Summary
Owanyilla is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Owanyilla had a population of 194 people.[1]
| Owanyilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Owanyilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°38′43″S 152°37′36″E / 25.6452°S 152.6266°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 194 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.480/km2 (11.60/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43.3 km2 (16.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The Mary River is the western boundary of the locality. Most of the land is used for farming, predominantly grazing but also some crops.[4]
The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality. The North Coast railway line passes south to north to the west of the highway, crossing the Mary River, with the town being served by the Owanyilla railway station (25°40′03″S 152°36′19″E / 25.6676°S 152.6054°E).[4][5]
History edit
In the 1840s, Owanyilla was known as Coopers Plain and Police Camp.[6] Owanyilla was used as a barracks for the Native Police from 1857 until the mid-1860s.[2]
The 20,000-acre (8,100 ha) Mary River Agricultural Reserve was proclaimed circa 1861.[7] The reserve was a two farm wide strip on the eastern bank of the Mary River, with the northern limit being the junction of Graham's Creek with the Mary and the southern boundary, Myrtle Creek, and included Coopers Plain.[8] The town site was gazetted in early 1865.[9]
In 1869 a Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built.[10][11] Nearby was a brewery owned by Mr. Biddle. It was well-known throughout the district as the source of the famous Owanyilla ale and porter.[12] Mr. Muir, of the hotel, was also postmaster, and the Gympie coach stopped to breakfast and change horses there. Owanyilla was the first stop on the road south of Maryborough.[12]
Owanyilla State school opened in 1880 and closed in 1937, and a teacher's residence existed in 1890.[13][14]
In the 2016 census the locality of Owanyilla had a population of 194 people.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Owanyilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Owanyilla – town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 25659)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Owanyilla – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46732)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Owanyilla". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 2243. Queensland, Australia. 7 January 1879. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ArchivesSearch | Queensland State Archives | Queensland Government". www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Settlement on the Mary River". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXI, no. 2, 853. Queensland, Australia. 12 July 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. Vol. V, no. 244. Queensland, Australia. 22 February 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "UPPER MARY". The Queenslander. Vol. IV, no. 184. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1869. p. 8. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ W.S. Roberts (1875). Maryborough Almanac 1875. p. 58.
- ^ a b W.S. Roberts (1875). Maryborough Almanac 1875. p. 59.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Queensland Dept. of Public Instruction (1890). Report of the Secretary for Public Instruction ... unknown library. Govt. Printer. p. 89.
External links edit
- "Town map of Owanyilla". Queensland Government. 1978.