Nonda, Queensland

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Nonda
Queensland
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Nonda
Coordinates 20°40′50″S142°29′07″E / 20.6805°S 142.4852°E / -20.6805; 142.4852 (Nonda (town centre)) 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)
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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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
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