Nandowrie, Queensland
| Nandowrie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Nandowrie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°19′28″S 147°31′04″E / 24.3244°S 147.5177°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 31 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4722 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 769.5 km2 (297.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Nandowrie is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
The Nogoa River forms the northern boundary of the locality. The Dawson Developmental Road passes through the locality from north-east to south-west.The northern and south-western parts of the locality are flatter land (approx 300 metres above sea level) and are used for cattle grazing. The other parts of the locality are more mountainous rising to unnamed peaks of approximately 400 metres above sea level; this land is currently undeveloped with the majority of it within the Squire and Nandowrie State Forests.[3]
History
The origin of the name Nandowrie may be the Nandowrie Lagoon on the road from Springsure to Tambo.[4]
Tresswell State School opened on 25 January 1971.[5] Tresswell is the name of the parish.[6]
Education
Tresswell State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government on the Dawson Developmental road at 24°14′55″S 147°36′23″E / 24.2486°S 147.6063°E.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nandowrie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Nandowrie – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "NANDOWRIE". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 839. Queensland, Australia. 22 September 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Tresswell – parish in Central Highlands Region (entry 35161)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Tresswell State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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