Gurgeena Explained

Type:suburb
Gurgeena
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.4608°N 151.3969°W
Pop:36
Postcode:4626
Area:33.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:20.8
Dir1:NE
Location1:Mundubbera
Dist2:32.8
Dir2:NW
Location2:Gayndah
Dist3:54.0
Dir3:SE
Location3:Eidsvold
Dist4:180
Dir4:SW
Location4:Bundaberg
Dist5:356
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Branch Creek
Near-Ne:Branch Creek
Near-E:Branch Creek
Near-Se:Binjour
Near-S:Philpott
Near-Sw:Mundowran
Near-W:Cattle Creek
Near-Nw:Cattle Creek

Gurgeena is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gurgeena had a population of 36 people.

Geography

Gurgeena is on the Binjour Plateau (-25.4602°N 151.3994°W).[2] Land use is principally agricultural and state forest.[3]

The Binjour Range Rest Area, at the top of the range, is near the southern end of the Binjour Plateau.[4] [5] Gurgeena is near the northern end of the plateau.

It is within the Burnett River drainage basin.

History

In 1899 land from Boomerang and Buckingah Stations (parts of the Mt Debateable pastoral lease), and land that had been parts of Mundubbera (Mundowran) and Ideraway Stations comprised the Binjour Plateau.[6] These stations had been in existence for more than 50 years.

The Binjour Plateau was first surveyed by Mr R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension. The purpose of the survey was to find land suitable for agriculture. Closer settlement would yield economic benefits for both the railway and the farmers. His report was laid before the Queensland Parliament on 16 November 1897.[7] At this time the plateau was unnamed.[8] Binjour Station and Reid's Creek were at the foot of the eastern edge of the plateau. Reid's Creek was also known as Binjour Creek.[9] [10] [11]

The plateau was named Mount Murray by the Hon. John Murray, Minister for Railways and Works, when he and others inspected the land in January 1899.[12] In 1899 Mr St John Wood, District-Surveyor, presented another survey specifically on Murray's Plateau to the Surveyor-General. By 1906 the Brisbane Courier reported Murray Plateau "going back to original nomenclature. The name of Binjour, with its native associations, supplants that of Murray in defining the great plateau ... ."[13] At this time it was being opened up for selection as agricultural farms.[14]

Gurgeena State School opened on 7 November 1912 and closed in 1959. The school was on Top Gurgeena Road .[15]

Demographics

In the, Gurgeena had a population of 35 people.

In the, Gurgeena had a population of 36 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gurgeena. The nearest government primary school is Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring Binjour to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Eidsvold State School (to Year 12) in Eidsvold to the north-west, Mundubbera State School (to Year 10) in Mundubbera to the south-west, and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-east.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. 20 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Gurgeena · Queensland 4626, Australia . 2022-10-20 . Gurgeena · Queensland 4626, Australia . en.
  4. Web site: Binjour Range Rest Area · Swains Rd, Reids Creek QLD 4625, Australia . 2022-10-21 . Binjour Range Rest Area · Swains Rd, Reids Creek QLD 4625, Australia . en.
  5. Web site: admin . 2012-09-16 . Binjour Range Rest Area FREE CAMPING AUSTRALIA . 2022-10-21 . www.freecampingaustralia.com.au . en-US.
  6. News: 2 May 1899 . THE GAYNDAH RAILWAY. . 2 . . 8,260 . Queensland, Australia . 19 October 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: 17 November 1897 . LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. . LIV . 4 . . 12,433 . Queensland, Australia . 19 October 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: 2 December 1897 . REPORT BY R. W. WINKS. . 3 . . 7,824 . Queensland, Australia . 11 October 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: Queensland State Archives . 26 September 1878 . Tracing shewing proposed resumptions from the Ideraway, Yenda, Penang, Nour Nour, Land of Promise, Branch Ck. No. 1, Prazier, Upper Chin Chin, Lower Chin Chin . 2022-10-22 . Queensland Government.
  10. Web site: 1894 . Outline Map of the Wide Bay & Burnett Districts Illustrating the Pastoral Holdings 1894 . 19 October 2022 . Queensland Government.
  11. Web site: 1906 . Parish of Binjour To be open for Selection as Agricultural Farms, at the Agent for the Agent General for Queensland in London, on and after Thursday, 9th August, 1906 . 19 October 2022 . Queensland Government.
  12. News: 27 January 1899 . QUEENSLAND. . LV . 6 . . 12,806 . Queensland, Australia . 19 October 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: 2 February 1906 . THE GAYNDAH DISTRICT. Ideal Areas for Settlement. . LXII . 14 (Supplement To The Brisbane Courier) . . 14,995 . Queensland, Australia . 19 October 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  14. Web site: 1906 . Parish of Binjour To be open for Selection as Agricultural Farms, at the Agent for the Agent General for Queensland in London, on and after Thursday, 9th August, 1906 . 19 October 2022 . Queensland Government.
  15. Web site: 1955 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116 . 22 October 2022 . . Map.