Nanango

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FieldValue
typetown
nameNanango
stateqld
imageNanango Drayton St.JPG
captionDrayton Street, the main street of Nanango, 2010
coordinates
pop3679
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode4615
area31.2
timezoneAEST
utc+10:00
dist124.4
dir1SE
location1Kingaroy
dist2138
dir2N
location2Toowoomba
dist3187
dir3NW
location3Brisbane
elevation355.0
maxtemp25.4
mintemp10.4
rainfall790.0
lgaSouth Burnett Region
stategovNanango
fedgovMaranoa
near-nBarker Creek Flat
near-neGlan Devon
near-eEast Nanango
near-seSouth East Nanango
near-sSouth Nanango
near-swBrooklands
near-wKunioon
near-nwBarker Creek Flat
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| type = town | name = Nanango | state = qld | image = Nanango Drayton St.JPG | caption = Drayton Street, the main street of Nanango, 2010 | coordinates = | pop = 3679 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | established = | postcode = 4615 | area = 31.2 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 24.4 | dir1 = SE | location1 = Kingaroy | dist2 = 138 | dir2 = N | location2 = Toowoomba | dist3 = 187 | dir3 = NW | location3 = Brisbane | dist4 = | dir4 = | location4 = | elevation = 355.0 | maxtemp = 25.4 | mintemp = 10.4 | rainfall = 790.0 | lga = South Burnett Region | stategov = Nanango | fedgov = Maranoa | near-n = Barker Creek Flat | near-ne = Glan Devon | near-e = East Nanango | near-se = South East Nanango | near-s = South Nanango | near-sw = Brooklands | near-w = Kunioon | near-nw = Barker Creek Flat

Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people.

Geography

Nanango is situated 190 km north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the D'Aguilar Highway and the Burnett Highway.

Sandy Creek (), which meanders through the town and locality, is part of the Burnett River catchment. The productive lands of the catchment feature sedimentary floodplains. The rich fertile soils of the floodplains are the agricultural and resource backbone of the region. While there are benefits from the flooding there are also risks, including the loss of vegetation in riparian zones, biosecurity problems and spread of weed species.

History

The original inhabitants of the area are the Aboriginal people belonging to the Wakka Wakka (or Waka Waka) people. The area was used as a gateway to bunya nut festivals, for which Aboriginal people would travel from as far away as the Clarence River in northern New South Wales and the Maranoa River to feast on bunya nuts from the bunya trees.

The name Nanango has evolved from the Wakka Wakka word "nunangi", but there is dispute over its meaning. The word was either the name of a significant gathering place,

In 1842 the Scott family opened Taromeo Station on the top of the Blackbutt Range. In 1847 John Borthwick and William Oliver from Ipswich, who took up pastures for sheep grazing in 1847. The first commercial establishment at the site of Nanango township was Goode's Inn, founded by prospector Jacob Goode in July 1848. The inn served travellers journeying from Brisbane and Limestone (now known as Ipswich), and became the meeting place for early residents of Taromeo, Tarong and Nanango stations. The town of Nanango quickly developed around it. Goode's original rough slab structure met the licensing conditions because his first licence for the "Burnett Hotel situated at Barambah Creek" was given at a special licensing meeting on 26 April 1849.

Nanango claims to be the fourth-oldest town in Queensland, but such claims depend on how the age of the town is determined. In some cases, it is by the first settlement (usually for pastoral purposes in or near the relevant town), or it might be date of the first survey for a town plan. Nanango's claim to be fourth-oldest is based on the first establishment of commercial premises, which is Goode's Inn. On that basis, it is the fourth oldest, following Ipswich (then called Limestone), Drayton, and Maryborough. However, Nanango was not surveyed as a town site until 1861, and several other towns were surveyed before that.

Goode's Inn Post Office opened on 5 January 1852. It had been renamed Burnett Inn by 1855 and became Nanango on 1 July 1859.

Nanango State School opened on 1 January 1866. In January 1955, it was expanded to have a secondary school department, an arrangement that continued until Nanango State High School opened on 25 January 1982.

Beef, dairy and timber, in particular the valuable red cedar (Toona ciliata), were the primary early industries in the area.

The discovery of gold at the Seven Mile Diggings near Nanango in 1867 precipitated a small gold rush, creating a local population boom.

Land in Nanango was open for selection on 17 April 1877, and 48 mi2 were made available.

The Nanango News commenced publication in December 1899. It was established by Mr McNamara. In February 1942, the newspaper merged with the Kingaroy Herald, due to the rationing of paper during World War II.

A second population boom occurred when the Brisbane Valley railway line was extended to Yarraman in 1911. On 13 November 1911, Nanango railway station () became the terminus of a branch off the South Burnett railway line at Kingaroy. A 22.5 km missing rail link between Nanango and Yarraman, although planned, was never built.

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was established by the Sisters of Mercy on 28 April 1912.

In February 1913, 1222 acre of Nanango Station, in areas of from 63 to, were advertised to be auctioned by Jno Darley and W. Hamilton, on behalf of Mr Jas Millis. A map advertising the auction stated that the Estate was situated 3 to from Nanango where there is "an up to date butter factory and public offices". The land was described as mainly creek flats fronting Barker's Creek, rich alluvial and black soil suited to growing lucerne, potatoes, wheat, oats and maize. Some blocks also have access to Meandu Creek as a permanent source for water.

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On 29 January 1920, the Nanango War Memorial was unveiled by Major-General Thomas William Glasgow.

A Baptist congregation was formed in Nanango in 1929 and was officially constituted in 1932. The Nanango Baptist Church officially opened at 81 Drayton Street () on Saturday 29 February 1936. In 1998, the congregation needed a more spacious church and relocated to a new building at 37 Mount Stanley Road, under the new name of Nanango Community Baptist Church. The old church was sold into private ownership.

The development of the Tarong Power Station led to a population increase in Nanango..

In April 1921, two subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Estate and Township were advertised for auction by John Darley and Isles, Love and Co. The Tarong Estate, 12 mi from Nanango and Tarong railway stations, offered 25 agricultural farms and 62 town allotments, while the Grange Estate, 11 mi from Nanango and 18 mi from Kingaroy, in the Parish of Booie, offered 15 dairy farms.

Nanango State High School opened on 25 January 1982, having previously been a secondary department attached to Nanango State School.

The Nanango Library opened in 1962.

Population

In the , the town of Nanango had a population of 3,083 people.

In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,795 people.

In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people.

In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people.

Heritage listings

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

Education

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Nanango State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls, at 39 Drayton Street (

Notable residents

References

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