Traveston

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Traveston
Queensland
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The former Traveston Powder Magazine, now incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall, 2011
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Traveston
Coordinates 26°19′11″S152°46′49″E / 26.3197°S 152.7802°E / -26.3197; 152.7802 (Traveston (town centre)) Coordinates: 26°19′11″S152°46′49″E / 26.3197°S 152.7802°E / -26.3197; 152.7802 (Traveston (town centre))
Population480 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density15.29/km2 (39.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Gympie Region
State electorate(s) Gympie
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Traveston:
Kybong Tandur Mothar Mountain
Kybong Traveston Cooran
Coles Creek Coles Creek Cooran

Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people. [1]

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Geography

Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station ( 26°19′12″S152°46′58″E / 26.3199°S 152.7829°E / -26.3199; 152.7829 (Traveston railway station) ) [4] on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of the locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran. [5]

Green Ridge is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 26°20′00″S152°44′00″E / 26.3333°S 152.7333°E / -26.3333; 152.7333 (Green Ridge) ). [6]

Dairying is the main industry. [7]

History

The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves or Travers who was in the area in the 1860s. [2] [8]

Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907 it was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915 it was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961. [9] Its location was in neighbouring Coles Creek to the south. [10] [11] [5]

Traveston Siding Provisonal School opened on 4 August 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Traveston Siding State school. In 1929 it was renamed Traveston State School. It closed on 9 June 1967. [9] The school was on the Traveston Road immediately south of the junction with the Tandur Traveston Road (approx 26°19′17″S152°46′25″E / 26.3213°S 152.7735°E / -26.3213; 152.7735 (Traveston State School (former)) ). [10] [11] [5]

Green Ridge State School opened on 22 April 1912 and closed in August 1960. [9] The school was on the south-eastern corner of the Old Bruce Highway and the Old Traveston Road (approx 26°19′48″S152°43′51″E / 26.3299°S 152.7309°E / -26.3299; 152.7309 (Green Ridge State School (former)) ). [10] [11] [5]

In the 2011 census, Traveston had a population of 470 people. [12]

In the 2016 census the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Traveston has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Traveston. The nearest government primay schools are Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the east and Dagun State School in Dagun to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Noosa District State High School (which has its junior campus in Pomona and its senior campus in Cooroy, both to the south-east) and Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west. [5]

Attractions

Dingo Creek Winery and Vineyard is at 265 Tandur Traveston Road. There are tours and tastings available. [17]

Events

The Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival is an annual event since 2002 at the Dingo Creek Winery. It raises money for community charities as well as for Sudden infant death syndrome. [17]

Related Research Articles

Gympie City in Queensland, Australia

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Bruce Highway

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Traveston – town in Gympie Region (entry 35134)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Traveston – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49688)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Green Ridge – locality unbounded in Gympie Regional (entry 14751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Traveston". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "EARLY HISTORY". The Brisbane Courier (22, 995). Queensland, Australia. 10 October 1931. p. 19. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  9. 1 2 3 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. 1 2 3 "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Traveston". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  13. ↑ "Traveston Railway Station" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Traveston Homestead" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Traveston Powder Magazine (former) (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall) (entry 602783)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Traveston Public Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Dingo Creek Vineyard - Jazz & Blues Festival Winery, Qld". Sunshine Coast Point. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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