography

The Nogoa River forms the northern boundary of the locality. The Dawson Developmental Road passes through the locality from north-east (Cona Creek) to south-west (Mantuan Downs). The northern and south-western parts of the locality are flatter land (approx 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level) and are used for cattle grazing. The other parts of the locality are more mountainous rising to unnamed peaks of approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level; this land is currently undeveloped with the majority of it being within the Squire State Forest and Nandowrie State Forest. [3]

History

The origin of the name Nandowrie may be the Nandowrie Lagoon on the road from Springsure to Tambo. [4]

Tresswell State School opened on 25 January 1971 on the pastoral property "Tresswell". [5] [6] In March 1974, the school moved to a new building in its current location. It celebrated its 40th birthday in 2011. [6]

Education

Tresswell State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government on the Dawson Developmental Road ( 24°14′55″S147°36′23″E / 24.2486°S 147.6063°E / -24.2486; 147.6063 (Tresswell State School) ). [7] The Dawson Development Road runs for 245 kilometres (152 mi) between Springsure and Tambo; the school has the only buildings along the road, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Springsure. [8] It is a one-teacher school with students drawn from local cattle properties. [6] In 2018, it had no students, the numbers have dwindled from 6 in 2015 and 4 in 2017. However, there were pre-school children in the district, likely to attend the school in future years, so the school was only temporarily closed. [9] As at 2022, the school has no students and is officially "open" but "not currently operational". [10]

There is no secondary schooling in the locality. Secondary schooling to Year 10 is available in Springsure; secondary schooling to Year 12 is available in Emerald. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Nandowrie, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nandowrie – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nandowrie". Morning Bulletin . No. 27, 839. Queensland, Australia. 22 September 1950. p. 7. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. 1 2 3 "Our school". Tresswell State School. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Tresswell State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Google (29 May 2022). "Tresswell State School" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Mitchell-Whittington, Amy (28 February 2018). "Cutting class: The Queensland schools that don't have any students". Brisbane Times . Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Tresswell State School". Tresswell State School. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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