Goranba, Queensland
Goranba is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Goranba had a population of 187 people.[1]
Goranba Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Goranba | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27.285°S 150.6405°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 187 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.5402/km2 (1.399/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4421 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 346.2 km2 (133.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 22 km (14 mi) E of Tara, Queensland | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east (Weranga) to west (Tara) and is served by Goranba railway station (27.2869°S 150.6003°E).[3][4]
History
The name Goranba is an Aboriginal word referring to a fight over ownership of a tree.[5]
Goranba Provisional School opened February 1925 in a newly-constructed hall.[6] In July 1929 it was decided to combine the schools at Perthton and Goranba in single location.[7] In December 1929, the school building at Perthton was relocated to Goranba to establish Goranba State School on a new 5-acre (2.0 ha).[8][9] It was located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the Goranba railway station on the north-east corner of Goranba Lane and Crosbies Road (27.2547°S 150.6044°E).[3][10] It closed circa 1941.[11] In March 1943 the community requested that the Goranba school building be relocated to Warra-Kogan Road near the Myra Meadows property, a site donated by Andrew Watt Adams, which was approved in October 1943.[12][13]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goranba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Goranba – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- "Goranba – railway station in Western Downs Region (entry 14369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "SKETCHER". The Queenslander (2455). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "TARA". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
- "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
- "SCHOOL FOR GORANBA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
- "LAND RESERVED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES". Daily Standard. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
- "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "TARA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
- "TARA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.