Gayndah

Gayndah
State :  Australia State : Queensland Founded : 1849
Coordinates : 25 ° 38 ′  S , 151 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 25 ° 38 ′  S , 151 ° 36 ′  E Height : 106  m Area : 8.0  km²
Residents : 1,745 (2006) Population density : 218 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 4625 LGA : North Burnett Region
Gayndah

Gayndah is a small town of about 1,700 people on the Burnett River in the Australian state of Queensland . It is located 328 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 163 kilometers southwest of Bundaberg on the Burnett Highway . The city is the seat of the Administrative District (LGA) North Burnett Region .

history

The area around Gayndah was first explored by Europeans in 1843. The first settlers settled here in 1848, a year later the city was founded and the first post office opened in 1850. From the beginning, agriculture and livestock have been the predominant industries in the area. Today Gayndah is the center of citrus production in Queensland. The Gayndah Orange Festival takes place every two years.

The city's name is derived from an Aboriginal term , either from Gu-in-dah (or Gi-un-dah ) for thunder, or from Ngainta for a place with undergrowth.

sons and daughters of the town

• Jessica Anderson (1916-2010), a writer

Twin cities

• Zonhoven , Belgium

Web links

Commons : Gayndah  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gayndah

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gayndah ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. ^ New South Wales Government Gazette , January 19, 1850, cited by Frew, Joan (1981). Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927 , p. 277. Fortitude Valley, Queensland, ISBN 0-9593973-0-2 .
3. ^ Reed, AW (1973). Place Names of Australia , p. 102. Sydney: AH & AW Reed. ISBN 0-589-07115-7 .