Wyandra, Queensland

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Wyandra
Queensland
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Wyandra General Store, 2009
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Wyandra
Coordinates 27°14′47″S145°58′42″E / 27.2463°S 145.9783°E / -27.2463; 145.9783 (Wyandra (town centre))
Population78 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.01539/km2 (0.03985/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4489
Area5,069.5 km2 (1,957.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Paroo Shire
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Wyandra:
Murweh
Cooladdi
Bakers Bend Riversleigh
Humeburn Wyandra Boatman
Nebine
Humeburn Coongoola Linden

Wyandra is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Wyandra had a population of 78 people. [1]

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Geography

The Warrego River flows from north to south through the locality. The Mitchell Highway also passes from north to south through the locality to the east and roughly parallel with the river. The town is in roughly the centre of the locality just to the east of the river and west of the highway, 827 kilometres (514 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane and 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Cunnamulla. [4]

History

Wool bales from Claverton Station at Wyandra Railway Station, circa 1897 Queensland State Archives 5149 Wool bales from Claverton Station at Wyandra Railway Station c 1897.png
Wool bales from Claverton Station at Wyandra Railway Station, circa 1897

The region was first colonised by the British in 1861 when Henry and Frederick Weaver formed the Claverton Downs pastoral run on the Warrego River. The Weavers were from the English town of Bath, and named their property after Claverton Down near Bath. [5]

In the mid 1860s the Claverton Native Police barracks were established on Claverton Downs. [6] [7]

Claverton was renamed Wyandra in 1896. [2] [8]

The town grew with the completion of the Western railway line from Charleville in 1897 and quickly became a centre for local grazing properties.

The Wyandra Provisional School opened on 10 February 1898 and became Wyandra State School on 1 January 1909. [9]

In February 1921, the citizens of Wyandra erected a war memorial on the corner of Macks and Warrego Streets in honour of those residents of the district who served in the military during World War I. The memorial has a digger statue and lists the names of the 23 who enlisted and commemorates the three who died. [10] [11]

A powerhouse was established in 1955 with generators that came from Cunnamulla. Wyandra was connected to the state electricity grid in 1970. The obsolete powerhouse was placed on Standby and later converted into a museum. [8]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Wyandra had a population of 116 people. [12]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Wyandra had a population of 99 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Wyandra had a population of 78 people. [1]

Media

Wyandra receives transmissions from the following radio stations:

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation transmits ABC and its sister Channels, ABC Kids, ABC TV Plus, ABC Me and ABC NEWS to Wyandra through its Cunnamulla relay station, ABCAQ, situated at 28°2′54″S 145°42′6″E

The Seven Network and its sister channels 7two, 7mate and 7flix transmit to Wyandra through its regional area affiliate, ITQ.

Network Ten and its sister channels 10 Bold, 10 Peach and 10 Shake transmit to Wyandra through its regional area affiliate, CDT

The Nine Network and its sister channels 9Gem, 9Go! and 9Rush transmit to Wyandra through its regional area affiliate, Imparja Television

The Special Broadcasting Service and its sister channels SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies and SBS Food also transmit to Wyandra.

Facilities

Paroo Shire Council operates Wyandra Library at Macks Street. [14]

Wyandra has the Powerhouse Museum. The Wyandra hall has a park behind the hall and public toilets in front of the hall. There is a free caravan park behind the school. [8]

Education

Wyandra State School, 2023 Wyandra State School, 2023.jpg
Wyandra State School, 2023

Wyandra State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Moody Street ( 27°14′43″S145°58′40″E / 27.2454°S 145.9779°E / -27.2454; 145.9779 (Wyandra State School) ). [15] [16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 4 students with 1 teacher and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). [17]

There is no secondary school in Wyandra; the nearest are Charleville State High School in Charleville and Cunnamulla P–12 State School in Cunnamulla (both approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) away). [4]

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