20-627: Wandoan / ˈ w ɒ n d oʊ . ən / is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. It was formerly known as Juandah . It is on the Leichhardt Highway about halfway between Taroom and Miles and is the centre for the local cattle industry. In the 2021 census , the locality of Wandoan had a population of 666 people. The beginnings of the Wandoan township can be traced back to 1849 when 'Juandah' Station
40-406: A bench of magistrates at Juandah, local whites proceeded to murder them. Some were shot on the verandah of the magistrate's residence and others in the kitchen. Two aboriginals were kept alive in order to bury the corpses and once this was done, one of them was shot and the other was spared as "possibly the supply of cartridges was running short". A wayside hotel was built there in the 1890s, and by
60-688: A half times as much. The aggregation of these three runs became known as Juandah and records show Percival Stephen was living on Juandah before August 1849. After the Hornet Bank massacre in October 1857, one of the many reprisals against Aboriginal people in the area included the Juandah massacre. Frederick Walker wrote to the Colonial Secretary of Queensland describing how after a number of aboriginals were declared innocent of involvement at Hornet Bank by
80-580: 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
100-782: A public hall used for meetings and entertainment and a public library. St Joseph's Catholic Church is on the corner of East and Hamlyn Streets. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba . The Wandoan Presbyterian Church is in Moore Street. It is part of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland . Wandoan has the following services: The average temperature ranges between 21 °C (70 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) in summer and between 5 °C (41 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) in winter. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
120-535: Is housed in a former railway station building and is easily spotted by the large windmill beside it. Wandoan State School P-10 is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 49 North Street ( 26°07′07″S 149°57′41″E / 26.1187°S 149.9614°E / -26.1187; 149.9614 ( Wandoan State School P-10 ) ). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 86 students with 13 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). In 2018,
140-534: 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. Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba: is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane , established in 1929, covering
160-987: 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
180-578: The Darling Downs and south west regions of Queensland , Australia. St Patrick's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba. The diocese covers an area of 487,000 square kilometres (188,000 sq mi). with 48 priests and 57 members of religious orders. There are 77,400 Catholics among the 276,700 total population within the diocese's borders. In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba
200-642: The Diocese. On 14 May 2012, it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI had named the Reverend Monsignor Robert McGuckin as bishop-elect of the Toowoomba diocese. He was installed on 11 July. On 24 May 2023, Pope Francis announced Bishop Kenneth Howell would be the Bishop of the Diocese of Toowoomba, after accepting the resignation of Bishop Robert McGuckin . The following have served as Bishops of Toowoomba: There are currently 35 parishes in
220-596: The Vatican for several years. On 1 May 2011, Bishop Morris announced his early retirement at age 67, stressing the fact that he had not resigned. On 2 May 2011, the Holy See removed Morris from pastoral care of the diocese, attracting international press coverage. The Holy See appointed Brian Vincent Finnigan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane , to serve as Apostolic Administrator of
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#1732851965279240-553: The diocese and 42 diocesan priests. The diocese has the following schools: The diocese has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In February 2014 the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse , a royal commission of inquiry initiated in 2013 by the Australian Government and supported by all of its state governments, began an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse and
260-415: The end of the nineteenth century the hotel was well established and a township was formed. Juandah Provisional School opened on 30 October 1911. It became a State School on 1 March 1916. Due to low student numbers, it closed in 1922 but reopened in 1923. In 1924, it was renamed Wandoan State School in 1924. A secondary department was added in 1961. The railway to Miles opened on 16 December 1914. Juandah
280-438: 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
300-509: 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,
320-628: The school had an enrolment of 70 students with 13 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There are no schools offering schooling to Year 12 in or nearby Wandoan. The options are distance education and boarding school. Western Downs Regional Council operates the Wandoan Community Cultural Centre at 6 Henderson Road ( 26°07′16″S 149°57′31″E / 26.12106°S 149.95870°E / -26.12106; 149.95870 ( Wandoan Community Culture Centre ) ). It includes
340-596: The wall behind the memorial. The monument was dedicated on 25 April ( Anzac Day ) 1993. The town's economy is traditionally based on agriculture, including wheat, sorgum and cattle. The townscale is visually dominated by the grain silos near the railway station. However, mining for coal and gas are growing industries, increasing the population and facilities in Wandoan. The following are features of interest in Wandoan: The Wandoan Information Centre on Royd Street provides information for visitors. It
360-469: Was established at this location after Herbert Salway and Percival Sydney Francis Stephen first tendered for a huge area of land: Juandah of 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) and two other runs Coringa of 21,000 acres (8,500 ha) and Cherwondah of 19,200 acres (7,800 ha). This area, defined in accordance with the 1847 Orders-in-Council, falls far short of the actual size of the holding, which has been estimated at 449 square miles (1,160 km)—five and
380-504: Was excised from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane . Bishop Bill Morris was appointed in 1992 to head the Toowoomba diocese. In 2006 he released a pastoral letter calling for discussion of the ordination of married men and the ordination of women to compensate for the lack of priests in his large diocese. An apostolic visitation of the diocese was conducted by Charles J. Chaput OFM Cap., then Archbishop of Denver , during April 2007. Discussions continued between Morris and
400-475: Was named Wandoan in 1926 to avoid confusion with Jundah near Longreach . After World War II , land around Wandoan was used for soldier settlements through ballots in the 1950s. The Wandoan Library opened in 1987. The Wandoan War Memorial is in front of the Community Culture Centre on Henderson Street and commemorates Australians who served in all wars. There are plaques for individual wars on
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