27-713: Download coordinates as: Beebo is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region , Queensland , Australia. It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales . In the 2021 census , Beebo had a population of 50 people. Beebo is bounded to the south-west by the Dumaresq River , the border between Queensland and New South Wales . Magee is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 28°40′00″S 151°03′00″E / 28.6666°S 151.05°E / -28.6666; 151.05 ( Magee ) ) around
54-742: A special education program. St Maria Goretti School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Elizabeth Street ( 28°24′47″S 151°04′49″E / 28.4130°S 151.0803°E / -28.4130; 151.0803 ( St Maria Goretti School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Because Inglewood only offers schooling up to Year 10, students often travel daily to Goondiwindi by bus service (established in 1993) or attend boarding schools in Warwick , Toowoomba and Brisbane to complete Years 11 and 12. Inglewood has
81-601: 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 the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
108-744: A public library open to the community, a Civic Centre which hosts local events and plays, sports grounds, tennis courts, swimming pool, golf course, and bowling club. The Goondiwindi Regional Council operates a public library in Inglewood at the Civic Centre, corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets. Our Lady of the Southern Cross Catholic Church is on the western corner of George and Elizabeth Streets ( 28°24′49″S 151°04′50″E / 28.4136°S 151.0806°E / -28.4136; 151.0806 ( Our Lady of
135-429: Is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 10) school for boys and girls at Chilcott Street ( 28°24′58″S 151°04′37″E / 28.4161°S 151.0770°E / -28.4161; 151.0770 ( Inglewood State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 141 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It includes
162-562: Is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Goondiwindi Regional Council , including the towns of Goondiwindi , Yelarbon and Texas extending north towards Moonie and Millmerran . English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham has been credited with being the first European to discover
189-406: Is now a recreational reserve operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council . St Paul's Lutheran Church was established circa December 1959. In the 2016 census , Beebo had a population of 84 people. In the 2021 census , Beebo had a population of 50 people. The former Glenarbon State School is now a recreational reserve operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council . St Paul's Lutheran Church
216-692: Is on Glenarbon Church Road at 28°40′42″S 150°53′31″E / 28.6783°S 150.8919°E / -28.6783; 150.8919 ( St Paul's Lutheran Church ) . It has a small cemetery. There is a public hall on the Texas Yelarbon Road ( 28°42′47″S 150°56′28″E / 28.7130°S 150.9410°E / -28.7130; 150.9410 ( Public hall ) ). There are no schools in Beebo. The nearest primary schools are Inglewood State School in Inglewood to
243-471: 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. Inglewood State School Download coordinates as: Inglewood is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region , Queensland , Australia. In
270-472: The 2021 census , the locality of Inglewood had a population of 936 people. The town sits on the southern Darling Downs midway between the larger centres of Warwick and Goondiwindi on the Cunningham Highway . It is 150 km (93 mi) south-west of Toowoomba . The Inglewood–Texas Road runs to the south. The Millmerran–Inglewood Road (State Route 82) runs to the north. It is part of
297-598: The Border Rivers region of waterways. The confluence of the Macintyre Brook and Canning Creek is sited just north of Inglewood, with the brook running 270° around the town. Olive growing is a comparatively new industry in the area. Other established industries include sheep and cattle raising, grain growing and timber harvesting. Tobacco growing was common around Inglewood over the last 60 years. Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul)
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#1732780403970324-1006: 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 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
351-520: The South Western railway line opened on 8 July 1907, with Inglewood being served by the Inglewood railway station. The station was originally called 'Pariagna' but the name was changed to Inglewood when the town's name changed. The next section from Inglewood to Goondiwindi was completed on 13 October 1908. Nine years later Inglewood became a rail junction when the line to Texas was opened. It carried freight, including fuel to, and ore from,
378-897: The Inglewood War Memorial was dedicated by the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Carnarvon , Major Edward Costello , as part of at the official opening of the Inglewood Memorial Hospital. St Maria Goretti's School opened on 5 February 1951 by the Sisters of St Joseph after having been blessed by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba , Joseph Basil Roper on 28 January 1951. The school
405-454: The Inglewood area. He passed through east of the present township in May 1827. The first settlement in the area was known as Browns Inn and was an important watering point for bullock teams moving west. The inn opened in the late 1850s on the south side of Macintyre Brook. In April 1862, a town was surveyed by L.F. Landsbergon on the higher northern side of Macintyre Book. Plans were drawn up for
432-574: The Silverspur mine east of Texas. The Texas rail line was closed in 1994, due to lack of passengers and the usage of trucks to move freight. Local dairying was served by a branch factory of the Warwick Co-operative between 1940 and 1960. A hospital was built in 1921. In 1925, Pugh's Queensland Directory recorded four hotels in Inglewood, two sawmills, a picture show and several other stores and tradespeople. On 16 February 1922,
459-501: The Southern Cross Catholic Church, Inglewood ) ). Inglewood Presbyterian Church is at 15 Regent Street. Inglewood's main attraction is Lake Coolmunda , 13 km (8.1 mi) east of town. The lake is a popular location for water skiing, sailing, canoeing, fishing, camping and bird watching. The Inglewood & District Historical Society runs a small exhibit in the Inglewood Heritage Centre showcasing
486-438: 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
513-514: 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 the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
540-825: The north, Texas State School in Texas to the south-east, and Yelarbon State School in Yelarbon to the west. The nearest secondary schools are Inglewood State School (to Year 10) in Inglewood and Texas State School (for Year 10) in Texas. For nearest school with secondary schooling to Year 12 is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the west, but it is so distant that other options would be distance education or boarding school. [REDACTED] Media related to Beebo, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
567-637: The now-abandoned Magee railway station on the former Texas branch railway line . The north-west of the locality is within the Yelarbon State Forest which extends into Glenarbon to the north and west and into Brush Creek to the north-east. Beebo was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 21 square miles (54 km) were available. The Beebo Provisional School opened on 4 November 1901 and became Beebo State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed on several occasions due to low student numbers, finally closing on 25 September 1964. The school
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#1732780403970594-461: The present site and the name changed from Pariagna to Inglewood by Landsberg using a compound word ingol (an Aboriginal word meaning cypress pine ) and the English word wood referring to a clump of trees on the northern side of the brook. Inglewood Post Office opened on 16 September 1866. Most of the hinterland consisted of station holdings which were selected as early as 1848 and were
621-415: The start of the wool, cattle and wheat base of the region. Inglewood State School opened on 13 February 1872 as a primary with a secondary department opened on 25 January 1960. Anglican and Catholic churches opened in 1894 and 1902 respectively. Inglewood Presbyterian Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Richard Kerr on Sunday 30 September 1906. The Thane -to Inglewood section of
648-418: Was named after a stockman. Glenarbon Provisional School opened on 17 March 1933, becoming Glenarbon State School in 1940. It closed in 1982. The school was located just to the south of the Texas Yelarbon Road at 28°41′01″S 150°53′28″E / 28.6835°S 150.8910°E / -28.6835; 150.8910 ( Glenarbon State School ) within the present-day boundaries of Beebo. The site
675-532: Was named in honour of St Maria Goretti , an Italian girl who had been canonised in 1950 and a popular choice of the Italian immigrant families of the district. The school had 51 students in its first year. Coolmunda Dam was built in 1968, where there was previously the Coolmunda School. The Inglewood Public Library building was opened in 1996 with a minor refurbishment in 2011. Inglewood town
702-587: Was on the Texas Yelarbon Road at 28°43′24″S 150°57′55″E / 28.7232°S 150.9654°E / -28.7232; 150.9654 ( Beebo State School (former) ) . The Texas branch railway line from Inglewood to Texas opened on 3 November 1930 with Beebo being served by the Magee railway station ( 28°40′06″S 151°03′05″E / 28.66829°S 151.05148°E / -28.66829; 151.05148 ( Magee railway station ) ). The name Magee comes from Magee Creek, which
729-409: Was the council seat of the former Shire of Inglewood until its amalgamation to form part of the larger Goondiwindi Region in 2008. In the 2011 census , the locality of Inglewood has a population of 1,069 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Inglewood had a population of 954 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Inglewood had a population of 936 people. Inglewood State School
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