14-1339: Rolleston may refer to: Places [ edit ] Rolleston, Queensland , Australia Rolleston, Leicestershire , England Rolleston, Nottinghamshire , England Rolleston railway station Rolleston on Dove , Staffordshire, England Rolleston Hall Rolleston, New Zealand Mount Rolleston Rolleston River People [ edit ] Arthur Rolleston (1867–1918), New Zealand cricketer and lawyer Boyd Rolleston , fictional character Christopher Rolleston (1817–1888), New South Wales public servant Frank Rolleston (1873–1946), New Zealand politician George Rolleston (1829–1881), English physician and zoologist Humphry Rolleston (1862–1944), English physician Humphry Rolleston (businessman) (born 1946), New Zealand businessman James Rolleston (born 1997), New Zealand actor Jeremy Rolleston (born 1972), Australian sportsman John Davy Rolleston , (1873–1946), English physician and folklorist Sir John Rolleston (British politician) (1848–1919), British Conservative politician John Rolleston (New Zealand politician) (1877–1956), New Zealand Member of Parliament Lancelot Rolleston (1785–1862), British Conservative Party politician Launcelot Rolleston (1737–1802), member of
28-669: A government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 16 Warrijo Street ( 24°27′45″S 148°37′26″E / 24.4624°S 148.6240°E / -24.4624; 148.6240 ( Rolleston State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 63 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Rolleston or nearby. The nearest government schools offering secondary education are Springsure State School (to Year 10) in Springsure to
42-718: 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
56-694: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rolleston, Queensland Download coordinates as: Rolleston is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 132 people. Rolleston is located on the Comet River , 335 kilometres (208 mi) west of Gladstone , 263 kilometres (163 mi) north of Roma and 694 kilometres (431 mi) northwest of Brisbane . Springsure ,
70-400: Is expected to last more than 20 years. In the 2006 census , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 217 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 129 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 309 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Rolleston had a population of 132 people. Rolleston State School is
84-400: 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, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
98-840: 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 the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
112-538: The Markeaton hunt Mary Rolleston (1845–1940), New Zealand salon-keeper Roger de Rolleston (died 1223), British Catholic priest Sam Rolleston , New Zealand rugby league footballer Samuel Rolleston , British Anglican priest T. W. Rolleston (1857–1920), Irish writer, literary figure and translator William Rolleston (1831–1903), New Zealand politician, public administrator, educationalist and Canterbury provincial superintendent Topics referred to by
126-438: 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
140-705: The local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including the Blackdown Tablelands . the Comet River , and the Expedition Range , and the towns of Woorabinda , Springsure and Rolleston. The town is named after Christopher Rolleston , a pastoralist who was involved in leasing a number of pastoral runs in the area in the 1860s. Rolleston State School opened on 9 October 1871. Queensland's last legendary cattle thieves and bushrangers,
154-660: The nearest town, lies 71 kilometres (44 mi) to the north-west. Rolleston is at the junction of the Carnarvon , Gregory and Dawson highways. There is a large coal mine 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the west called the Rolleston coal mine . Rolleston was built on Kanolu land. Wadja (also known as Wadjigu , Wadia , Wadjainngo , Mandalgu , and Wadjigun) is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland . The language region includes
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#1732772615366168-681: The north-west and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the north. Distance education and boarding schools are options. Emergency services available in Rolleston include: The Central Highlands Regional Council operates a public library on Planet Street. There are two churches in Rolleston: Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
182-617: The notorious Patrick and James Kenniff , frequently lived at Lethbridge Pocket, which is now within Carnarvon National Park . It was here on Easter Sunday , 30 March 1902, that they murdered Constable George Doyle and cattle station manager Albert Dahlke. All Saints Anglican Church was officially opened on Sunday 10 June 1934 by Bishop Fortescue Ash . Mining began at the Rollestone coal mine in October 2005 and
196-506: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rolleston . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rolleston&oldid=1084161721 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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