| Rannes Queensland | |
|---|---|
 Township of Rannes, 1923 | |
  Rannes | |
| Coordinates | 24°05′55″S150°07′12″E / 24.0986°S 150.12°E Coordinates: 24°05′55″S150°07′12″E / 24.0986°S 150.12°E |
| Postcode(s) | 4702 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana |
| State electorate(s) | Fitzroy |
| Federal division(s) | Flynn |
Rannes is a rural town in the west of the locality of Goovigen in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]
Rannes is in Central Queensland between Wowan and Banana on the Leichhardt Highway and the Don River. [2]
Rannes was established as a pastoral sheep station property in April 1853 by Scottish brothers James, Norman and Charles Leith Hay. The brothers were the offspring of Peninsula War veteran Andrew Leith Hay and the grandsons of General Alexander Leith Hay of Leith Hall. They were the first Europeans to occupy the region and at that time Rannes was the northern-most outpost of British colonisation in Eastern Australia. The brothers named the property Rannes after a Leith Hay family manor house located near Buckie in Scotland. [3] [4]
On 11 May 1853, James Leith Hay sent a letter to Lieutenant John Murray, reporting that two of his shepherds had been murdered by Aborigine men and requested the services of the Native Police. On 16 May, Murray and a section of troopers arrived at Rannes Station. Two days later, Murray went in search for those responsible. In November 1853, James Leith Hay requested a section of Native Police be posted permanently at Rannes after two men were killed and one hundred sheep stolen. A sort of peace ensued and some of the local tribes were allowed onto the property. On the night of 23 September 1855, the Native Police barracks at Rannes was attacked by a large number of Aboriginal men, killing three troopers and leaving all but one wounded. Murray then led the Native Police and pursued Aborigines "who had taken forcible possession of a station and were prevented from murdering the inhabitants by the timely arrival of the troopers." Sub-Lieutenant Walker also led a patrol to search for the murderers but did not find them. [5]
The town of Rannes was surveyed by surveyor A.F. Wood in July 1860 and the town reserve was gazetted 2 October 1860 (page 396). [1]
Rannes was once a major railway town at the junction of the Dawson Valley railway line and the Callide Valley railway line. [6] Both railway lines having been abandoned, the Rannes railway station is no longer extant ( 24°06′13″S150°07′06″E / 24.1035°S 150.1182°E ). [7]
In 1880, the local government area Banana Division (later the Shire of Banana) was established with its headquarters in Banana (taking its name from the town). However, in 1930 the shire headquarters became Rannes and the shire offices were physically relocated from Banana to Rannes. Since 1946, the shire has its headquarters in Biloela. [8]
Rannes railway station was originally named Kuyul, but was changed 29 April 1915. [1]
Rannes State School opened on 14 March 1916. It closed on 23 February 1960 but reopened on 30 January 1962. It closed permanently on 18 March 1966. [9]
Woolein State School opened on 27 February 1918 and closed on 17 August 1924. [9]
Rannes is primarily a farming town which specialises in the beef and grain industry.
There are no schools in Rannes. The nearest government primary school is Goovigen State School in the town of Goovigen to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Baralaba State School (to Year 10) in Baralaba to the west and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) in Biloela to the south-east. [2]
Biloela is a rural town and locality in Shire of Banana, Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways. Biloela is the administrative centre of Banana Shire, which has an area of 15,729 square kilometres (6,073 sq mi). In the 2021 census, the locality of Biloela had a population of 5,692 people.
Banana is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Banana had a population of 356 people.
Mount Larcom is the name of a mountain, a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Larcom had a population of 361 people.
Baralaba is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana in central Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Baralaba had a population of 314 people.
Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. At the 2016 census, Taroom had a population of 869 people.
The Shire of Banana is a local government area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the first township in the region (Banana), which in turn was named for the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'. The council sits in the town of Biloela, which is the largest town in the Shire.
Australian native police units, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under the command (usually) of at least one white officer, existed in various forms in all Australian mainland colonies during the nineteenth and, in some cases, into the twentieth centuries. The Native Mounted Police utilised horses as their transportation mode in the days before motor cars, and patrolled huge geographic areas. The introduction of a Police presence helped provide law & order to areas which were already struggling with crime issues. From established base camps they patrolled vast areas to investigate law breaches, including alleged murders. Often armed with rifles, carbines and swords, they sometimes also escorted surveying groups, pastoralists and prospectors through country considered to be dangerous.
Thangool is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Thangool had a population of 741 people.
Goovigen is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Goovigen had a population of 215 people.
Wowan is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Wowan had a population of 216 people.
The Dawson Valley Branch Railway was a railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. It branched from the Central Western railway line at Kabra in the Rockhampton Region and went to Theodore in the Shire of Banana. It opened in a series of sections between 1898 and 1927, and featured a rack railway section, one of only 3 such systems in Australia.
The Moura railway line is a railway in central Queensland, connecting several coal mines to the port of Gladstone. It connects the remnants of several lines that previously connected to Rockhampton, originally by a rack railway.
Callide is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Callide had a population of 86 people.
Greycliffe is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Greycliffe had a population of 22 people.
Kokotungo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Kokotungo had a population of 100 people.
John Murray was a Scottish officer in the Australian native police in the British colonies of New South Wales and Queensland. He was an integral part of this paramilitary force for nearly twenty years, supporting European colonisation in south-eastern, central and northern Queensland. He also had an important role in recruiting troopers for the Native Police from the Riverina District in New South Wales.
Woolein is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Woolein had a population of 7 people.
Lawgi Dawes is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lawgi Dawes had a population of 144 people. It contains the neighbourhood of Lawgi, a former town.
Dakenba is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dakenba had a population of 116 people.
Alberta is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Alberta had a population of 69 people.
