The Yirandhali are an indigenous Australian people, who lived in the area of the present day Shire of Flinders in the state of Queensland .
39-732: Hughenden may refer to: Hughenden, Queensland , a town in Australia Hughenden, Alberta , a village in central Alberta, Canada Hughenden Valley , a village in Buckinghamshire, England Hughenden Manor , a mansion in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, home of Benjamin Disraeli Hughenden, Glasgow , a rugby stadium in Glasgow and former home of
78-440: A dinosaur, whose bones were discovered in 1963 near Muttaburra (220 kilometres (140 mi) by road from Hughenden) and some teeth and other bones were also discovered around Hughenden. The Historic Coolabah Tree is a tourist attraction ( 20°50′44″S 144°12′18″E / 20.8455°S 144.2050°E / -20.8455; 144.2050 ( Historic Coolabah Tree, Hughenden ) ). Two expeditions searching for
117-521: A population of 1,113 people. Hughenden has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Hughenden State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 12 Moran Street ( 20°50′45″S 144°11′47″E / 20.8459°S 144.1965°E / -20.8459; 144.1965 ( Hughenden State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 115 students with 15 teachers and 13 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). St Francis Catholic School
156-638: A sustainable supply for any crop-growing via irrigation . Hughenden is on the Great Northern railway line with a number of railway stops in the locality (from west to east): Hughenden was a terminus for the former Hughenden-Winton railway line with the following rail stops in the locality (north to south): Hughenden Airport is to the north-east of the town ( 20°48′45″S 144°13′30″E / 20.8126°S 144.2250°E / -20.8126; 144.2250 ( Hughenden Airport ) ). The upper Flinders River area has been occupied by
195-407: A verandah post. He fed him, gave him a blanket, taught him to smoke, and succeeded in convincing him of his friendly intentions, while he picked up what he could of the black fellow's language and learnt the name of the tribe-Dalleburra-and of the black fellow - Ko-bro.' In Dr. J. Beddoe's account, Christison was, uncharacteristically, for the time, much impressed by the capacities and intelligence of
234-511: A very hot 36 °C (96.8 °F) in summer and a very warm 25 °C (77 °F) in June and July. Minimum temperatures range from 22 °C (72 °F) in summer to around 10 °C (50 °F) in winter. On average, a minimum below 2 °C (35.6 °F) is recorded once per year. The average annual rainfall is around 490 millimetres (19 in), of which over three-quarters falls from November to March. Between May and September, rainfall
273-561: Is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 8 Flinders Street ( 20°50′46″S 144°12′07″E / 20.8461°S 144.2020°E / -20.8461; 144.2020 ( St Francis Catholic School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 4 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). The Flinders Shire Council operates the Flinders Shire Public Library at 39 Grey Street. The Hughenden branch of
312-593: Is a language of North-West Queensland, particularly Lammermoor Station via Hughenden. The Dalleburra language region includes the local government boundaries of the Flinders Shire Council . The region in the vicinity of Hughenden was originally known as Mokana in the Yirandhali language . British occupation began in October 1861 with the expedition group led by Frederick Walker camping near
351-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hughenden, Queensland Download coordinates as: Hughenden / ˈ h juː ə n d ən / is a rural town and locality in the Flinders Shire , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Hughenden had a population of 1,113 people. Hughenden is situated on
390-637: Is extremely rare: the median rainfall is zero in August, less than 2 millimetres (0.1 in) in July and September and less than 10 millimetres (0.4 in) in April, May, June and October. Variability is extreme, however, and totals as high as 800 millimetres (31 in) occur roughly one year in ten, whilst in the driest years as little as 127 millimetres (5 in) can be recorded. Between December and March, monthly totals can exceed 330 millimetres (13 in) if
429-545: Is where the Americans stored explosives in World War II . The Americans didn't know of the dangerous bush fires out there. After they put out a fire they went back to camp thinking that the fire was out. However, the fire took hold again without them knowing. They then heard about twelve major explosions in succession; the explosions left craters twenty feet deep. Hot shrapnel covered a wide area and started more fires. In
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#1732775528896468-466: The Flinders River . In 1877, William Mark built a pub near the barracks and in August of that year the township site was officially surveyed and allotments made available for purchase. Hughenden Post Office opened on 1 July 1878 (a receiving office had been open from 1874). Hughenden Provisional School opened on 22 April 1880, becoming Hughenden State School in 1884. On 30 January 1968, it
507-479: The Great Dividing Range , around the upper Dutton and Flinders rivers and stretched from near Mount Sturgeon southwards as far as Caledonia. Their western limits lay close to Richmond , Corfield , and the area east of Winton . The Yirandhali were the indigenous peoples of Torrens , Tower Hill, and Landsborough Creeks, of Lammermoor, Hughenden and Tangorin . Watering on Yirandhali territory
546-732: The Maric branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family . According to Peter Sutton , the list of words given by an early settler, M. Armstrong of the language of the Upper Cape River, which Tindale ascribes to the Yilba , actually refers to the Yirandhali language. The Yirandhali had an estimated territorial estate, according to Norman Tindale , of around 16,000 square miles (41,000 km ). The heartland of their country lay west of
585-643: The Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 42 Stansfield Street. Hughenden has a large range of sports on offer, including pony clubs, swimming, lawn bowls, golf, netball, tennis, campdrafting, rugby league, and gymnastics. The town hosts the Hughenden Dinosaur Festival, which attracts tourists and includes entertainment and other events. Hughenden has a replica of the Muttaburrasaurus ,
624-663: The Yirandhali people from around 11,000 years ago. Jirandali (also known as Yirandali, Warungu, Yirandhali) is an Australian Aboriginal language of North-West Queensland , particularly the Hughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of the Shire of Flinders , including Dutton River , Flinders River , Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia , Richmond , Corfield , Winton , Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and Tangorin . Dalleburra (also known as Dalebura, Dal-leyburra, Yirandali)
663-418: The monsoon is vigorous, with the wettest month being January 1984 with 659.7 millimetres (25.97 in). Humidity is generally low except when the monsoon is active, when relatively lower temperatures accompany high humidity. The same applies to cloudiness: in the dry winter months over twenty days are completely clear. Yirandhali Yirandhali may possibly. according to Robert Dixon , belong to
702-430: The pidgin . His daughter's account leaves little doubt that Christison greatly admired the Yirandhali, whose peaceful character, loyalty to their overlord, and humanity to the old moved him deeply. Beddoe asserted that they were unusually susceptible to the effects of thirst. Marie Bennett is skeptical of the claim, stating that her father always admired their powers of endurance under harsh conditions. With regard to
741-490: The (by Australian standards) fertile grey or brown cracking clay soils after rain between November and March. However, because the rainfall is extremely erratic – at Hughenden itself it has ranged from 126 millimetres (5 in) in 1926 to 1,051 millimetres (41 in) in 1950 – droughts and floods are normal and stock numbers fluctuate greatly. The runoff from the Flinders River is much too erratic to provide
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819-590: The Hughenden branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association. Her award was presented to her by the Governor of Queensland , Quentin Bryce . In August 2008, Hughenden hosted the first Arid Lands Festival and The Great Hughenden Camel Endurance Challenge. In the 2016 census , the locality of Hughenden had a population of 1,136 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Hughenden had
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#1732775528896858-473: The Queensland Government approved expenditure of £31,560 for the project. In September 1947, the project stopped because it was determined that the foundations would not support a 2-storey building and that the new court house would have to be redesigned as single-level building. In January 1950, the new plans for the one-storey building were announced and by October that year, the construction
897-548: The Scottish immigrant William Landsborough passed through their land. Our main informant for the earliest period is Robert Christison who took up an extensive tract of land for pastoral purposes between the Landsborough and Thomson rivers, reckoned their numbers at about 300. The editor of his papers, and his biographer, his daughter Mary Montgomerie Bennett , writing in 1927 states however that when Christison took up
936-419: The Yirandhali lands in 1863, they numbered 500. His daughter describes his first contact in the following terms: One day, with Gailbury, overtaking some blacks, he chose a fine-looking young fellow and rode after him, heading him back from the scrub that he was making for to the open plain. In desperation the black fellow ran up a tree. Christison dismounted and signed to him to come down, else he would cut down
975-505: The banks of the Flinders River . Hughenden has the following mountains (from west to east): Hughenden is located on the Flinders Highway , 376 kilometres (234 mi) west of Townsville and 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) north-west of Brisbane , the state capital. The region around Hughenden is a major centre for the grazing of sheep and cattle. The main feed is annual grasses known as Flinders grass , which grow rapidly on
1014-569: The business centre of town. The map also states these residence sites only need the completion of the railway works to enormously increase its value. Hughenden North Provisional School opened c. 1897 , becoming Hughenden North State School on 1 January 1909. Due to low attendances, it closed in 1926. St Francis' Catholic School was opened on 1 October 1900 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan . Torrens Creek near Hughenden
1053-492: The elderly, citing several cases of deep care he had had occasion to observe: a girl crippled from birth was seen, then aged 60, being born by groups of the tribe, taking turns, on a litter; another 'a fragile useless old woman,' was on the point of drowning, when she was saved by several men plunging into a swollen river, or a mother watching over her sick child for several days while abstaining from food and drink, and refusing any consolation when it died. According to Christison,
1092-410: The lost Burke and Wills expedition left blazes on the tree. The search expeditions were led by Frederick Walker in 1861 and William Landsborough in 1862. Hughenden has a hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSh ). Record temperatures have varied from around 44 °C (111.2 °F) in the summer months to as low as −2 °C (28.4 °F) in winter, but average maximum temperatures are usually
1131-751: The people on whose lands he established his station:- Within a few years of his settlement on the lands he occupies, where he was the earliest European invader, he succeeded in establishing friendly relations with a tribe who had dwelt there, called Dalleyburra.. and by a judicious mixture of firmness, justice and kindness, established himself as their ruler. Considerable numbers of them have been employed since then, in tending herds, sheep and cattle, in sheep-washing, bark-stripping, timber- cutting, and various other occupations. Beddoe, Christison's brother-in-law, reports from Christison that they were incentivized to work in order to obtain tobacco, consumption of which may therefore be 'morally beneficial.' He claims that there
1170-405: The property until it was sold to Disraeli on Norris's death. It was also owned by John's father, also named John Norris , a wealthy merchant and member of the famous Hellfire Club . The actual town of Hughenden began in 1870 as a barracks for the paramilitary Native Police with sub-Inspector Harry Finch and his six troopers constructing the simple buildings at the junction of Station Creek with
1209-610: The site of the future township of Hughenden. Pastoralists soon followed and in 1863. Ernest Henry and his cousin Robert Gray established the Hughenden sheep station . Hughenden was named after Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire , England, the home of former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli . Robert Gray and Ernest Henry both had a family connection with Hughenden Manor. Their grandfather, John Norris owned
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1248-519: The spreading fires. However the locals were able to save the post office. A police Constable from Torrens Creek Police was awarded the King's Medal of Bravery. In June 1945, it was announced that a new court house would be built in Hughenden in the 1945-1946 financial year with architectural plans drawn up in August 1945. However, it was not until September 1946 that the Executive Council of
1287-407: The townships, people said that buildings shook and windows broke, and some people were convinced that an air raid had occurred. Thousands of soldiers and civilians attacked the blaze in an attempt to stop it spreading to fuel dumps, but were unable to control it. When the fire got to the explosives it was so powerful it blew the Americans out of their trucks. Many buildings and shops got burnt down from
1326-429: The tree. Thereupon the black fellow sprang to the ground and threw his arms round the horse's neck, supplicating the terrified animal that snorted and backed, broke the reins, and galloped off. Christison had a difficult task to hold the black fellow, for he was very strong, with muscle like whipcord, slippery with emu oil, and wriggled like an eel. However, he secured the black fellow and brought him home and chained him to
1365-522: Was also a rapid drop in their use of their native language as they adopted a variety of English , the result of mixing with the kanaka workforce which had been imported to help take on the main burden of working the station. This is contradicted by Christison's own daughter. Christison was amazed at their rapid capacity to master languages, but, his daughter adds, even after decades, they would normally converse at length only in Dalleburra, rather than
1404-565: Was expanded to have a secondary department. In November 1883, "Hughenden West Estate" made up of 37 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by Wilson, Ayton and Ryan of Townsville. A map advertising the auction states the allotments are charmingly situated on high sloping ground, overlooking the Town of Hughenden, within a few minutes walk to the Post and Telegraph Offices, the Court House and
1443-494: Was in good part based on the resources of Towerhill Creek, which, running south, provided 12 'reaches' or watering holes: Pilmunny, Beroota, Marrikanna, Narrkooroo, Narkool, Newjenna, Turrummina, Mattamundukka, Teekalamungga, Teekaloonda, Kooroorinya, and Bogunda, . The wells had been dug, maintained and kept in good repair by the tribe 'since time immemorial'. The Yirandhali marriage system recognized 4 classes: Yirandhali lands were expropriated for running sheep and cattle, after
1482-684: Was not until 1955 that the court house opened. In 1960, the Hughenden branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association opened their hall. On 9 June 2003 in the Queen's Birthday Honours List , Mrs Jean Eva Anderson of Ballater Station of Stamford was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her "service to the community of Hughenden, particularly through the Country Womens Association". She had given 52 years of service to
1521-485: Was progressing in "leaps and bounds". A shortage of cement appears to have delayed the project until 10,000 tons of cement was imported from England in January 1951. By January 1952, three-quarters of the framing had been completed while the project was suffering from a shortage of skilled labour and the cost having risen to an estimated £60,000. In October 1954 the court house was described as "almost completed", but it
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