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The South Burnett Times commenced publication in 1910 in Wondai, owned by the Wondai Newspaper Company. In July 1921 it was sold to a new company called South Burnett Newspaper Printing Company, but it retained J. C. Thompson as manager. [1] From 6 October 1971 it was published in Kingaroy. [2]
The South Burnett Broadcasting Company was formed in 1936 and announced their intentions to establish a radio station to serve the South Burnett, North Burnett and Mary Valley regions of Queensland, including the towns of Wondai, Murgon, Goomeri, Nanango, Esk, Crows Nest, Kilkivan, Eidsvold and Gayndah.
Kilkivan is situated on the Wide Bay Highway, 229 kilometres (142 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane [4] and 50.4 kilometres (31.3 mi) west of Gympie. [5]Kingaroy is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, 218 kilometres (135 mi) north-west of Brisbane [6] and 141 kilometres (88 mi) south- west of Gympie.
The D'Aguilar Highway leads south east, while the Bunya Highway enters the region from the south west. The Wide Bay Highway connects to Gympie and the Bruce Highway towards the coast and the Burnett Highway continues north of the region. The Brisbane Valley railway line reached Blackbutt in 1905. The line was closed in the 1993. [2]
Kingaroy (/ k ɪ ŋ ə ˈ r ɔɪ /) [2] is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] [4] The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, 218 kilometres (135 mi) north-west of the state capital Brisbane [5] and 141 kilometres (88 mi) south west of Gympie. [6]
The South Burnett Region covers an area 8,382 square kilometres (3,236 sq mi), [2] containing a population of 32,555 [2] in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008). The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local ...
Wakka Wakka (Waka Waka, Wocca Wocca, Wakawaka) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in the Burnett River catchment. The Wakka Wakka language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the North and South Burnett Regional Council, particularly the towns of Cherbourg, Murgon, Kingaroy, Gayndah, Eidsvold and Mundubbera.
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