Tansey, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Tansey
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.0241°N 152.043°W
Pop:154
Postcode:4601
Area:352.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.0
Dir1:N
Location1:Goomeri
Dist2:23.7
Dir2:NW
Location2:Kilkivan
Dist3:34.0
Dir3:NE
Location3:Murgon
Dist4:73.7
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Gympie
Dist5:239
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Malarga
Near-Ne:Gigoomgan
Calgoa
Near-E:Mudlo
Near-Se:Kilkivan
Cinnabar
Near-S:Boonara
Near-Sw:Cobbs Hill
Near-W:Booubyjan
Near-Nw:Booubyjan

Tansey is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Tansey had a population of 154 people.

Geography

The north and centre of the locality is within Grongah National Park, which extends into neighbouring localities Malarga, Gigoomgan, Calgoa, and Mudlo. Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is cattle grazing.

The Burnett Highway passes through the south-west of the locality from Boonara in the south to Booubyjan in the west. The town is located on the highway at its intersection with the Kilkivan Tansey Road, which provides a connection to Kilkivan.

History

The town takes its name from selector Michael Tansey, a resident on "Lakeview" from 1877.[1]

On 26 September 1926, an Apostolic church was opened by Reverend W. Neimeyer.[3] [4] It was at 103 Wittenberg Road . Circa 1997, the church was relocated to 19 Olive Street, Goomeri.[5] [6] [7]

Tansey State School opened on 6 June 1916. It closed on 13 December 1996.[8] It was on Planted Creek Road (approx).[9] [10] [11]

Previously, an abbotoir (Anstey) operated, as did a local butter factory.

Tansey Bowls Club was formed in 1953.[12] Located adjacent to Boonara Creek, the bowls club was flooded in 1955-1956, in 2013, and in 2022.[13] [14]

Tansey suffered considerable damage when a tornado struck the community in October 2018.[15] The Bureau of Meteorology said the tornado hit the town just after 3pm on 11 October 2018.[16]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Tansey had a population of 144 people.

In the, the locality of Tansey had a population of 154 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tansey. The nearest government primary schools are Kilkivan State School in neighbouring Kilkivan to the south-east and Goomeri State School in Goomeri to the south. Both of these schools also provide secondary education to Year 10. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Murgon State High School in Murgon to the south and James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.

Amenities

Tansey Showgrounds is at 30 Tansey Hall Road .[17] Tansey Hall is at the showgrounds .[18]

Tansey Bowls Club is at 28 Tansey Hall Road .[19] [20]

Tansey Cemetery is at the end of Tansey Cemetery Road (off the Burnett Highway,).[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 28 May 2019.
  2. 28 May 2019.
  3. News: 9 October 1926 . GOOMERI. . 10 . . 17,705 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 24 March 2022 . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324093743/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/153156622 . live .
  4. News: 8 October 1926 . SOUTH BURNETT . 3 . . 7678 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 24 March 2022 . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324093744/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220606492 . live .
  5. Web site: The Apostolic Church of Queensland - Goomeri . 2022-03-24 . Churches Australia . en . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324093741/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/apostolic-church-all/directory/2113-the-apostolic-church-of-queensland-goomeri . live .
  6. Web site: Blake . Thom . Tansey Apostolic Church . 2022-03-25 . Queensland religious places database . 25 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325011518/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=6674 . live .
  7. Web site: Blake . Thom . Goomeri Apostolic Church . 2022-03-25 . Queensland religious places database . 25 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325011504/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=3408 . live .
  8. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  9. Web site: 1963 . Town of Tansey . 24 March 2022 . . Map . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073210/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-tansey-1963.jpg . live .
  10. Web site: 1943 . Kilkivan . 24 March 2022 . . Map . 15 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915214956/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-kilkivan-1943.jpg . live .
  11. Web site: 1973 . Parish of Boonara . 24 March 2022 . . Map . 24 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324093740/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-boonara-1973.jpg . live .
  12. Web site: Martindale . Dafyd . 2013-10-03 . Tansey Bowls Club Back In Business . 2022-08-19 . southburnett.com.au . en-AU . 19 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819071159/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2013/10/03/tansey-bowls-club-back-in-business/ . live .
  13. Web site: Martindale . Dafyd . 2013-10-03 . Tansey Bowls Club Back In Business . 2022-08-19 . southburnett.com.au . en-AU . 19 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819071159/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2013/10/03/tansey-bowls-club-back-in-business/ . live .
  14. News: 2022-01-11 . 'Amazing spirit': Mud Army heads to flood-ravaged regional communities to help out . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-08-19 . 24 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524163647/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-11/mud-army-helps-regional-qld-communities-after-floods/100749540 . live .
  15. News: There is immense destruction. Chuddihy. Marguerite. 12 October 2018. South Burnett Times. 15 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015114529/https://www.southburnetttimes.com.au/news/tansey-tornado-there-is-immense-destruction/3548118/. 15 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  16. News: Town pounded by tornado as storms hit South Burnett. 11 October 2018. ABC News. 15 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014151319/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-11/very-dangerous-storms-headed-for-sunshine-coast/10365010. 14 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: Tansey Showgrounds . 2022-08-19 . . en . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315173007/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/463/tansey-showgrounds?recordID=463 . live .
  18. Web site: Tansey Hall . 2022-08-19 . . en . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315175508/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/29/tansey-hall?recordID=29 . live .
  19. Web site: Tansey Bowls Club . 2022-08-19 . Facebook . en . 19 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819071159/https://www.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTansey-Bowls-Club-717080378481836%2Fabout%2F . live .
  20. Web site: Bowls Clubs . 2022-08-19 . Gympie Regional Council . en . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315171855/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/78/bowls-clubs?recordID=78 . live .
  21. Web site: Gympie Region Cemeteries. Gympie Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621120719/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/gympie-region-cemeteries. 21 June 2019. live. 21 June 2019.

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