Howard, Queensland
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Howard is a small town in Queensland
, Australia
, located 284 km north of Brisbane
and 37 km west of Hervey Bay
. At the 2006 census
, Howard had a population of 1,071.
The Bruce Highway passes through the edge of the town and Queensland's main north-south rail line cuts through its centre.
The main streets of Howard are Steley and William. Steley Street contains the Skatepark, Railway Station
, Children's playground, Community Centre, Kindergarten, Respite Centre, located on the southern end. The Post office, Drapery and Patchwork Store, Hairdresser, Grocery and Hardware Store are on the northern end. The C.W.A hall is also located in Steley Street. The historic wooden foot bridge over the railway line can be accessed from Steley Street near the C.W.A Hall. It is a popular spot for photographing trains traveling north or south. William Street consists of a Milk Bar, Butcher, Bakery, Pharmacy, Pub, Bottle Shop, Newsagency, IGA Supermarket, Chip shop, Doctor and several Real Estate Agents. Howard also has a golf course on the outer part of the main part of town. (The Bowls Club is located at Torbanlea)
Howard was the home of Andrew Fisher
, first Federal Member for the electorate of Wide Bay
and first Labour Prime Minister of Australia. The house he built and lived in still stands.
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...
, located 284 km north of 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 37 km west of Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay, Queensland
Hervey Bay is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane, and lies on the coast of a natural bay between the Queensland mainland and nearby Fraser Island. The local economy relies on tourism, for which whale watching, Fraser Island and...
. 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,...
, Howard had a population of 1,071.
The Bruce Highway passes through the edge of the town and Queensland's main north-south rail line cuts through its centre.
The main streets of Howard are Steley and William. Steley Street contains the Skatepark, Railway Station
Howard railway station, Queensland
Howard railway station is a railway station on the North Coast railway line, Queensland. It is serviced twice daily by the Tilt Train. The railway station opened in 1883 to service the nearby colliery....
, Children's playground, Community Centre, Kindergarten, Respite Centre, located on the southern end. The Post office, Drapery and Patchwork Store, Hairdresser, Grocery and Hardware Store are on the northern end. The C.W.A hall is also located in Steley Street. The historic wooden foot bridge over the railway line can be accessed from Steley Street near the C.W.A Hall. It is a popular spot for photographing trains traveling north or south. William Street consists of a Milk Bar, Butcher, Bakery, Pharmacy, Pub, Bottle Shop, Newsagency, IGA Supermarket, Chip shop, Doctor and several Real Estate Agents. Howard also has a golf course on the outer part of the main part of town. (The Bowls Club is located at Torbanlea)
Howard was the home of Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher was an Australian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister on three separate occasions. Fisher's 1910-13 Labor ministry completed a vast legislative programme which made him, along with Protectionist Alfred Deakin, the founder of the statutory structure of the new nation...
, first Federal Member for the electorate of Wide Bay
Division of Wide Bay
The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election...
and first Labour Prime Minister of Australia. The house he built and lived in still stands.