Owanyilla, Queensland

Owanyilla
Queensland
Owanyilla
Coordinates 25°38′43″S 152°37′36″E / 25.64528°S 152.62667°E / -25.64528; 152.62667Coordinates: 25°38′43″S 152°37′36″E / 25.64528°S 152.62667°E / -25.64528; 152.62667
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region

Owanyilla is a town and a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Geography

The Mary River is the western boundary of the locality. Most of the land is used for farming, predominantly grazing but also some crops.[3]

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.[3]

History

In the 1840s, Owanyilla was known as Coopers Plain and Police Camp. Owanyilla is thought to have been used from 1855 for the Native Police camp.[1]

Owanyilla State school opened in 1880 and closed in 1937.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Owanyilla - town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 25659)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Owanyilla - locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46732)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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