Goranba, Queensland

Goranba is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Goranba had a population of 187 people.[1]

Goranba
Queensland
Goranba
Coordinates27.285°S 150.6405°E / -27.285; 150.6405 (Goranba (centre of locality))
Population187 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.5402/km2 (1.399/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4421
Area346.2 km2 (133.7 sq mi)
Location22 km (14 mi) E of Tara, Queensland
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Goranba:
Tara Kogan Kogan
Tara Goranba Weranga
Tara Tara Marmadua

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from east (Weranga) to west (Tara) and is served by Goranba railway station (27.2869°S 150.6003°E / -27.2869; 150.6003 (Goranba railway station)).[3][4]

History

The name Goranba is an Aboriginal word referring to a fight over ownership of a tree.[5]

Goranba Provisional School opened February 1925 in a newly-constructed hall.[6] In July 1929 it was decided to combine the schools at Perthton and Goranba in single location.[7] In December 1929, the school building at Perthton was relocated to Goranba to establish Goranba State School on a new 5-acre (2.0 ha).[8][9] It was located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the Goranba railway station on the north-east corner of Goranba Lane and Crosbies Road (27.2547°S 150.6044°E / -27.2547; 150.6044 (Goranba State School)).[3][10] It closed circa 1941.[11] In March 1943 the community requested that the Goranba school building be relocated to Warra-Kogan Road near the Myra Meadows property, a site donated by Andrew Watt Adams, which was approved in October 1943.[12][13]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goranba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Goranba - locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47703)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. "Goranba - railway station in Western Downs Region (entry 14369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander (2455). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "TARA". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  8. "SCHOOL FOR GORANBA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 24 December 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  9. "LAND RESERVED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES". Daily Standard. Queensland, Australia. 20 June 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  10. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. "TARA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.
  13. "TARA". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Trove.


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