Tingoora

Coordinates: 26°21′39″S 151°49′20″E / 26.3608°S 151.8222°E / -26.3608; 151.8222 (Tingoora (town centre))
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Tingoora
Queensland
Tingoora Hotel
Tingoora is located in Queensland
Tingoora
Tingoora
Coordinates26°21′39″S 151°49′20″E / 26.3608°S 151.8222°E / -26.3608; 151.8222 (Tingoora (town centre))
Population272 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4608
Area19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Tingoora:
Cushnie Greenview Wondai
Cushnie Tingoora Charlestown
Cushnie Wooroolin Charlestown

Tingoora is a rural town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Geography[edit]

The town is on the Bunya Highway, 249 kilometres (155 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Chinchilla–Wondai Road (State Route 82) enters from the west and terminates in a T-intersection with the Bunya Highway.[4]

History[edit]

Charlestown Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1894.[5]

The Kilkvan to Goomeri section of the Nanango railway line opened in December 1904, with Tingoora served by the now-abandoned Tingoora railway station (26°21′49″S 151°49′18″E / 26.3636°S 151.8218°E / -26.3636; 151.8218 (Tingoora railway station (former))).[6] The town takes its name from the railway station which was named for the local Indigenous Australian word in the Waka language for the wattle tree.[2] The Tingoora railway bridge is the longest surviving wooden railway bridge in the South Burnett.[7] The Theebine to Kingaroy line was officially closed in early 2010.[8] The restored curved railway bridge is now part of the Kingaroy-Kilkivan Rail trail.

The Tingoora Hotel, established in 1900, was reportedly the first public building in the town.[9]

In November 1904, 14 allotments were advertised for selection as agricultural farms by the Department of Public Lands office.[10] The advertising map states the allotments were situated in the Parishes of Charlestown and Wooroolin in the county of Fitzroy, Nanango land agent's district, shire of Nanango with J.H. Adair named as the surveyor. The area described in the map is today approximately bounded by Tingoora Road in the north, Transmitter Road to the east, Eckarts Road to the west with the Bunya Highway passing through.[11]

Tingoora Provisional School opened on 20 January 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Tingoora State School.[5]

On 3 April 1921, St George's Anglican Church was dedicated by Edward Castell Osborn, Archdeacon of Toowoomba.[12] It closed on 23 December 1962 and the church building was relocated to Proston where it is used as a church hall behind the Shepherd Memorial Anglican Church of St Peter.[13]

Burrandowan State School opened circa May 1923. It closed circa 1943.[5]

At the 2006 census, Tingoora had a population of 175.[14]

In the 2016 census, Tingoora had a population of 273.[15]

Education[edit]

Tingoora State School, 2020

Tingoora State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Main Street (26°21′46″S 151°49′10″E / 26.3629°S 151.8195°E / -26.3629; 151.8195 (Tingoora State School)).[16][17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[18]

There are no secondary schools in Tingoora. The nearest government secondary schools are Wondai State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Wondai to the north-east, Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the north-east, and Kingaroy State High School (to Year 12) in Kingaroy to the south-east.[19]

Attractions[edit]

The Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail follows the old railway line between the two towns. It is 88 kilometres (55 mi) long and passes through Goomeri, Murgon, Wondai, Tingoora, Wooroolin, Memerambi, and Crawford. The trail from Kilkivan to Murgon is unsealed. Queensland's first and longest sealed rail trail section of 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Murgon to Kingaroy is for walkers and cyclists only. Short distances between towns means coffee is never far away.[20][21][22] The trail crosses Dingo Creek on the outskirts of Wondai and again on the outskirts of Tingoora.[23] Most creeks are crossed via timber bridges or concrete causeways, the most notable of which is the restored curved trestle railway bridge at the rural town of Tingoora.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tingoora (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Tingoora – town in South Burnett Region (entry 34638)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Tingoora – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ Google (16 August 2019). "Tingoora, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b Martindale, Dafyd (10 September 2015). "Historic Bridge Gets Health Check". southburnett.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail Brochure v4. "Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail". Gympie Regional Council. Retrieved 29 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Tingoora". South Burnett Holidays. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Advertising". The Telegraph. No. 9986. Queensland, Australia. 21 November 1904. p. 1 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Plan of portions 99v to 103v & 105v to 110v, parish of Charlestown, and of portions 310v to 312v, parish of Wooroolin, county of Fitzroy". rosettadel.slq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ^ "THE CHURCHES". Daily Standard. No. 2575. Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tingoora (Wondai Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tingoora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Tingoora State School". Tingoora State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  18. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Rail Trails in the South Burnett". South Burnett Regional Council. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  21. ^ Council, Gympie Regional. "Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail". Gympie Regional Council. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  22. ^ "South Burnett Rail Trail". South Burnett Regional Council. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  23. ^ D’Arcy, Bill; Winter, George (2020). Willmott, Warwick (ed.). "Education Pamphlets. Rocks and Landscape Notes: Geology along Recreational Rail Trails". Geological Society of Australia Qld Division. Kilkivan Rail Trail. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

External links[edit]

Media related to Tingoora, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

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