Netherby, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Netherby
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.7811°N 152.5316°W
Pop:25
Postcode:4650
Area:42.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:32.7
Dir1:SW
Location1:Maryborough
Dist2:55.8
Dir2:N
Location2:Gympie
Dist3:65.8
Dir3:SW
Location3:Hervey Bay
Dist4:235
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Tiaro
Near-Ne:Tiaro
Near-E:Bauple
Near-Se:Bauple
Near-S:Gundiah
Near-Sw:Gundiah
Near-W:Mount Urah
Near-Nw:St Mary

Netherby is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Netherby had a population of 25 people.

Geography

The Mary River forms the western and north-western boundaries.

Penny Mountain is in the east of the locality (-25.7827°N 152.5626°W) and rises to above sea level.[2] [3]

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Gundiah) and exits to the north (Tiaro). The locality is served by:

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from its railway station,[1] which in turn was named by the Queensland Railways Department after the town in Scotland, thought to have some connection to a settler.[7]

Deborah Provisional School opened on 28 April 1885. On 1 January 1909, it became Deborah State School, but then closed on 31 December 1910. It reopened on 1 March 1921 as a half-time school in conjunction with Mount Urah Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). On 4 April 1927, the closure of Mount Urah School enabled Deborah State School to become a full-time school once again. It closed on 5 June 1939. The school was on Deborah Road (approx).[8]

Demographics

In the, Netherby had a population of 39 people.

In the, Netherby had a population of 25 people.

Education

There are no schools in Netherby. The nearest government primary schools are Tiaro State School in neighbouring Tiaro to the north and Gundiah State School in neighbouring Gundiah to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Maryborough State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.[9]

Facilities

Deborah Cemetery is at 751 Deborah Road .[10]

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 19 December 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. 1 October 2023.
  7. 20 October 2019.
  8. Web site: 1941 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110 . 13 September 2023 . . Map . 17 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917092739/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m110-surv-control-1941/original . live .
  9. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 19 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  10. Web site: Cemeteries . 2023-10-28 . Fraser Coast Regional Council . 18 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818113214/https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/cemeteries . live .