| Teebar Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Teebar Hall with showground in the background, Teebar, Queensland in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
  Teebar | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°39′34″S 152°12′26″E / 25.6594°S 152.2072°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 43 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.634/km2 (1.643/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4620 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 67.8 km2 (26.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Teebar is a locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Teebar had a population of 43 people.[1]
Geography
Eel Creek and Sandy Creek form the north-western boundary of the locality. Munna Creek forms the north-eastern boundary. Teebar Creek forms the south-eastern boundary. All of these creeks are ultimately tributaries of the Mary River.[3]
The Brooweena Woolooga Road passes through the locality from south (Malarga) to north (Brooweena). Boompa Road enters the locality from the north-west (Boompa) and terminates at its junction with the Brooweena Woolooga Road in the north-west of the locality.[3]
History
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The runs of Crown Lands of Teebah, Wycalba, and Yarounbah were transferred during the period from 11 September 1854, to the 31st December, 1855 from Henry Cox Corfield to John Eaton.[4] John Eaton held Teebar until his death in 1904.[5]
A copper mine and smelter were established in Teebar in 1873 by the Teebar Copper Mining Company Ltd. The location is described as being "north side of Munna Creek one and a half miles west of Clifton Station" and the ruins include a 100-ton slag heap.[6][7]
In 1887, 58,000 acres (23,000 ha) of land were resumed from the Teebar pastoral run for the establishment of small farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887.[8]
In 1922, the residents of the Woocoo Shire erected a war memorial outside St Mary's Church of England on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road at Teebar, (now within Boompa). In 1992 the memorial was relocated to the Woocoo Historical Museum in Brooweena due to concerns about vandalism.[9][10] It is now known as the Brooweena War Memorial. Elizabeth Mary Thomas nee Eaton, formerly Mrs B J Nichols, donated land from the property Clifton for a church and cemetery. Subscription towards the building fund were made on the understanding that the church was dedicated in the name of St Mary to the memory of Woocoo Shire soldiers killed in action in World War I. Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919. The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough. There is a group of three stained glass windows behind the altar. In 2019 residents and descendants of past residents attended a 100th anniversary service, and a plaque to commemorate the occasion was unveiled in the church grounds.[11] The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar.
Education
There are no schools in Teebar. The nearest primary school is in Brooweena and the nearest secondary school is in Maryborough.[3]
Events
Teebar holds an annual agricultural show which includes a campdraft and rodeo near the northern boundary of the locality.[12][13]
Heritage listing
Fraser Coast Regional Council has placed the following sites on its Local Heritage Register.-
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Teebar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Teebar – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46677)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ "COLONIAL EXTRACTS". The Moreton Bay Courier. Vol. X, no. 576. Queensland, Australia. 8 March 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Obituary - John Eaton - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ Pearson, Michael (2003). "The early copper mining industry in Central Queensland, 1863-1879 - History and place". Journal of Australasian Mining History: 17.
- ↑ "TELEGRAPHIC". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 1262. Queensland, Australia. 7 September 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Brooweena War Memorial (entry 600969)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Brooweena War Memorial (Digger)". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ Murree, Erica (5 November 2019). "St Mary's Anglican Church celebrates 100 years of worship". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ "Teebar". Our Fraser Coast - Regional Lifestyle, Arts and Culture | Maryborough - Hervey Bay. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ "Teebar Campdraft and Rodeo Home Page". www.teebar.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ↑ "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 20 October 2021. Place ID 88.
- ↑ "Our History | Teebar Show, Rodeo and Campdraft". www.teebar.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 20 October 2021. Place ID 93. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Further reading
- Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN 0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.