21-537: Download coordinates as: Canoona is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire , Queensland , Australia. It was the site of the first North Australian gold rush. In the 2021 census , Canoona had a population of 90 people. The Fitzroy River forms the southern boundary of the locality, while Marlborough Creek and Mountain Hut Creek form most of its western boundary. The Bruce Highway forms most of
42-638: A building contractor. In 1865 he built the Bank of New South Wales building at the corner of Queen and George Streets (which was replaced in 1928 with the present Bank of New South Wales Building ). He was also an active member in the first years of the Brisbane Municipal Council . However, he was drawn to the Gympie gold rush in 1867 and then resided in Gympie for the rest of his life. Although he invested in gold mining in Gympie, he
63-507: A daily commute so other options would be distance education and boarding school. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
84-632: A miner, he was successful as an architect and builder and took an active civic role in Brisbane and Gympie. The North Coast railway line through Canoona was opened in 1915. Although Kunwarara railway station remains officially an operational station, in 1994 the station building was relocated to the Australian Workers Heritage Museum in Barcaldine . In the 2016 census , Canoona had a population of 81 people. In
105-571: A pioneer gold miner and architect in Gympie , Queensland , Australia. He was the architect of many heritage-listed buildings in Gympie. Hugo William Du Rietz was born 3 April 1831 in Vittskövle , Sweden, the son of Johan Fredrik Du Rietz (a lieutenant in the Royal Navy of Sweden ) and his wife Johanna Ulrika Charlotte Borgh Hugo Du Rietz was educated as an architect and served in 1849 in
126-638: Is located within the boundaries of present-day Canoona. Scottish colonists and brothers William Thomas Elliot and George Mackenzie Elliot came to the frontier Fitzroy River region in September 1855 to establish a sheep station , which they named Canoona. The brothers had previously established the Johngboon property near Barambah to the south. Their father was James Elliot, 3rd Laird of Wolfelee House near Hawick in Scotland . One of their other brothers
147-450: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Hugo William Du Rietz Hugo William Du Rietz (sometimes written as Du Reitz, Durietz, Dureitz) ( c. 1831 –1908) was
168-571: The 2021 census , Canoona had a population of 90 people. There are no schools in Canoona. The nearest government primary schools are Milman State School in Milman to the south-east and Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana , Rockhampton ; however, some parts of Canoona are too distant for
189-657: The First Schleswig War as a volunteer for Denmark. Attracted by news of the gold rush , Du Rietz emigrated to Ballarat , Victoria in 1852 where he had some success in alluvial gold mining . He was present during the Eureka Rebellion . He came to Queensland following reports of gold being found at Canoona (near Rockhampton ). However, the Canoona gold rush produced very little gold. He then moved to Brisbane where he established himself as
210-580: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
231-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
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#1732787641789252-569: The following months. However, relatively little gold was found at Canoona and there was great disappointment and Canoona became known as a "duffer". Having spent everything to come to Canoona, many miners were then destitute. Having lost so much of its labour force, the Victorian Government sent a ship to enable destitute miners to return to Victoria and repay their fare by working in Melbourne on their return. While many returned to
273-466: The group which fled after a short time. Two of the white men were wounded and about seven of the local inhabitants were killed. Fellow colonist, Charles Archer of Gracemere and a group of Native Police troopers later pursued these Aboriginal people toward the east and punished them further. Local Aboriginal people friendly to Archer were also fired upon, killing one. George Mackenzie Elliot died of illness soon after, while William Thomas Elliot remained in
294-543: The north-eastern boundary with North Coast railway line running closely beside it. A number of creeks flow through the locality, all are tributaries of the Fitzroy River. The Princhester Conservation Park lies in the west of the locality and the Lake Learmouth State Forest in the east. Apart from these protected areas, the land is predominantly used for grazing. Although a town centre
315-608: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
336-556: The region for some time, later dying in Munich in 1890. After the goldfields in New South Wales and Victoria had been mined to the extent where there were few opportunities for the independent miner possessed of only basic equipment, many miners were seeking a new opportunity. On hearing that gold had been found at Canoona in about July 1858, it stimulated a gold rush and approximately 20,000 miners descended on Canoona within
357-551: The southern states, others remained in Queensland providing a labour force that enabled the development of the newly established colony of Queensland. Some remained and would try their luck in Queensland's later gold rushes. For example, Hugo William Du Rietz was enticed to Australia by the gold rushes in Ballarat and then came to the Canoona gold rush and then to the Gympie gold rush. Although never particularly successful as
378-585: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
399-732: Was Walter Elliot of the East India Company and secretary to the governor of the Madras Presidency . In January 1856, after a massacre of local Aboriginal people perpetrated by Lieutenant John Murray of the Native Police at nearby Nankin Creek, some 200 Aboriginal men, women and children came to Canoona and began shouting at the employees of the Elliots. William Thomas Elliot and his men opened fire at random upon
420-527: Was not successful in any major finds of gold, and so instead involved himself in architecture and the development of Gympie and its civic institutions. He designed and/or supervised the erection of most of the large buildings in Gympie. He was Secretary of the Gympie Hospital for many years and an active member of the Gympie School of Arts . His interests extended to agriculture. He imported
441-460: Was surveyed for Canoona at 23°01′58″S 150°08′21″E / 23.0328°S 150.1393°E / -23.0328; 150.1393 ( Canoon township (former) ) , no township remains and the township land is now a reserved area. There are a number of railway stations on the North Coast line within the locality; from north to south: Despite its name, Kunwarara railway station
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