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Nonda is a rural town in the locality of Maxwelton in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Nonda
Maxwelton, Queensland
Nonda
Coordinates20.6805°S 142.4852°E / -20.6805; 142.4852 (Nonda (town centre))
Postcode(s)4816
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Richmond
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

Geography


Nonda railway station (20.6808°S 142.4821°E / -20.6808; 142.4821 (Nonda railway station)) is on the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa.[2][3]


History


The town of Nonda appears on a 1907 survey plan. The name Nonda is an Aboriginal word meaning the "plum" tree, Parinari nonda.[1]

Nonda State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 25 July 1975.[4] It was in Corella Street (20.6813°S 142.4857°E / -20.6813; 142.4857 (Nonda State School (former))).[5]


References


  1. "Nonda – town in Shire of Richmond (entry 24466)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "Nonda – population centre in the Shire of Richmond (entry 24468)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Town map of Nonda" (Map). Queensland Government. 1970. Retrieved 30 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)




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