Tandur, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Tandur
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.2777°N 152.7666°W
Pop:188
Postcode:4570
Area:21.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.0
Dir1:NW
Location1:Pomona
Dist2:18.5
Dir2:SE
Location2:Gympie
Dist3:27.2
Dir3:NW
Location3:Cooroy
Dist4:170
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Mothar Mountain
Near-Ne:Mothar Mountain
Near-E:Mothar Mountain
Near-Se:Traveston
Near-S:Traveston
Near-Sw:Kybong
Near-W:Kybong
Near-Nw:Woondum

Tandur is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Tandur had a population of 188 people.

Geography

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (Traveston) and exits to the north-west (Woondum). The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned:[2]

History

Tandur Provisional School opened on 29 September 1924.[5] [6] On 1 May 1929, it became Tandur State School.[7] [8] It closed on 16 July 1967. It was on the western side of the Tandur Traveston Road .[9]

In 1996, the North Coast railway line was realigned to be shorter with fewer tight curves and to improve flood mitigation. This removed the Meadvale and Tandur railway stations from the line.[10] [11]

Demographics

In the, Tandur had a population of 186 people.

In the, Tandur had a population of 188 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tandur. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]

The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west and Noosa District State High School which has its junior campus at Pomona to the south-east and its senior gampus at Cooroy to the south-east.

Notes and References

  1. 27 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. 1 October 2023.
  4. 22 November 2023.
  5. News: 19 May 1924 . NORTH COAST. . 8 . . 20,692 . Queensland, Australia . 22 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122062016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20750110 . live .
  6. News: 25 September 1924 . NORTH COAST . 14 . . 7045 . Queensland, Australia . 22 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122062017/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219454359 . live .
  7. News: 29 March 1928 . TANDUR SCHOOL RESERVE. . 24 . . 21,895 . Queensland, Australia . 22 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122062015/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21237776 . live .
  8. News: 4 May 1929 . STATE SCHOOLS. . 29 . . 22,236 . Queensland, Australia . 8 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122062126/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21402582 . live .
  9. Web site: 1943 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505073838/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m76-surv-control-1943.jpg . 5 May 2021 . 22 November 2023 . . Map.
  10. Web site: Laird . Philip . 2010 . Brisbane Cairns land transport . 22 November 2023 . Australasian Transport Research Forum . 5 . 8 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308160918/https://australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2010_Laird_A.pdf . live .
  11. News: Harch . Christine . 11 December 2009 . Future of iconic station unknown . . 22 November 2023 . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122061839/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gympie/future-of-iconic-station-unknown/news-story/0cb189e82756a03f118629b7f8bdbc90?nk=db47bc4ec93440e83893babe2ab10cf6-1700633919 . live .
  12. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 22 November 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .

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