Injune
town
Stateqld
Coordinates25.843°S 148.5661°E
Zoom10
Pop429
Postcode4454
Area411.1
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 190.7
Dir 1NNW
Location 1Roma
Dist 2441
Dir 2NW
Location 2Toowoomba
Dist 3616
Dir 3WNW
Location 3Brisbane
Elevation393
LgaMaranoa Region
StategovWarrego
FedgovMaranoa
Maxtemp27.5
Mintemp11.8
Rainfall630.5
Near-nSimmie
Near-neSimmie
Near-eHighland Plains
Near-seGunnewin
Near-sGunnewin
Near-swMount Hutton
Near-wMount Hutton
Near-nwHutton Creek

Injune /ˈɪndʒuːn/ is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the , the locality of Injune had a population of 429.[3]

Geography

Injune is a small town in South West Queensland. It located on the Carnarvon Highway, 92 kilometres (57 mi)north of the regional centre of Roma.

It was formerly a hub for cattle and dairy industries, but now serves as a staging point for expeditions to the nearby Carnarvon National Park. More recently, natural gas and timber have served as the major primary industries.

History

The Injune railway line opened on 19 September 1916 from Roma to Orallo. It was extended to Injune, opening on 30 June 1920. The last train left Injune on 31 December 1966 and the line closed from 1 January 1967. Although there was still considerable grain traffic, maintenance costs for its many bridges made the line unviable. The line and facilities were completely dismantled by mid 1968.[4]

Injune Post Office opened on 11 August 1920.[5]

Injune State School opened on 24 October 1921.[6]

Demographics

In the , Injune had a population of 429.[3]

In the , Injune had a population of 461.[7]

In the , Injune had a population of 984.[8]

In the , Injune had a population of 579.[9]

Education

Injune State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls on the corner of Hutton Street and Fourth Avenue (25.8467°S 148.5651°E).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 12 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 14 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[13]

As Injune State School only provides education to Year 10, for Years 11 and 12 the nearest government school is Roma State College in Roma to the south.[14]

Amenities

Injune has a public library at Hutton Street operated by the Maranoa Regional Council.[15]

Attractions

Residents of Injune district have a lively interest in the arts, strongly supported by the former Bungil Shire Council's Arts & Cultural Policy.[16] Injune's local arts group, the Injune Public Space Art Group (IPSAG), is leading the development of Henricks Park as an art and sculpture park opposite the Injune Information Centre.[17]

Injune has an historical railway and steam train precinct. It features Locomotive No. 824 from the Camp Mountain railway accident. The locomotive was repaired and placed back into service, working around South East Queensland. In 1958 it was transferred to Toowoomba, and withdrawn from service in May 1967, exactly 20 years after the accident.[18] At that point, as a donation to the Bungil Shire Council, it was towed to Injune,[19][20] where it is located behind the town's ambulance station,[21] and is listed in a town map as an "historical steam train".[22]

Climate

Injune has a subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters with rainfall concentrated in the summer months. A record low temperature of −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) is one of the coldest temperatures recorded in Queensland outside of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt along with the record low in nearby Mitchell.[23]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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  4. ^ "A history of the Injune branch line". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. December 1973.
  5. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived 15 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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  10. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Injune P-10 State School". Archived 18 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  13. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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  15. ^ "Injune Library". plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au. State Library of Queensland. Archived 14 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  16. ^ Cultural policy Archived 14 July 2004 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Henricks Park". Outback Queensland. 2019-11-17. Archived 18 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  18. ^ "Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - C17 No. 809". www.australiansteam.com. Archived 13 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  19. ^ Burden, Peter & Bailey, Graham (24 February 2007). "Subsequent History". Camp Mountain Disaster – Labour Day 1947. QRIG.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
  20. ^ Bungil Shire Council (20 October 2006), "Bungil Shire Council Arts and Cultural Policy" (PDF), Bungil Shire Council, archived from the original on 14 July 2004
  21. ^ Condon, Matthew (15 June 2007). "Samford Valley train crash". Qweekend. The Courier-Mail. Archived 7 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Discover Injune – Destinations: around town". Bungil Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  23. ^ "Official records for Queensland in July". Daily Extremes. Bureau of Meteorology. 31 July 2013. Archived 5 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 April 2014.