Traveston

Traveston
Queensland
The former Traveston Powder Magazine, now incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall, 2011
Traveston is located in Queensland
Traveston
Traveston
Coordinates26°19′11″S 152°46′49″E / 26.3197°S 152.7802°E / -26.3197; 152.7802 (Traveston (town centre))
Population509 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density16.21/km2 (41.98/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Traveston:
Kybong Tandur Mothar Mountain
Kybong Traveston Cooran
Coles Creek Coles Creek Cooran

Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Traveston had a population of 509 people.[1]

Geography

Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station (26°19′12″S 152°46′58″E / 26.3199°S 152.7829°E / -26.3199; 152.7829 (Traveston railway station))[4] on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of the locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran.[5]

Green Ridge is a neighbourhood in the locality (26°20′00″S 152°44′00″E / 26.3333°S 152.7333°E / -26.3333; 152.7333 (Green Ridge)).[6]

Dairying is the main industry.[7]

History

The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves or Travers who was in the area in the 1860s.[2][8]

Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891.[9] In 1907, it was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915, it was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961.[10] Its location was in neighbouring Coles Creek to the south.[11][12][5]

Traveston Siding Provisional School opened on 4 August 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Traveston Siding State school. The school was impacted by the opening of Tandur State School, losing 20 students to the new school.[13] In 1929, it was renamed Traveston State School. It closed on 9 June 1967.[10] The school was on the Traveston Road immediately south of the junction with the Tandur Traveston Road (approx 26°19′17″S 152°46′25″E / 26.3213°S 152.7735°E / -26.3213; 152.7735 (Traveston State School (former))).[11][12][5]

Green Ridge State School opened on 22 April 1912 and closed in August 1960.[10] The school was on the south-eastern corner of the Old Bruce Highway and the Old Traveston Road (approx 26°19′48″S 152°43′51″E / 26.3299°S 152.7309°E / -26.3299; 152.7309 (Green Ridge State School (former))).[11][12][5]

Freight train Y279

On 23 February 2022, freight train Y279, operated by Aurizon derailed at approximately 3:30am due to flash flooding during that 2022 eastern Australia floods that had resulted in a track washout at the 149.020 km point just south of Traveston.[14]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the locality of Traveston had a population of 470 people.[15]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Traveston had a population of 480 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Traveston had a population of 509 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Traveston has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Traveston. The nearest government primary schools are Cooran State School in neighbouring Cooran to the east and Dagun State School in Dagun to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Noosa District State High School (which has its junior campus in Pomona and its senior campus in Cooroy, both to the south-east) and Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north-west.[5]

Attractions

Dingo Creek Winery and Vineyard is at 265 Tandur Traveston Road. There are tours and tastings available.[21]

Events

The Dingo Creek Jazz and Blues Festival is an annual event since 2002 at the Dingo Creek Winery. It raises money for community charities as well as for Sudden infant death syndrome.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Traveston (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Traveston – town in Gympie Region (entry 35134)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Traveston – locality in Gympie Region (entry 49688)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Green Ridge – locality unbounded in Gympie Regional (entry 14751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Traveston". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  8. ^ "EARLY HISTORY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 995. Queensland, Australia. 10 October 1931. p. 19. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 745. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ^ a b c "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "NORTH COAST". Daily Mail. No. 7045. Queensland, Australia. 25 September 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Derailment involving freight train Y279, near Traveston, Queensland, on 23 February 2022". Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Traveston". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Traveston (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Traveston Railway Station" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Traveston Homestead" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Traveston Powder Magazine (former) (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall) (entry 602783)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Traveston Public Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Dingo Creek Vineyard - Jazz & Blues Festival Winery, Qld". Sunshine Coast Point. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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