| Rathdowney Queensland |
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| Population: | 198 [1] |
| Postcode: | 4287 |
| LGA: | Scenic Rim Regional Council |
| State District: | Beaudesert |
| Federal Division: | Forde |
Rathdowney is a small town in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled Scenic Rim Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Beaudesert is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly located in Queensland, Australia. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is on the Mount Lindesay Highway 32 km south of Beaudesert at the base of the McPherson Range. The Mount Lindesay Highway is a Highway in Queensland which has been given the national route number 13 Beaudesert is a town located on the Mount Lindesay Highway, some 64 km south of Brisbane. The McPherson Range is an extensive Mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the It is located in the Scenic Rim Local Government Area. Scenic Rim Regional Council is a Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled At the 2006 census, Rathdowney had a population of 198. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years [1]
The town was named after Rathdowney, Ireland. There is another Rathdowney in Queensland, Australia, named after the Irish town Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Beaudesert railway line was extended to Rathdowney in 1911. [2] Timber clearing was the first major industry in the area. Cattle grazing and dairy farming are now the main industries. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep
It also close to some of the areas of greatest biodiversity in Australia, and a gateway to various National Parks such as Border Ranges National Park and Mount Barney National Park with a variety of lush rainforest, eucalypt forest, mountain heath and other habitats. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Border Ranges National Park, 636 km north of Sydney, Australia, is a World Heritage listed property part of the UNESCO CERRA World Heritage Mount Barney National Park is a national park in Queensland ( Australia) 90 km southwest of Brisbane. There are many tours, farm stays, guest houses and other opportunitries available for visitors to experience this region, which is about a 90 minute drive from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. In Autumn every year the population rises by several thousand for one day at the Rathdowney Heritage Festival, organised by the Rathdowney and District Historical Association (RADHA), who also run an information centre with information on natural heritage, Indigenous heritage and history of white settelement from the time of the first pioneers to present day.
Currently the small town has a police station, a small shop, a cafe, a pub, a service station, a post office, memorial grounds, information center, a bowls club and a small school. The Rathdowney Primary School has a 25 m swimming pool for which every spring and summer the swimming club gets together and has races every friday night. The swimming club also has swimming training during the week after school.
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rathdowney (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
- ^ Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland, 31. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
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