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Nanango
Nanango /nəˈnæŋɡoʊ/ is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people.
Nanango is situated 190 kilometres (118 mi) north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the D'Aguilar Highway and the Burnett Highway.
Sandy Creek (26°40′15″S 152°00′14″E / 26.670760°S 152.003907°E), which meanders through the town and locality, is part of the Burnett River catchment. The productive lands of the catchment feature sedimentary floodplains. The rich fertile soils of the floodplains are the agricultural and resource backbone of the region. While there are benefits from the flooding there are also risks, including the loss of vegetation in riparian zones, biosecurity problems and spread of weed species.
The original inhabitants of the area are the Aboriginal people belonging to the Wakka Wakka (or Waka Waka) people. The area was used as a gateway to bunya nut festivals, for which Aboriginal people would travel from as far away as the Clarence River in northern New South Wales and the Maranoa River to feast on bunya nuts from the bunya trees.
The name Nanango has evolved from the Wakka Wakka word "nunangi", but there is dispute over its meaning. The word was either the name of a significant gathering place, or means "large watering hole", or was ascribed to a local Aboriginal elder at the time of European settlement.
The first Europeans to settle in the area around Nanango were John Borthwick and William Oliver from Ipswich, who took up pastures for sheep grazing in 1847.[citation needed] The first commercial establishment at the site of Nanango township was Goode's Inn, founded by prospector Jacob Goode in July 1848. The inn served travellers journeying from Brisbane and Limestone (now known as Ipswich), and became the meeting place for early residents of Taromeo, Tarong and Nanango stations. The town of Nanango quickly developed around it. Goode's original rough slab structure met the licensing conditions because his first licence for the "Burnett Hotel situated at Barambah Creek" was given at a special licensing meeting on 26 April 1849.
Nanango claims to be the fourth-oldest town in Queensland, but such claims depend on how the age of the town is determined. In some cases, it is by the first settlement (usually for pastoral purposes in or near the relevant town), or it might be date of the first survey for a town plan. Nanango's claim to be fourth-oldest is based on the first establishment of commercial premises, which is Goode's Inn. On that basis, it is the fourth oldest, following Ipswich (then called Limestone), Drayton, and Maryborough. However, Nanango was not surveyed as a town site until 1861, and several other towns were surveyed before that.
Goode's Inn Post Office opened on 5 January 1852. It had been renamed Burnett Inn by 1855 and became Nanango on 1 July 1859.
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Nanango
Nanango /nəˈnæŋɡoʊ/ is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people.
Nanango is situated 190 kilometres (118 mi) north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the D'Aguilar Highway and the Burnett Highway.
Sandy Creek (26°40′15″S 152°00′14″E / 26.670760°S 152.003907°E), which meanders through the town and locality, is part of the Burnett River catchment. The productive lands of the catchment feature sedimentary floodplains. The rich fertile soils of the floodplains are the agricultural and resource backbone of the region. While there are benefits from the flooding there are also risks, including the loss of vegetation in riparian zones, biosecurity problems and spread of weed species.
The original inhabitants of the area are the Aboriginal people belonging to the Wakka Wakka (or Waka Waka) people. The area was used as a gateway to bunya nut festivals, for which Aboriginal people would travel from as far away as the Clarence River in northern New South Wales and the Maranoa River to feast on bunya nuts from the bunya trees.
The name Nanango has evolved from the Wakka Wakka word "nunangi", but there is dispute over its meaning. The word was either the name of a significant gathering place, or means "large watering hole", or was ascribed to a local Aboriginal elder at the time of European settlement.
The first Europeans to settle in the area around Nanango were John Borthwick and William Oliver from Ipswich, who took up pastures for sheep grazing in 1847.[citation needed] The first commercial establishment at the site of Nanango township was Goode's Inn, founded by prospector Jacob Goode in July 1848. The inn served travellers journeying from Brisbane and Limestone (now known as Ipswich), and became the meeting place for early residents of Taromeo, Tarong and Nanango stations. The town of Nanango quickly developed around it. Goode's original rough slab structure met the licensing conditions because his first licence for the "Burnett Hotel situated at Barambah Creek" was given at a special licensing meeting on 26 April 1849.
Nanango claims to be the fourth-oldest town in Queensland, but such claims depend on how the age of the town is determined. In some cases, it is by the first settlement (usually for pastoral purposes in or near the relevant town), or it might be date of the first survey for a town plan. Nanango's claim to be fourth-oldest is based on the first establishment of commercial premises, which is Goode's Inn. On that basis, it is the fourth oldest, following Ipswich (then called Limestone), Drayton, and Maryborough. However, Nanango was not surveyed as a town site until 1861, and several other towns were surveyed before that.
Goode's Inn Post Office opened on 5 January 1852. It had been renamed Burnett Inn by 1855 and became Nanango on 1 July 1859.
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