Windera, Queensland

Windera is a town in the South Burnett Region and a locality split between the South Burnett Region and the Gympie Region in Queensland, Australia.^[1][2][3] In the , the locality of Windera had a population of 105 people.^[4]

Geography

Windera was the terminus of the Windera railway line, a branch line from the Murgon-to-Proston railway line. Both lines are now closed.

History

Land in Windera was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 91 square miles (240 km²) were available.^[5]

Windera Creek Provisional School opened on 13 May 1920, later becoming Windera Creek State School. In the late 1930s or early 1940s it was renamed Windera State School.^[6]

The town was originally shown on a 1924 survey plan as Kantara with the railway station named Jelanga, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 March 1924. However, on 2 August 1924, the station was renamed Windera after a pastoral run operated from 1849 by pastoralist Paul Lawless. The town name changed to match the railway station.^[1]

On Saturday 28 March 1925, a 12-mile (19-kilometre) long Windera railway line from Barlil to Windera was officially opened by Alfred James Jones, the Minister for Mines and formerly the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett.^[7][8]

The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity was dedicated on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. Its closure on 3 June 2005 was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan.^[9]

Demographics

In the , the locality of Windera had a population of 93 people.^[10]

In the , the locality of Windera had a population of 105 people.^[4]

Education

Windera State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2588 Gayndah Murgon Road (26.0528°S 151.8289°E).^[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).^[13]

There are no secondary schools in Windera. The nearest government secondary schools are Proston State School (to Year 10) in Proston to the south-west and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in Murgon to the south-east.^[14]

References

1. ^ Retrieved 29 December 2017.
2. ^ Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. ^ Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. ^
5. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts.". The Brisbane Courier. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 February 2020. – via Trove.
6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. ^ "WINDERA LINE". The Daily Mail. No. 7202. 28 March 1925. p. 8. Archived 14 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 July 2021. – via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ "WINDERA LINE". Daily Mail. No. 7202. 28 March 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2025. – via National Library of Australia.
9. ^ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
10. ^
11. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. ^ "Windera State School". Archived 1 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
14. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 August 2025.

Further reading

• ((Windera State School.)) (1980). Windera State School diamond jubilee ... 1920-1980.. Windera State School. — via State Library of Queensland
• ((Dennien, A.)), ((McKinnon, K.)), ((Kratzmann, A.)), ((Kratzmann, N.)), ((Windera State School.)) (2020). Windera State School Centenary : 100 years of education : 24th May 1920 - 24th May 2020.. Windera State School. — via State Library of Queensland

External links

• Town map of Windera, 1982