Neranwood, Queensland
Neranwood is a suburb in City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Neranwood City of Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Lowry Court, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
  Neranwood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°7′1″S 153°18′43″E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4213 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mudgeeraba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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History
The name Neranwood is a contraction of the name of the Nerang Hardwood Company which established a sawmill in the area in 1923.[2]
Neranwood Provisional School opened on 15 June 1925 and closed on 31 December 1928.[3]
A private tramway was built to transport the timber from the sawmill to the railway siding at Mudgeeraba. It had two locomotives called Alison and Kathleen. However, the project was not economically viable and the sawmill and tramway closed in 1928. Local people used the tramway sleepers for firewood.[2]
A telephone and telegraph office was established in 1924.[4]
See also
References
- "Neranwood (entry 46070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- Guthrie, Susan (6 September 2011). "Historical Neranwood near beautiful Springwood". Geo-Nature Walks and Tours: South-East Queensland. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Telephone Facilities at Neranwood". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 6 February 1924. p. 15. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
External links
- Kerr, John. "Neranwood Sawmill and Tramway" (PDF). Report on Site Visits. Department of Agriculture, Government of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2014.
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