Gunalda

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, Gunalda had a population of 392 people.[1]

Gunalda
Queensland
Gunalda Hotel
Gunalda
Coordinates25.9944°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
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

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 (25.9934°S 152.5613°E / -25.9934; 152.5613 (Christ Church Anglican)) in Gundalda 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]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gunalda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "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.


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