Evanslea, Queensland

Evanslea
Queensland
Evanslea
Coordinates 27°31′17″S 151°31′05″E / 27.52139°S 151.51806°E / -27.52139; 151.51806Coordinates: 27°31′17″S 151°31′05″E / 27.52139°S 151.51806°E / -27.52139; 151.51806
Postcode(s) 4356
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Evanslea:
Mount Moriah Jondaryan Yargullen
Bongeen Evanslea Mount Irving
Bongeen Mount Tyson Mount Tyson

Evanslea is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from the Evanslea railway station, which was named after Charles Barnard Evans, Commissioner for Railways in Queensland from 1911 to 1918.[2] The railway station on the Cecil Plains railway line opened in September 1915 with Evanslea as its terminus. It was subsequently extended to Cecil Plains.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Evanslea - locality in the Toowoomba Region (entry 49196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Evanslea - railway station in Toowoomba Region (entry 12017)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Oakey to Mount Russell Line". The Brisbane Courier (17, 995). Queensland, Australia. 18 September 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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