Rannes, Queensland
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Rannes is a rural town in the west of the locality of Goovigen in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Geography
Rannes is in Central Queensland between Wowan and Banana on the Leichhardt Highway and the Don River.[2]
History
Rannes was established as a
On 11 May 1853, James Leith Hay sent a letter to
The town of Rannes was surveyed by surveyor A.F. Wood in July 1860 and the town reserve was gazetted 2 October 1860 (page 396).[1]
Rannes was once a major railway town at the junction of the Dawson Valley railway line and the Callide Valley railway line.[6] Both railway lines having been abandoned, the Rannes railway station is no longer extant (24°06′13″S 150°07′06″E / 24.1035°S 150.1182°E).[7]
In 1880, the local government area
Rannes railway station was originally named Kuyul, but was changed 29 April 1915.[1]
Rannes State School opened on 14 March 1916. It closed on 23 February 1960 but reopened on 30 January 1962. It closed permanently on 18 March 1966.[9]
Woolein State School opened on 27 February 1918 and closed on 17 August 1924.[9]
Economy
Rannes is primarily a farming town which specialises in the beef and grain industry.
Education
There are no schools in Rannes. The nearest government primary school is Goovigen State School in the town of Goovigen to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Baralaba State School (to Year 10) in Baralaba to the west and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) in Biloela to the south-east.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Rannes – town in Shire of Banana (entry 28011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Early Settlers: THE LEITH-HAYS AND RANNES STATION". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 19, no. 1060. Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland". Leith-Hay. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Skinner, Leslie Edward (1 January 1975), Police of the pastoral frontier : native police, 1849-1859, University of Queensland Press, retrieved 25 October 2020
- ^ "Baralaba History Loop" (PDF). Sandstone Wonders. p. 2. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Banana Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Further reading
- Goovigen and district schools : 1926 - 2001, 75th Jubilee Committee, Goovigen State School, 2001 — includes Jooro State School, Lake Pleasant State School, Woolein State School, Rannes State School and Goovigen State School