Windera, Queensland

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Windera
Queensland
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Windera
Coordinates 26°02′42″S151°49′50″E / 26.045°S 151.8305°E / -26.045; 151.8305 (Windera (town centre)) Coordinates: 26°02′42″S151°49′50″E / 26.045°S 151.8305°E / -26.045; 151.8305 (Windera (town centre))
Population93 (2016 census locality) [1]
 • Density0.651/km2 (1.686/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s) 4605
Area142.9 km2 (55.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Localities around Windera:
Stonelands Booubyjan Booubyjan
Stonelands Windera Kitoba
Stonelands Glenrock Cloyna

Windera is a town in the South Burnett Region and a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region in Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] [4] In the 2016 census the locality of Windera had a population of 93 people. [1]

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Geography

Windera was the terminus of the Windera railway line, a branch line from the Murgon-to-Proston railway line. Both lines are now closed.

History

Land in Windera was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 91 square miles (240 km2) were available. [5]

Windera Creek Provisional School opened on 13 May 1920, later becoming Windera Creek State School. In the late 1930s or early 1940s it was renamed Windera State School. [6]

The town was originally shown on a 1924 survey plan as Kantara with the railway station named Jelanga, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 March 1924. However, on 2 August 1924, the station was renamed Windera after a pastoral run operated from 1849 by pastoralist Paul Lawless. The town name changed to match the railway station. [2]

On Saturday 28 March 1925, the railway line from Barlil to Windera was officially opened by Alfred James Jones, the Minister for Mines and formerly the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett. [7]

The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity was dedicated on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. Its closure on 3 June 2005 was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan. [8]

In the 2016 census the locality of Windera had a population of 93 people. [1]

Education

Windera State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2588 Gayndah Murgon Road ( 26°03′10″S151°49′44″E / 26.0528°S 151.8289°E / -26.0528; 151.8289 (Windera State School) ). [9] [10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Windera (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Windera – town in South Burnett Region (entry 37651)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Windera – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46281)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Windera – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46401)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via Trove.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "WINDERA LINE". The Daily Mail (7202). Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1925. p. 8. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Windera State School". Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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