Crows Nest, Queensland
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Crows Nest is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland
, Australia
. The town is located 158 kilometres (98 mi) on the New England Highway
from the state capital, Brisbane
and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the nearby city of Toowoomba
within the Toowoomba Region local government area. At the 2006 census
, Crows Nest had a population of 1,443.
Town facilities include a large pavilion for sports activities and other functions, showgrounds and a 25 m heated pool. 6 km east of the town is the Crows Nest National Park
.
from Toowoomba, which serviced a number of sawmills and a dairying district, was finished in 1886.
The town was named after an Aboriginal
, Jimmy Crow, who gave directions to early European settlers. He lived in a hollow tree known as Crows Nest. A statue of Crow stands in the centre of the village green.
In the 1950s and 60s the town's population declined together with the local industries.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The town is located 158 kilometres (98 mi) on the New England Highway
New England Highway
The New England Highway is a highway in Australia running from Hexham near Newcastle at its southern end to Yarraman near Toowoomba at its northern end. At its southern end it connects to the Pacific Highway and at its northern end it connects to the D'Aguilar Highway. It traverses the Hunter...
from the state capital, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the nearby city of Toowoomba
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 128,600, Toowoomba is Australia's second largest inland city and its largest non-capital inland city...
within the Toowoomba Region local government area. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Crows Nest had a population of 1,443.
Town facilities include a large pavilion for sports activities and other functions, showgrounds and a 25 m heated pool. 6 km east of the town is the Crows Nest National Park
Crows Nest National Park
Crows Nest is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 40 km west of Esk and 6 km east of Crows Nest.The geology of the area is dominated by granites with domed outcrops. The vegetation in the park is mostly open eucalypt forest...
.
History
Crows Nest was declared a town in 1876. A branch railway lineCrows Nest railway line
Crows Nest Branch Railway was originally surveyed as a direct line from Toowoomba north to Crows Nest in Queensland, Australia. The branch eventually took a more circuitous route to cover the maximum amount of farming country...
from Toowoomba, which serviced a number of sawmills and a dairying district, was finished in 1886.
The town was named after an Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
, Jimmy Crow, who gave directions to early European settlers. He lived in a hollow tree known as Crows Nest. A statue of Crow stands in the centre of the village green.
In the 1950s and 60s the town's population declined together with the local industries.