Dundowran, Queensland

Dundowran
Queensland
Dundowran
Coordinates 25°17′54″S 152°46′24″E / 25.2983°S 152.7733°E / -25.2983; 152.7733Coordinates: 25°17′54″S 152°46′24″E / 25.2983°S 152.7733°E / -25.2983; 152.7733
Area 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Hinkler
Suburbs around Dundowran:
Dundowran Beach Dundowran Beach Eli Waters
Craignish Dundowran Urraween
Takura Walligan Nikenbah

Dundowran is a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The name Dundowran might be derived from the Kabi language "thundarun" indicating plum tree, a reference to either the Burdekin plum (Pleiogynuim timorense) or the Davidsons plum (Davidsonia pruriens). However, it might also be named for the Queensland kauri pine (Agathis robusta).[1]

Dundowran Provisional School opened on 28 September 1891, becoming Dundowran State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in December 1960.[2] The school was initially located on the "Red Road" (the sloping road from the Dundowran Hall to Nikenbah) but was later moved a mile away to a location near the entrance of the quarry.[3]

Heritage listings

Dundowran has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 166 Craignish Road: Gallagher and Bagnell grave site [4][5]
  • 407 Lower Mountain Road: Dundowran Recreational Hall [4][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dundowran - locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46646)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  3. ↑ Dundowran School, Fraser Coast Regional Council, 2006-12-06, retrieved 10 December 2017
  4. 1 2 "Local Heritage Register". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gallagher and Bagnell Grave Site" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. 23 December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dundowran Recreational Hall" (PDF). Fraser Coast Regional Council. 6 April 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

Further reading

  • Dundowran school centenary : 1891-1960-1991, 1991
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