Meandarra
Meandarra Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Meandarra | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°19′26″S 149°52′50″E / 27.3238°S 149.8805°ECoordinates: 27°19′26″S 149°52′50″E / 27.3238°S 149.8805°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 341 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.3746/km2 (0.9702/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4422 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 910.3 km2 (351.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Meandarra is a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2006 census, Meandarra and the surrounding area had a population of 341.[1]
Geography
The town is located on Brigalow Creek, 361 kilometres (224 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.[4] Meandarra contains the neighboroughhood of Undulla at 27°10′59″S 149°57′0″E / 27.18306°S 149.95000°E.[5]
History
First surveyed in 1912 by surveyor John Daveney Steele, the town derived its name from a pastoral run first used by pastoralist Archibald Meston on 16 October 1867.[2][3]
Meandarra State School opened on 27 September 1915.[6]
Meandarra Post Office opened on 1 January 1928 (a receiving office was open from 1910 until 1918).[7]
The Meandarra Public Library building opened in 1993.[8]
The Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum was opened in 2009. The museum contains a large collection of ANZAC memorabilia including a Canberra bomber and a German U-boat Engine.[9]
Education
Meandarra State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) in Sara Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[10] The school opened on 27 September 1915. [11]
Facilities
The Western Downs Regional Council operates the Meandarra Library on Sara Street.[12]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meandarra (Tara Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- 1 2 "Meandarra - town in Western Downs Region (entry 21484)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- 1 2 "Meandarra - locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47726)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Undulla - unbounded locality in Western Downs Region (entry 35794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 16. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ Casey, Scott (24 July 2009). "Little Meandarra's big bang in world of war craft". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Meandarra State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Meandarra Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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