Nonda, Queensland

Nonda Maxwelton,  Queensland
Nonda
Coordinates	20°40′50″S142°29′07″E / 20.6805°S 142.4852°E / -20.6805; 142.4852 (Nonda (town centre))
Postcode(s)	4816
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	71.1 km (44 mi) W of Richmond 185 km (115 mi) W of Hughenden 570 km (354 mi) WSW of Townsville 1,649 km (1,025 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Richmond
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy

Nonda is a rural town in the locality of Maxwelton in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. ^[1]

Geography

Nonda railway station ( 20°40′51″S142°28′56″E / 20.6808°S 142.4821°E / -20.6808; 142.4821 (Nonda railway station) ) is on the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The town of Nonda appears on a 1907 survey plan. The name Nonda is an Aboriginal word meaning the "plum" tree, Parinari nonda . ^[1]

Nonda State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 25 July 1975. ^[4] It was at 12 Corella Street ( 20°40′53″S142°29′09″E / 20.6813°S 142.4857°E / -20.6813; 142.4857 (Nonda State School (former)) ). ^[5]

Education

There are no schools in Nonda, nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[6]

References

1. "Nonda – town in Shire of Richmond (entry 24466)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. "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.
3. "Nonda – population centre in the Shire of Richmond (entry 24468)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
5. "Town map of Nonda" (Map). Queensland Government. 1970. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
6. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 September 2025.

External links

• "Town map of Nonda". Queensland Government. 1970.