Junabee
Junabee is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Junabee had a population of 213 people.[1]
| Junabee Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Junabee exhibit at the Warwick Annual Show, 1953 | |||||||||||||||
Junabee | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°15′00″S 152°08′46″E / 28.25°S 152.1461°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 213 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.034/km2 (7.859/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70.2 km2 (27.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
Junabee Provisional School opened in 1904.[3] On 1 January 1909 it became Junabee State School. It closed on 1 May 1939, but reopened in 1953. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963.[4]
A new public hall opened in Junabee on Wednesday 5 August 1908.[5]
Jingarry State School opened on 4 August 1919. It closed on 28 January 1963.[6] It was at 439 Jingarry Mount Sturt Road (28°14′13″S 152°10′18″E / 28.2370°S 152.1717°E).[7][8]
St George's Anglican Church held its first service on 4 March 1945. It closed in 1973.[9][10] However, there are mentions of an earlier church dating back to 1908.[11]
On 5 January 1946, the Junabee Memorial Hall was opened at 573 Roona Road (28°15′03″S 152°08′42″E / 28.2509°S 152.1450°E). The hall commemorates those who served in World War I and World War II.[12][13]
In the 2016 census, Junabee had a population of 213 people.[1]
Education edit
There are no schools in Junabee. The nearest primary schools are Warwick East State School in Warwick to the west, Yangan State School in Yangan to the north-east and Murrays Bridge State School in Murrays Bridge to the south. The nearest secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Junabee (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Junabee – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45941)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "WARWICK AND DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 239. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1903. p. 6. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – 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
- ^ "NEW HALL AT JUNABEE". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 42, no. 3740. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1908. p. 8. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Warwick" (Map). Queensland Government. 1937. from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ . Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Holland, Jonathan Charles (2007), The past is a foreign country: A history of the Church of England in the diocese of Brisbane, 1950-1970 (PhD Thesis), University of Queensland, School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics, from the original on 25 March 2022, retrieved 1 September 2020
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 42, no. 3792. Queensland, Australia. 5 December 1908. p. 5. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Junabee's New Memorial Hall". Warwick Daily News. No. 8246. Queensland, Australia. 4 January 1946. p. 2. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Junabee Memorial Hall Opening". Warwick Daily News. No. 8253. Queensland, Australia. 12 January 1946. p. 3. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.