Hivesville, Queensland
| Hivesville Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Hivesville | |
| Coordinates | 26°10′33″S 151°41′35″E / 26.17583°S 151.69306°ECoordinates: 26°10′33″S 151°41′35″E / 26.17583°S 151.69306°E |
| Population | 310 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 4612 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region |
| State electorate(s) | Callide |
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn |
Hivesville is a small town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Proston-Wondai road, 277 kilometres (172 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Hivesville and the surrounding area had a population of 310.[1]
Hivesville was named for the Hives family who, in the 1890s, owned substantial property around the site of the town.[2] Facilities in the town include a pub, a convenience store and a petrol station.[3]
History
Hivesville Post Office opened by December 1923 and closed in 1991. The town is now serviced by a Community Post Office located at the service station.[4]
The town was for many years the predominant business centre for the district west of Wondai and had developed into a vibrant community hub before the nearby town of Proston was founded. Indeed, until 1930, Hivesville eclipsed Proston in size and importance. In these early years Hivesville boasted a general store, bakery, butcher, garage with six bowsers, blacksmith, post office, school, hotel, two cafes, two bank branches, the Empire theatre cinema, railway station and various receiving depots. When the railway arrived some fourteen years after the first town buildings had been established, the name of the town was changed from Jaumbill to Hivesville (in 1923). In addition, a large public hall was constructed, along with QCWA rest rooms, Church of England and Lutheran church. Residents of the following nearby farming localities regarded Hivesville as their primary town of business from the time of first settlement into the 1960s, although the town originally serviced a much wider area - Abbeywood, Stalworth, Speedwell, Kinleymore, Stonelands, Keysland. When the nearby town of Proston overtook Hivesville as the major centre of the district in the 1930s, Hivesville entered a long period of slow decline until by the early 1970s it resembled what it is today.[5]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hivesville (Wondai Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ↑ "Hivesville". South Burnett Country. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ↑ "Where is Wondai?". Wondai Shire Council. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ Matthews, Dr Tony (1997). Landscapes of Change (1st ed.). South Burnett Local Govt. Association. pp. 563–565. ISBN 0 7242 7946 6.
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