Meandarra Explained

Type:town
Meandarra
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.3238°N 149.8805°W
Pop:244
Postcode:4422
Area:806.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:63.8
Dir1:W
Location1:Tara
Dist2:85.6
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Miles
Dist3:154
Dir3:W
Location3:Dalby
Dist4:236
Dir4:W
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:364
Dir5:W
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Yulabilla
Near-Ne:Condamine
Near-E:Hannaford
Near-Se:Hannaford
Near-S:Inglestone
Near-Sw:Coomrith
Near-W:Glenmorgan
Near-Nw:Glenmorgan

Meandarra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Meandarra had a population of 244 people.

Geography

The town is located on Brigalow Creek, 361km (224miles) west of the state capital, Brisbane. Meandarra contains the neighbourhood of Undulla at .[3]

The Glenmorgan railway line enters the locality from the east and terminates at the Meandarra railway station immediately north of the town .

History

First surveyed in 1912 by surveyor John Daveney Steele, the town derived its name from a pastoral run first used by pastoralist Archibald Meston on 16 October 1867.[1] [2]

Cooroorah Provisional School opened in 1913 and closed on 1919. After a temporary closure in 1915, it closed permanently 1919. Its location was "via Meandarra".

Meandarra State School opened on 27 September 1915.[4]

Kinkabilla Provisional School opened on 1921 and closed circa 1934. Its location was "via Meandarra".

Meandarra Post Office opened on 1 January 1928 (a receiving office was open from 1910 until 1918).[5]

On 21 June 1953, St Margaret Mary Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by the Vicar Capitular of Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba Michael Morrissey McKenna. It was the first church in Meandarra.[6]

St Augustine's Anglican Church opened in 1955.

The Meandarra Public Library building opened in 1993.[7]

Meandarra Assembly of God Church was established in 1995. It later renamed itself as the Country Hope Church.

The Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum was opened in 2009.[8]

The Glenmorgan railway line was closed beyond Meandarra to Block Trains on 26 June 2013, making Meandarra the terminus.[9] the line beyond Meandarra is "booked out of use" as of 2022

Demographics

In the, the locality of Meandarra and the surrounding area had a population of 341 people.

In the, the locality of Meandarra had a population of 262 people.

In the, the locality of Meandarra had a population of 244 people.

Education

Meandarra State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Sara Street (-27.324°N 149.8822°W).[10] [11] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[13]

There is no secondary school in Meandarra. The nearest secondary school is Tara State College in Tara to the east, but it is a considerable distance for a daily commute and other options would be distance education or boarding school.

Amenities

The Western Downs Regional Council operates the Meandarra Library on Sara Street.[14]

St Augustine's Anglican Church is on the north-west corner of Sara Street and Maude Street .[15] [16]

St Margaret Mary Catholic Church is at 16 Walton Street .[17] It is part of the St Mary of the Angels' Parish of Tara.[18]

The Country Hope Church (also known as the Meandarra Assembly of God Church) is on the north-west corner of Sara Street and Gibson Street .[19] [20]

The Meandarra/Glenmorgan Lutheran congregation holds their services in the Glenmorgan Community Church.[21]

The Royal Hotel operates on Sara Street.[22]

Attractions

Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum is in Sara Street . It contains a large collection of ANZAC memorabilia including a Canberra bomber and a German U-boat engine.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 26 October 2017.
  4. 18 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& . live .
  6. News: 3 July 1953. MEANDARRA CHURCH OPENING. 1. The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 28 February 2021. National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17. November 2017. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 16. 31 January 2018. 30 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf. live.
  8. News: Casey. Scott. Little Meandarra's big bang in world of war craft. 7 November 2010. Brisbane Times. 24 July 2009. 27 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090727094830/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/travel/travel-news/little-meandarras-big-bang-in-world-of-war-craft-20090724-dvp6.html. live.
  9. Web site: Southern Queensland line diagrams. November 2013. Queensland Rail. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140425032434/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/NetworkServices/AccessandRegulation/Documents/Southern%20Queensland%20Line%20Diagrams.pdf. 25 April 2014. 24 April 2014.
  10. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  11. Web site: Meandarra State School. 21 November 2018. 26 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326165328/http://www.meandrrass.eq.edu.au/. live.
  12. Web site: Annual Report 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917022353/https://meandrrass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/1473-meandarra-ss-sar2016.pdf. 17 September 2017. 17 September 2017. Meandarra State School.
  13. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  14. Web site: Meandarra Library. 30 August 2016. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 31 January 2018. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140839/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/western_downs/meandarra_library. live.
  15. Web site: St Augustine's Anglican Church. 28 February 2021. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  16. Web site: St Augustine's Anglican Church, Meandarra (1955-). 28 February 2021. National Redress Scheme.
  17. Web site: St Margaret Mary Catholic Church. 28 February 2021. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  18. Web site: 26 July 2017. St Margaret Mary Church, Meandarra. 28 February 2021. Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba.
  19. Web site: Meandarra Assembly of God Church. 28 February 2021. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  20. Web site: Country Hope Church, Meandarra (1995-). 28 February 2021. National Redress Scheme.
  21. Web site: Meandarra Glenmorgan Lutheran Church Services. live. 27 February 2021. South Western Queensland Lutheran Parish. en-AU. 25 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025041816/https://www.southwesternqldlutheranparish.com.au/meandarra-glenmorgan.
  22. Web site: The Royal Hotel Meandarra. 14 November 2018. The Royal Hotel Meandarra. 14 November 2018. 14 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100446/http://www.meandarra.com.au/. live.