Cynthia, Queensland

Cynthia
Queensland
Cynthia
Coordinates 25°12′40″S 151°07′50″E / 25.2111°S 151.1305°E / -25.2111; 151.1305Coordinates: 25°12′40″S 151°07′50″E / 25.2111°S 151.1305°E / -25.2111; 151.1305
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Localities around Cynthia:
Wuruma Dam Abercorn Abercorn
Wuruma Dam Cynthia Yarrol
Ceratodus Ceratodus Eidsvold East

Cynthia is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Geography

The Burnett Highway passes through the locality from the south to the north-east. Its intersection with the Waruma Dam Road is the official location of the town but there is no settlement there today. The Monto Branch Railway passes from north to south through the locality passing through the former town, which was served by the former Cynthia railway station.[3]

The Burnett River bounds the locality to the east.[3]

History

The town and locality take their name from the railway station name given by Queensland Railways Department on 19 June 1925, using the name of the surrounding Cynthia Parish of the County of Yarrol.[1][2]

Cynthia State School opened on 30 January 1928. It closed in 1954.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cynthia - town in North Burnett Region (entry 9138)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Cynthia - locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45337)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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