Junabee Explained

Type:suburb
Junabee
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.25°N 152.1461°W
Pop:195
Postcode:4370
Area:70.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.8
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Warwick
Dist2:125
Dir2:SW
Location2:Ipswich
Dist3:167
Dir3:SW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Swan Creek
Yangan
Near-Ne:Emu Vale
Near-E:Danderoo
Near-Se:Wiyarra
Near-S:Loch Lomond
Near-Sw:Murrays Bridge
Near-W:Canningvale
Near-Nw:Mount Tabor
The Hermitage

Junabee is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Junabee had a population of 195 people.

History

Junabee Provisional School opened in 1904.[2] On 1 January 1909 it became Junabee State School. It closed on 1 May 1939, but reopened in 1953. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963.

A new public hall opened in Junabee on Wednesday 5 August 1908.[3]

Jingarry State School opened on 4 August 1919. It closed on 28 January 1963.[4] It was at 439 Jingarry Mount Sturt Road .[5]

St George's Anglican Church held its first service on 4 March 1945. It closed in 1973.[6] However, there are mentions of an earlier church dating back to 1908.[7]

On 5 January 1946, the Junabee Memorial Hall was opened at 573 Roona Road . The hall commemorates those who served in World War I and World War II.[8] [9]

Demographics

In the, Junabee had a population of 213 people.

In the, Junabee had a population of 195 people.

Education

There are no schools in Junabee. The nearest primary schools are Warwick East State School in Warwick to the west, Yangan State School in Yangan to the north-east and Murrays Bridge State School in Murrays Bridge to the south. The nearest secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick.

Notes and References

  1. 13 June 2020.
  2. News: 2 September 1903. WARWICK AND DISTRICT.. LX. 6. The Brisbane Courier. 14,239. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325040507/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19239777. live.
  3. News: 8 August 1908. NEW HALL AT JUNABEE.. 42. 8. Warwick Examiner And Times. 3740. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325040443/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82306474. live.
  4. 1 April 2022.
  5. Web site: 1937 . Warwick . 25 March 2022 . . Map . 9 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200909072933/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-warwick-1937.jpg . live .
  6. Web site: Closed Churches. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 24 February 2019. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland.
  7. News: 5 December 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL. 42. 5. Warwick Examiner And Times. 3792. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325040511/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82310372. live.
  8. News: 4 January 1946. Junabee's New Memorial Hall. 2. Warwick Daily News. 8246. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325040443/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/191267522. live.
  9. News: 12 January 1946. Junabee Memorial Hall Opening. 3. Warwick Daily News. 8253. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325040444/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/191268147. live.