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Nobby, Queensland

January 31, 2023

Nobby is a rural town and locality on the Darling Downs in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is located halfway between Toowoomba and Warwick. It is known for its association with Steele Rudd (author) and Sister Elizabeth Kenny (effective treatment of polio using physiotherapy).

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Nobby
Queensland
Main street
Nobby
Coordinates27°51′17″S 151°54′02″E / 27.8547°S 151.9005°E / -27.8547; 151.9005 (Nobby (town centre))Coordinates: 27°51′17″S 151°54′02″E / 27.8547°S 151.9005°E / -27.8547; 151.9005 (Nobby (town centre))
Population609 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4360
Area90.9 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)

Geography

The Southern railway line passes through the locality but Nobby railway station is now abandoned (27°51′07″S 151°54′17″E / 27.8519°S 151.9046°E / -27.8519; 151.9046 (Nobby railway station)).[4]

Nobby has the following mountains:

History

The origin of the name Nobby is unknown. When the Western railway line from Toowoomba to Warwick was being constructed, a worker's camp known as McDonald's Camp was established in the area in 1868 and this gave its name to the general area. However, the railway siding created was known as Nobby's Siding and the area become known as Nobby. However, the township that was surveyed alongside the railway in 1891 was named Davenport after George Davenport, a former local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Drayton and Toowoomba whose pastoral run was at nearby Headington Hill.[9][10] However, the Railway Department refused to rename the railway station, which created confusion having the railway station and the town with different names, leading to many people continuing to refer to the town as Nobby.[11] Eventually the town's name was official changed back to Nobby in 1931.[2][12]

 
Davenport Township land sale map 1889

On 24 September 1889, Arthur Martin & Co auctioned 258 town allotments under the name Davenport Township. These blocks were located on south west side of Nobby railway station.[13][14]

Nobby's Siding Post Office opened by March 1894 (a receiving office had been open from 1885[15]). It was renamed Nobby's by 1902 and simply Nobby by 1908.[16]

Mount Kent State School opened on 14 May 1883 and closed on 1959.[17] It was on Ted Mengel Road, now within the locality of Felton (27°50′41″S 151°49′45″E / 27.8446°S 151.8292°E / -27.8446; 151.8292 (Mount Kent State School (former))).[18]

Nobby Provisional School opened on 15 November 1897, becoming Nobby State School on 1 January 1909.[19] It closed in 1921 and a new school Nobby Township State School opened on 30 January 1922, which was later renamed Nobby State School.[17] The school celebrated its 125th anniversary on Saturday 12 November 2022.[20]

Rockfield Provisional School opened on 23 October 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Rockfield State School. It closed circa 1928.[17] It was at 349 Mount Kent Boundary Road (27°50′19″S 151°52′33″E / 27.8387°S 151.8757°E / -27.8387; 151.8757 (Rockfield State School (former))).[18]

A School of Arts was opened in Nobby in 1909.[21] The hall, along with an adjacent bank building, was completely destroyed by fire in July 1928 and was rebuilt in 1929.[22]

Bellview State School opened on 2 February 1920. It closed on 1949.[17]

The Nobby branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association was established in April 1925; its first president was Sister Elizabeth Kenny.[23]

St Paul's Church of England in Back Plains was dedicated on 12 February 1892 by Archbishop of Brisbane William Webber. The last service was conducted on 8 August 1943. In 1953 the church building was relocated to Nobby where it was re-established as St Paul's Church of England.[24] The last service at Nobby was conducted circa 11 May 1975. In 1979 the church building was relocated to 12 Jubb Street, Allora to become the Scots Presbyterian Church for those Presbyterians in the district who did not wish to become part of the Uniting Church of Australia. The church in Allora was dedicated on 26 July 1980 by Presbyterian Moderator Rt Rev F. White.[25][26]

In November 1947 on the 50th anniversary of Nobby State School, a war memorial gate was officially unveiled in the school grounds.[27][28]

At the 2006 census, Nobby had a population of 391.[29]

At the 2011 census, Nobby had a population of 484 people.[30]

In the 2016 census, Nobby had a population of 563 people.[31]

Heritage listings

 
Victor Denton war memorial

Nobby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Nobby State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 4 Davenport Street (27°51′09″S 151°54′22″E / 27.8524°S 151.9060°E / -27.8524; 151.9060 (Nobby State School)).[33][34] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 55 students with 4 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[35]

There are no secondary schools in Nobby. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south.[36]

Attractions

 
Rudd's Pub, Nobby, 2015

Rudd's Pub was originally built in 1893 across the road from the Nobby railway station as the Davenport Hotel; the architects were James Marks and Son.[37] Based on local folklore that author Steele Rudd (who lived in Nobby) wrote some of his works in the pub, it was renamed Rudd's Pub in the 1980s.[38]

 
Sister Kenny House, Nobby
 
Sister Kenny Memorial

Sister Kenny House is a memorial to Sister Elizabeth Kenny who pioneered physiotherapy as a treatment for polio.[39] This small museum holds artefacts relating to her life and therapies.[40]

Notable people

It is noted for having been home to two eminent Australians:

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nobby (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ a b "Nobby (town) (entry 24410)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Nobby (locality) (entry 49270)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Kent – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 17984)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Mount Kent – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 17987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Rocky Point – point in Toowoomba Region (entry 28868)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS". Warwick Argus. Qld. 31 August 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 10 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "THE CLIFTON LANDS". The Brisbane Courier. 16 December 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 10 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "QUEENSLAND". The Brisbane Courier. 10 January 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 10 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Nobby". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Advertising". The Week. Vol. XXVIII, no. 714. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Plan of town allotments and suburban blocks in Davenport township". hdl:10462/deriv/251878. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ "Monthly Guide". The Telegraph. Brisbane. 12 December 1885. p. 9. Retrieved 10 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  18. ^ a b "Parish of Hodgson County of Aubigny" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Nobby State School celebrates 125th". Australian Rural & Regional News. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  21. ^ "OPENING NOBBY SCHOOL OF ARTS". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LII, no. 8, 677. Queensland. 3 July 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "NOBBY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 427. 13 December 1929. p. 27. Retrieved 9 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ "COUNTRY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 986. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1925. p. 23. Retrieved 1 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ Rees, Glyn (27 August 2016). "Back Plains set to celebrate". Warwick Daily News. from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  25. ^ . Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Scots' Presbyterian Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  27. ^ "Nobby School Memorial Gate". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  28. ^ "Golden Jubilee of Nobby School". Warwick Daily News. 4 October 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  29. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Nobby (Clifton Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  30. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Nobby (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 June 2015.  
  31. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nobby (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 February 2020.  
  32. ^ "Victor Denton War Memorial (entry 600414)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  33. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  34. ^ "Nobby State School". Nobby State School. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  35. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  36. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  37. ^ "GENERAL NEWS". Darling Downs Gazette. Qld. 14 January 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 10 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  38. ^ "History". Rudd's Pub. from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  39. ^ "Sister Elizabeth Kenny (Sister Kenny House)". Monuments Australia. from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  40. ^ Fairley, Miki. "Sister Kenny: Confronting the Conventional in Polio Treatment". from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

External links

  Media related to Nobby, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

  • University of Queensland: Queensland Places:Nobby

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Nobby is a rural town and locality on the Darling Downs in the Toowoomba Region Queensland Australia 2 3 It is located halfway between Toowoomba and Warwick It is known for its association with Steele Rudd author and Sister Elizabeth Kenny effective treatment of polio using physiotherapy Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLNobby QueenslandMain streetNobbyCoordinates27 51 17 S 151 54 02 E 27 8547 S 151 9005 E 27 8547 151 9005 Nobby town centre Coordinates 27 51 17 S 151 54 02 E 27 8547 S 151 9005 E 27 8547 151 9005 Nobby town centre Population609 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 4360Area90 9 km2 35 1 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 LGA s Toowoomba RegionState electorate s CondamineFederal division s GroomMaranoaLocalities around Nobby Felton Greenmount East GreenmountFelton Nobby AscotManapouriBack Plains Mount Molar Kings Creek Nevilton Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Heritage listings 4 Education 5 Attractions 6 Notable people 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditThe Southern railway line passes through the locality but Nobby railway station is now abandoned 27 51 07 S 151 54 17 E 27 8519 S 151 9046 E 27 8519 151 9046 Nobby railway station 4 Nobby has the following mountains Kent 27 51 53 S 151 49 15 E 27 8647 S 151 8207 E 27 8647 151 8207 Kent mountain 624 metres 2 047 ft 5 6 Mount Kent 27 49 54 S 151 50 17 E 27 8317 S 151 8381 E 27 8317 151 8381 Mount Kent 625 metres 2 051 ft 5 7 Rocky Point 27 49 17 S 151 54 09 E 27 8214 S 151 9026 E 27 8214 151 9026 Rocky Point 609 metres 1 998 ft 5 8 History EditThe origin of the name Nobby is unknown When the Western railway line from Toowoomba to Warwick was being constructed a worker s camp known as McDonald s Camp was established in the area in 1868 and this gave its name to the general area However the railway siding created was known as Nobby s Siding and the area become known as Nobby However the township that was surveyed alongside the railway in 1891 was named Davenport after George Davenport a former local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Drayton and Toowoomba whose pastoral run was at nearby Headington Hill 9 10 However the Railway Department refused to rename the railway station which created confusion having the railway station and the town with different names leading to many people continuing to refer to the town as Nobby 11 Eventually the town s name was official changed back to Nobby in 1931 2 12 Davenport Township land sale map 1889 On 24 September 1889 Arthur Martin amp Co auctioned 258 town allotments under the name Davenport Township These blocks were located on south west side of Nobby railway station 13 14 Nobby s Siding Post Office opened by March 1894 a receiving office had been open from 1885 15 It was renamed Nobby s by 1902 and simply Nobby by 1908 16 Mount Kent State School opened on 14 May 1883 and closed on 1959 17 It was on Ted Mengel Road now within the locality of Felton 27 50 41 S 151 49 45 E 27 8446 S 151 8292 E 27 8446 151 8292 Mount Kent State School former 18 Nobby Provisional School opened on 15 November 1897 becoming Nobby State School on 1 January 1909 19 It closed in 1921 and a new school Nobby Township State School opened on 30 January 1922 which was later renamed Nobby State School 17 The school celebrated its 125th anniversary on Saturday 12 November 2022 20 Rockfield Provisional School opened on 23 October 1905 On 1 January 1909 it became Rockfield State School It closed circa 1928 17 It was at 349 Mount Kent Boundary Road 27 50 19 S 151 52 33 E 27 8387 S 151 8757 E 27 8387 151 8757 Rockfield State School former 18 A School of Arts was opened in Nobby in 1909 21 The hall along with an adjacent bank building was completely destroyed by fire in July 1928 and was rebuilt in 1929 22 Bellview State School opened on 2 February 1920 It closed on 1949 17 The Nobby branch of the Queensland Country Women s Association was established in April 1925 its first president was Sister Elizabeth Kenny 23 St Paul s Church of England in Back Plains was dedicated on 12 February 1892 by Archbishop of Brisbane William Webber The last service was conducted on 8 August 1943 In 1953 the church building was relocated to Nobby where it was re established as St Paul s Church of England 24 The last service at Nobby was conducted circa 11 May 1975 In 1979 the church building was relocated to 12 Jubb Street Allora to become the Scots Presbyterian Church for those Presbyterians in the district who did not wish to become part of the Uniting Church of Australia The church in Allora was dedicated on 26 July 1980 by Presbyterian Moderator Rt Rev F White 25 26 In November 1947 on the 50th anniversary of Nobby State School a war memorial gate was officially unveiled in the school grounds 27 28 At the 2006 census Nobby had a population of 391 29 At the 2011 census Nobby had a population of 484 people 30 In the 2016 census Nobby had a population of 563 people 31 Heritage listings Edit Victor Denton war memorial Nobby has a number of heritage listed sites including Victor Denton War Memorial Nobby Cemetery 27 50 55 S 151 53 45 E 27 8487 S 151 8958 E 27 8487 151 8958 Victor Denton war memorial 32 Education EditNobby State School is a government primary Prep 6 school for boys and girls at 4 Davenport Street 27 51 09 S 151 54 22 E 27 8524 S 151 9060 E 27 8524 151 9060 Nobby State School 33 34 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 55 students with 4 teachers and 8 non teaching staff 4 full time equivalent 35 There are no secondary schools in Nobby The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south 36 Attractions Edit Rudd s Pub Nobby 2015 Rudd s Pub was originally built in 1893 across the road from the Nobby railway station as the Davenport Hotel the architects were James Marks and Son 37 Based on local folklore that author Steele Rudd who lived in Nobby wrote some of his works in the pub it was renamed Rudd s Pub in the 1980s 38 Sister Kenny House Nobby Sister Kenny Memorial Sister Kenny House is a memorial to Sister Elizabeth Kenny who pioneered physiotherapy as a treatment for polio 39 This small museum holds artefacts relating to her life and therapies 40 Notable people EditIt is noted for having been home to two eminent Australians Steele Rudd author of the On Our Selection series of books Sister Elizabeth Kenny who pioneered the use of physiotherapy in treating polioReferences Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Nobby Suburb and Locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 a b Nobby town entry 24410 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 10 June 2015 Nobby locality entry 49270 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 10 June 2015 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 a b c Mountain peaks and capes Queensland Queensland Open Data Queensland Government 12 November 2020 Archived from the original on 25 November 2020 Retrieved 25 November 2020 Kent mountain in Toowoomba Region entry 17984 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Mount Kent mountain in Toowoomba Region entry 17987 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 25 November 2020 Rocky Point point in Toowoomba Region entry 28868 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 30 November 2022 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS Warwick Argus Qld 31 August 1889 p 2 Retrieved 10 June 2015 via National Library of Australia THE CLIFTON LANDS The Brisbane Courier 16 December 1891 p 6 Retrieved 10 June 2015 via National Library of Australia QUEENSLAND The Brisbane Courier 10 January 1901 p 6 Retrieved 10 June 2015 via National Library of Australia Nobby Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland Archived from the original on 10 June 2015 Retrieved 10 June 2015 Advertising The Week Vol XXVIII no 714 Queensland Australia 31 August 1889 p 6 Retrieved 26 March 2019 via National Library of Australia Plan of town allotments and suburban blocks in Davenport township hdl 10462 deriv 251878 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Monthly Guide The Telegraph Brisbane 12 December 1885 p 9 Retrieved 10 June 2015 via National Library of Australia Premier Postal History Post Office List Premier Postal Auctions Archived from the original on 15 May 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2014 a b c d Queensland Family History Society 2010 Queensland schools past and present Version 1 01 ed Queensland Family History Society ISBN 978 1 921171 26 0 a b Parish of Hodgson County of Aubigny Map Queensland Government 1930 Retrieved 30 November 2022 Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools Queensland Government Retrieved 18 April 2019 Nobby State School celebrates 125th Australian Rural amp Regional News Retrieved 30 November 2022 OPENING NOBBY SCHOOL OF ARTS Darling Downs Gazette Vol LII no 8 677 Queensland 3 July 1909 p 4 Retrieved 9 February 2018 via National Library of Australia NOBBY The Brisbane Courier No 22 427 13 December 1929 p 27 Retrieved 9 February 2018 via National Library of Australia COUNTRY WOMEN S ASSOCIATION The Brisbane Courier No 20 986 Queensland Australia 29 April 1925 p 23 Retrieved 1 January 2019 via National Library of Australia Rees Glyn 27 August 2016 Back Plains set to celebrate Warwick Daily News Archived from the original on 28 August 2016 Retrieved 1 January 2020 Closed Churches Anglican Church of Southern Queensland Archived from the original on 3 April 2019 Retrieved 24 February 2019 Scots Presbyterian Church Churches Australia Retrieved 2 January 2020 Nobby School Memorial Gate Queensland War Memorials Register 23 June 2014 Retrieved 1 December 2022 Golden Jubilee of Nobby School Warwick Daily News 4 October 1947 p 5 Retrieved 1 December 2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Nobby Clifton Shire State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 3 May 2009 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Nobby SSC 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 10 June 2015 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Nobby State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 23 February 2020 Victor Denton War Memorial entry 600414 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 15 July 2013 State and non state school details Queensland Government 9 July 2018 Archived from the original on 21 November 2018 Retrieved 21 November 2018 Nobby State School Nobby State School 17 January 2020 Retrieved 30 November 2022 ACARA School Profile 2018 Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority Retrieved 28 January 2020 Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 30 November 2022 GENERAL NEWS Darling Downs Gazette Qld 14 January 1893 p 5 Retrieved 10 June 2015 via National Library of Australia History Rudd s Pub Archived from the original on 10 June 2015 Retrieved 10 June 2015 Sister Elizabeth Kenny Sister Kenny House Monuments Australia Archived from the original on 10 June 2015 Retrieved 10 June 2015 Fairley Miki Sister Kenny Confronting the Conventional in Polio Treatment Archived from the original on 10 June 2015 Retrieved 10 June 2015 External links Edit Media related to Nobby Queensland at Wikimedia Commons University of Queensland Queensland Places Nobby Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nobby Queensland amp oldid 1124961731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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