Pickanjinnie, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Pickanjinnie
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.4416°N 149.1027°W
Pop:30
Postcode:4428
Area:174.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:39.5
Dir1:E
Location1:Roma
Dist2:323
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:451
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Maranoa Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Durham Downs
Near-Ne:Waikola
Near-E:Wallumbilla North
Near-Se:Wallumbilla
Near-S:Wallumbilla South
Near-Sw:Tingun
Near-W:Blythdale
Near-Nw:Mooga

Pickanjinnie is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people.

Geography

Pickanjinnie railway station is an abandoned railway station on the Western railway line (-26.5828°N 149.1156°W).[2]

The Warrego Highway runs along the southern boundary.

History

The locality's name is an Aboriginal word meaning place of land and water where the tortoise goes.[1]

Poybah Provisional School opened circa in 1896. In 1901 it was renamed Pickenjennie Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Pickenjennie State School. It closed circa 1926.

In December 1930, tenders were called to relocate the Pickenjinnie school building to Vale View.[3]

Demographics

In the, Pickanjinnie had a population of 49 people.

In the, Pickanjinnie had a population of 30 people.

Education

There are no schools in Pickanjinnie. The nearest primary school is Wallumbilla State School in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) and Roma State College (to Year 12) in Roma to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 9 November 2020.
  2. Web site: 27 August 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. News: 5 December 1930. PUBLIC WORKS.. 4. The Brisbane Courier. 22,732. Queensland, Australia. 9 November 2020. National Library of Australia. 4 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204210431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21611051. live.