Dundas, Queensland

Dundas
Queensland

Dundas

Coordinates

27°17′54″S 152°41′4″E / 27.29833°S 152.68444°ECoordinates: 27°17′54″S 152°41′4″E / 27.29833°S 152.68444°E

Population

190 (2011)^[1]

4306

Suburbs around Dundas:
Bryden	Mount Byron	Laceys Creek
Bryden Lake Wivenhoe	Dundas	Laceys Creek Mount Glorious
Lake Wivenhoe	Split Yard Creek	England Creek

Dundas is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2011 census, Dundas was counted within the larger area of Crossdale which had a population of 190 people.^[1]

A majority of Dundas is protected within the D'Aguilar National Park. Several peaks of the D'Aguilar Range are in Dundas, including Mount Sim Jue, The Bulls Knob, Northbrook and Tenison Woods Mountain, the highest peak on the range.

The Northbrook Parkway is the only crossing over the D'Aguilar Range, connecting the south of the Somerset Region with the Moreton Bay Region.

History

The first holder of the Fairney View pastoral run was Joseph North, whose wife was christened Robert Dundas Burnett after a friend of her father (Judge John Burnett). Burnett's intention had been to name a son after his friend but he had a daughter instead. North used the Dundas name for part of his property holdings and it gave the name to the district.^[2]^[3]

The Dundas police station was established on 15 December 1893, but was renamed Sandy Creek in February 1894. In March 1896 it was relocated to Deep Creek.^[4]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Crossdale". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
1 2 "Dundas (entry 44862)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
↑ Ancestry user: NicoleChehine. "John Burnett". North family tree. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
↑ "Agency ID1237, Police Station, Deep Creek". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2014.

Towns and localities in the Somerset Region, West Moreton, South East Queensland

Atkinsons Dam Avoca Vale Banks Creek Biarra Borallon Braemore Brightview Bryden Buaraba Caboonbah Clarendon Coal Creek Colinton Cooeeimbardi Coolana Coominya Cressbrook Crossdale Dundas England Creek Esk Eskdale Fairney View Fernvale Fulham Glamorgan Vale Glen Esk Glenfern Gregors Creek Haigslea Harlin Hazeldean Ivory Creek Jimna Kilcoy Kingaham Lake Manchester Lake Wivenhoe Lark Hill Linville Lockrose Lower Cressbrook Lowood Marburg Minden Monsildale Moombra Moore Mount Archer Mount Beppo Mount Byron Mount Hallen Mount Kilcoy Mount Stanley Mount Tarampa Murrumba Ottaba Patrick Estate Prenzlau Redbank Creek Rifle Range Royston Sandy Creek Scrub Creek Sheep Station Creek Somerset Dam Split Yard Creek Tarampa Toogoolawah Vernor Villeneuve Wanora Westvale Winya Wivenhoe Hill Wivenhoe Pocket Woolmar Yimbun

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