Wengenville Explained

Type:suburb
Wengenville
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.8275°N 151.6872°W
Pop:54
Postcode:4615
Area:115.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:44.2
Dir1:SW
Location1:Nanango
Dist2:48.2
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Kingaroy
Dist3:122
Dir3:N
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:223
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Alice Creek
Near-Ne:Ellesmere
Near-E:Maidenwell
Brooklands
Near-Se:Pimpimbudgee
Near-S:Pimpimbudgee
Near-Sw:Bunya Mountains
Near-W:Bunya Mountains
Near-Nw:Alice Creek

Wengenville is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wengenville had a population of 54 people.

Geography

The Maidenwell Bunya Mountain Road, one of three ways to access the Bunya Mountains by road, passes through the locality from east to south.

The terrain varies from above sea level. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop-growing. There is a pocket of rural residential housing in the south-east of the locality near the Bunya Mountains.[2]

History

The locality's name is derived from Wengen Creek, which probably comes from the Waka language (Bujiebara dialect) word wingin, which comes from the local Indigenous culture involving an old woman whose name was Winyirgan.

Wengenville was probably named at the suggestion of the daughter-in-law of sawmiller Lars Andersen when the mill was erected on the site. The Bunya Timber Mills were started in 1923 and by August 1924, employed 56 men.[3] [4] A mountain tramway that fed logs to the mill had at its steepest a gradient of 1 in 1.5.[5] [6] The descent was accomplished by a winder known as a gravitation plant.[7]

A postal receiving office was opened at the Bunya Cash Store in August 1929, and then Wengenville was the name given to the post office at Bunya Mills in November 1929.[8] Henceforth all mail sent to that part of the district was to be addressed "Wengenville, via Maidenwell."[9]

The mill closed in 1961 and shortly afterwards the township was abandoned .[10]

Maidenwell Provisional School opened in April 1926. In 1934, a new school building was constructed and was opened as Wengenville State School. It closed in 1961. It was at 3 Wengen Creek Road (eastern corner of Maidenwell Bunya Mountains Road,).[11]

Demographics

In the, Wengenville had a population of 46 people.

In the, Wengenville had a population of 54 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wengenville. The nearest government primary schools are Tanduringie State School in neighbouring Pimpimbudgee to the south-east and Kumbia State School in Kumbia to the north.[12] The nearest government secondary schools are:

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Land parcel . 31 March 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. News: 12 May 1923 . COOYAR. . LXII . 13 . . 113 . Queensland, Australia . 22 August 2023 . National Library of Australia . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040430/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253707088 . live .
  4. News: 11 August 1924 . MAIDENWELL DISTRICT. . LXIII . 8 . . 191 . Queensland, Australia . 20 August 2023 . National Library of Australia . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040430/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253888942 . live .
  5. News: 1 March 1926 . MAIDENWELL DISTRICT. . LXV . 8 . . 51 . Queensland, Australia . 20 August 2023 . National Library of Australia . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040430/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/253852997 . live .
  6. Web site: Kerr . John . January 1998 . Inventory of Sawmills and Tramways . . 187, 188 . 22 August 2023 . 15 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515163052/https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/sitecollectiondocuments/rfa/regions/qld-south-east/cultural-heriatage/forest-industry-places/pdf/qld_se_saw7.pdf . live .
  7. News: 27 March 1926 . IN THE HEART OF THE HILLS. . 11 . . 5997 . Queensland, Australia . 21 August 2023 . National Library of Australia . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22752946 . live .
  8. News: 15 August 1929 . DISTRICT NEWS. . LXVIII . 8 . . 194 . Queensland, Australia . 21 August 2023 . National Library of Australia . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040430/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254093528 . live .
  9. News: 2 December 1929 . DISTRICT NEWS. . LXVIII . 8 . . 188 . Queensland, Australia . 20 August 2023 . National Library of Australia . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254102469 . live .
  10. Web site: Berry . Julie . 2022-06-20 . Where’s Wengenville? . 2023-08-21 . Burnett Today . en-US . 21 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821094154/https://burnetttoday.com.au/news/2022/06/20/wheres-wengenville/ . live .
  11. Web site: 1951 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78 . 15 December 2023 . . Map . 15 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215040434/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m78-roads-1951/original . live .
  12. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 31 March 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .

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