Goranba, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Goranba
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.285°N 150.6405°W
Pop:201
Postcode:4421
Area:346.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.2
Dir1:E
Location1:Tara
Dist2:36.7
Dir2:SE
Location2:Kogan
Dist3:75.1
Dir3:W
Location3:Dalby
Dist4:157
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:337
Dir5:W
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Kogan
Near-Ne:Kogan
Near-E:Weranga
Near-Se:Marmadua
Near-S:Tara
Near-Sw:Tara
Near-W:Tara
Near-Nw:Tara

Goranba is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Goranba had a population of 201 people.

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east (Weranga) to west (Tara) with railway stations (from west to east):

There are two state forests in Tara. The Kumbarilla State Forest is in the south of the locality (extending into adjoining localities) and Vickery State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation with some rural residential housing and crop growing.

History

The name Goranba is an Aboriginal word referring to a fight over ownership of a tree.[5]

Myra Provisional School opened in 1911 and was operated as a part-time school (meaning it shared a single teacher) with some of other part-time schools in the district. In 1913, it became a full-time school and was renamed Perthton Provisional School. It was on a 2acres site the north-west of the Perthton railway station (approx).[6]

Goranba Provisional School opened February 1925 in a newly constructed hall.[7] In July 1929, it was decided to combine the schools at Perthton and Goranba in single location.[8] In December 1929, the school building at Perthton was relocated to Goranba to establish Goranba State School on a new 5abbr=NaNabbr= site.[9] [10] It was located 3.6km (02.2miles) north of the Goranba railway station on the north-east corner of Goranba Lane and Crosbies Road .[11] It closed circa 1941.

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. The request was approved in October 1943. The relocated school building was opened as Myra State School in 1944 but closed on 2 February 1945. It was a 10acres site on the eastern side of Tara Kogan Road in present-day locality of Tara.[12] [13]

Demographics

In the, Goranba had a population of 187 people.

In the, Goranba had a population of 201 people.

Education

There are no schools in Goranba. The nearest government schools are Tara Shire State College in neighbouring Tara to the west which provides primary and secondary schooling to Year 12 and Kogan State School in neighbouring Kogan to the north which provides primary and secondary schooling to Year 10.[14]

Notes and References

  1. 30 May 2019.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 2 October 2023.
  4. 6 June 2016.
  5. News: SKETCHER.. 4 April 1914. The Queenslander. 6 June 2019. 2455. Queensland, Australia. 8. National Library of Australia. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913013525/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505433. live.
  6. Web site: 1971 . Parish of Myra . 9 November 2023 . . Map.
  7. News: TARA.. 9 February 1925. Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. 25 April 2020. Queensland, Australia. 6. Trove. 13 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913024222/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253910319. live.
  8. News: DISTRICT NEWS. 19 July 1929. The Dalby Herald. 25 April 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 13 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913024223/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215128814. live.
  9. News: SCHOOL FOR GORANBA. 24 December 1929. The Dalby Herald. 25 April 2020. Queensland, Australia. 2. Trove. 13 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913024222/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215129045. live.
  10. News: LAND RESERVED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.. 20 June 1930. Daily Standard. 25 April 2020. Queensland, Australia. 4. Trove. 13 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913024254/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179449269. live.
  11. Web site: 1939 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200424232145/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m47-surv-control-1939.jpg . 24 April 2020 . 9 November 2023 . . Map.
  12. News: 5 March 1943 . TARA. . 4 . . Queensland, Australia . live . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913024223/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217496385 . 13 September 2023 . Trove.
  13. News: 15 October 1943 . TARA. . 3 . . Queensland, Australia . live . 25 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913024223/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217497746 . 13 September 2023 . Trove.
  14. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 13 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .