Nonda, Queensland

Nonda
Maxwelton, Queensland
Nonda is located in Queensland
Nonda
Nonda
Coordinates20°40′50″S 142°29′07″E / 20.6805°S 142.4852°E / -20.6805; 142.4852 (Nonda (town centre))
Postcode(s)4816
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Richmond
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

Nonda is a rural town in the locality of Maxwelton in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Nonda railway station (20°40′51″S 142°28′56″E / 20.6808°S 142.4821°E / -20.6808; 142.4821 (Nonda railway station)) is on the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa.[2][3]

History

The town of Nonda appears on a 1907 survey plan. The name Nonda is an Aboriginal word meaning the "plum" tree, Parinari nonda.[1]

Nonda State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 25 July 1975.[4] It was in Corella Street (20°40′53″S 142°29′09″E / 20.6813°S 142.4857°E / -20.6813; 142.4857 (Nonda State School (former))).[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nonda – town in Shire of Richmond (entry 24466)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Nonda – population centre in the Shire of Richmond (entry 24468)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Town map of Nonda" (Map). Queensland Government. 1970. Retrieved 30 December 2021.