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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m W i d g e e , Q u e e n s l a n d )
Suburb of Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
Widgee is a rural locality in the Gympie Region , Queensland , Australia.[2] 2021 census , Widgee had a population of 862 people.[1]
History [ edit ]
The name is believed to have originated from the Aboriginal words Witchee Witchee meaning listen or hark .[3]
In 1887, 43,000 acres (17,000 ha ) of land were resumed from the Widgee Widgee pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.[4]
Widgee Provisional School opened on 11 July 1892, presumably in temporary premises,[5] [6] [7] [8] 26°11′52 ″S 152°25′01 ″E / 26.19787°S 152.41702°E / -26.19787; 152.41702 (Widgee State School (first site) ) [9] [10] [11]
On 10 August 1912 at the Lands Office at Gympie, the Queensland Government offered for selection 48 agricultural lots in the Widgee Repurchased Estate. The lots ranged in size from 160 to 758 acres (65 to 307 ha ), in total 20,266 acres (8,201 ha ). 17 blocks were situated around Waroonga Creek to the north-west of Widgee Mountain (26°14′34 ″S 152°22′23 ″E / 26.2428°S 152.3731°E / -26.2428; 152.3731 (Widgee Mountain ) mm ).[12] [13]
The Widgee Soldiers' Memorial Hall was officially opened in the presence of 300 people on Saturday 31 March 1923 by Harry Clayton , the Member for the local electoral district of Wide Bay in the Queensland Legislative Assembly .[14] [10]
On Sunday 27 March 1938, a stump-capping ceremony was performed for a Catholic church on land donated by Mrs W. Power of Widgee.[15] St Vincent de Paul on Sunday 25 September 1938 by Archbishop James Duhig in the presence of 500 residents. The timber church was 60 by 30 feet (18.3 by 9.1 m ) and could seat 100 people; it cost £674.[16]
Demographics [ edit ]
In the 2011 census , Widgee had a population of 788 people.[17]
In the 2016 census , Widgee had a population of 794 people.[18]
In the 2021 census , Widgee had a population of 862 people.[1]
Heritage listings [ edit ]
Widgee has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education [ edit ]
Widgee State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2156 Gympie-Woolooga Road (26°12′14 ″S 152°26′35 ″E / 26.2038°S 152.4431°E / -26.2038; 152.4431 (Widgee State School ) [20] [21] [22]
There are no secondary schools in Widgee; the nearest one is James Nash State High School in Gympie .[23]
Amenities [ edit ]
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 2010
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is on the south-west corner of Gympie Woolooga Road and Little Widgee Road (26°12′15 ″S 152°26′33 ″E / 26.20419°S 152.44243°E / -26.20419; 152.44243 (St Vincent de Paul's Catholic Church ) [24] [25] [26]
The Soldiers' Memorial Hall is at 2148 Gympie Woolooga Road (26°12′14 ″S 152°26′38 ″E / 26.20391°S 152.44380°E / -26.20391; 152.44380 (Widgee Soldiers' Memorial Hall ) [27] [28] World War I , World War II and the Vietnam War .[29] [30] [31]
Widgee Showgrounds are at 22 Upper Widgee Road (26°12′07 ″S 152°26′13 ″E / 26.20197°S 152.43687°E / -26.20197; 152.43687 (Widgee Showgrounds ) [32] [33]
References [ edit ]
^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND-306" . The Courier-Mail Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2013 .
^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts" . The Brisbane Courier Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "LOCAL NEWS" . Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NOTES AND NEWS" . Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising" . Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "WIDGEE" . Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ a b "A Brief History of Widgee" . Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Parish of Widgee" (Map). Queensland Government . 1903. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "The Widgee Estate" . State Library of Queensland Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2020 .
^ "Advertising" . The Telegraph Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2020 – via Trove.
^ "MEMORIAL HALL AT WIDGEE" . Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Augmenting Gladstone's Water Supply" . The Courier-mail Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH" . Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Widgee" . 2011 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 9 July 2013 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Widgee (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Wodonga House (former) (entry 600643)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 8 July 2013 .
^ "State and non-state school details" . Queensland Government . 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Widgee State School" . Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017" . Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 May 2019 .
^ "St Vincent de Paul Church, Widgee" . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane . Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "St Vincent de Paul's Catholic Church | Widgee" . Queensland Religious Places Database . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ Google (15 March 2024). "St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ Google (15 March 2024). "Widgee Soldiers' Memorial Hall" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Widgee Memorial Hall" . Monument Australia . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Widgee & District Honour Board" . Monument Australia . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Widgee War Memorial" . Monument Australia . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Widgee Memorial Hall" . Gympie Regional Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ Google (15 March 2024). "Widgee Showgrounds" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ "Widgee & District Pony Club" . Facebook . Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
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