Gunalda

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Gunalda
Queensland
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Gunalda Hotel
Gunalda is located in Queensland
Gunalda
Gunalda
Coordinates25°59′40″S 152°33′41″E / 25.9944°S 152.5613°E / -25.9944; 152.5613Coordinates: 25°59′40″S 152°33′41″E / 25.9944°S 152.5613°E / -25.9944; 152.5613
Population392 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.825/km2 (15.086/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 196 km (122 mi) N of Brisbane
  • 29 km (18 mi) NW of Gympie
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Gunalda:
Theebine Kanigan Glenwood
Neerdie
Scotchy Pocket Gunalda Anderleigh
Curra Curra Anderleigh

Gunalda is a town in the Gympie Region and a locality split between Gympie Region and Fraser Coast Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] In the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 392 people.[1]

Geography[]

The town is 196 kilometres (122 mi) from the state capital, Brisbane.

Eaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1882 and was renamed Gunalda in 1883.[5]

History[]

Thompson's Flat Provisional School opened on 8 August 1881. In 1889 the school was renamed Gunalda Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Gunalda State School.[6]

The town was originally called Keelar but after the railway station was named Gunalda on 2 November 1923, the town was renamed Gunalda.[2]

In December 1938 the foundation stone was laid for a Catholic church. On Sunday 8 October 1939 Archibishop James Duhig officially opened and dedicated the Catholic Church of the Little Flower.[7]

In 1947 Christ Church Anglican was relocated from Munna Creek to 11 King Street (

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25°59′36″S 152°33′41″E / 25.9934°S 152.5613°E / -25.9934; 152.5613 (Christ Church Anglican)) in Gunalda where it retained the name Christ Church Anglican.[8][9]

At the 2006 census, Gunalda and the surrounding area had a population of 574.[10]

Road infrastructure[]

The Bruce Highway runs through from south-west to north.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gunalda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Gunalda – town in Gympie Region (entry 15054)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Gunalda – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49520)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Gunalda – locality in the Fraser Coast Region (entry 46740)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "NEW CHURCH AT GUNALDA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (21, 182). Queensland, Australia. 30 September 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Christ Church Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gunalda (Tiaro Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  11. ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Gunalda, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.


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