Nonda, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Nonda
City:Maxwelton
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.6805°N 142.4852°W
Postcode:4816
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Shire of Richmond
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy

Nonda is a rural town in the locality of Maxwelton in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Nonda railway station (-20.6808°N 142.4821°W) is on the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa.[2] [3]

History

The town of Nonda appears on a 1907 survey plan. The name Nonda is an Aboriginal word meaning the "plum" tree, Parinari nonda.[1]

Nonda State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 25 July 1975. It was in Corella Street .[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  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. 24 January 2021.
  4. Web site: 1970. Town map of Nonda. 30 December 2021. Queensland Government. Map.