Rannes, Queensland
| Rannes Queensland | |
|---|---|
 Township of Rannes, 1923 | |
  Rannes | |
| Coordinates | 24°05′55″S150°07′12″E/ 24.0986°S 150.12°E |
| Postcode(s) | 4702 |
| Time zone | AEST(UTC+10:00) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana |
| State electorate(s) | Fitzroy |
| Federal division(s) | Flynn |
Rannesis a rural town in the west of thelocalityofGoovigenin theShire of Banana,Queensland,Australia.[1][2]
Geography[edit]
Rannes is inCentral QueenslandbetweenWowanandBananaon theLeichhardt Highwayand theDon River.[2]
History[edit]
Rannes was established as apastoralsheep stationproperty in April 1853 by Scottish brothers James, Norman and Charles Leith Hay. The brothers were the offspring ofPeninsula WarveteranAndrew Leith Hayand the grandsons of GeneralAlexander Leith HayofLeith Hall.They were the first Europeans to occupy the region and at that time Rannes was the northern-most outpost of British colonisation in Eastern Australia. The brothers named the property Rannes after a Leith Hay familymanor houselocated nearBuckieinScotland.[3][4]
On 11 May 1853, James Leith Hay sent a letter toLieutenant John Murray,reporting that two of his shepherds had been murdered by Aborigine men and requested the services of theNative Police.On 16 May, Murray and a section of troopers arrived at Rannes Station. Two days later, Murray went in search for those responsible. In November 1853, James Leith Hay requested a section of Native Police be posted permanently at Rannes after two men were killed and one hundred sheep stolen. A sort of peace ensued and some of the local tribes were allowed onto the property. On the night of 23 September 1855, the Native Police barracks at Rannes was attacked by a large number of Aboriginal men, killing three troopers and leaving all but one wounded. Murray then led the Native Police and pursued Aborigines "who had taken forcible possession of a station and were prevented from murdering the inhabitants by the timely arrival of the troopers." Sub-Lieutenant Walker also led a patrol to search for the murderers but did not find them.[5]
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 majorrailway townat the junction of theDawson Valley railway lineand theCallide Valley railway line.[6]Both railway lines having been abandoned, the Rannes railway station is no longer extant (24°06′13″S150°07′06″E/ 24.1035°S 150.1182°E).[7]
In 1880, the local government areaBanana Division(later theShire of Banana) was established with its headquarters inBanana(taking its name from the town). However, in 1930 the shire headquarters became Rannes and the shire offices were physically relocated from Banana to Rannes. Since 1946, the shire has its headquarters inBiloela.[8]
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[edit]
Rannes is primarily a farming town which specialises in thebeefandgrainindustry.
Education[edit]
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) inBaralabato the west and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) inBiloelato the south-east.[2]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Rannes – town in Shire of Banana (entry 28011)".Queensland Place Names.Queensland Government.Retrieved26 December2020.
- ^abc"Queensland Globe".State of Queensland.Retrieved25 November2022.
- ^"Early Settlers: THE LEITH-HAYS AND RANNES STATION".The Central Queensland Herald.Vol. 19, no. 1060. Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1949. p. 3.Retrieved25 October2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ^"Queensland".Leith-Hay.Retrieved24 October2020.
- ^Skinner, Leslie Edward (1 January 1975),Police of the pastoral frontier: native police, 1849-1859,University of Queensland Press,retrieved25 October2020
- ^"Baralaba History Loop"(PDF).Sandstone Wonders.p. 2.Retrieved24 November2022.
- ^"Railway stations and sidings - Queensland".Queensland Open Data.Queensland Government.2 October 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2020.Retrieved5 October2020.
- ^"Banana Shire".Queensland Places.Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.Retrieved7 June2014.
- ^abQueensland Family History Society (2010),Queensland schools past and present(Version 1.01 ed.),Queensland Family History Society,ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
Further reading[edit]
- 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
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