Brandon (Brandon)
Brandon is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the, Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.
Brandon was surveyed as a site for a township in 1882 and the first allotments were sold later that year. The town is named after Henry Brandon a sugar pioneer in the Mackay and Lower Burdekin regions. Henry Brandon was also the son-in-law of the colonist, Korah Halcomb Wills.
Brandon Post Office opened on 6 September 1883. Prior to that a Receiving office called Pioneer Estate, Lower Burdekin had serviced the area. The Receiving office name was changed to Brandon in August 1883.
Brandon Provisional School opened in the town on 9 April 1888. It became Brandon State School on 11 July 1898.
Kalamia State School opened beside the Kalamia Sugar Mill on 18 July 1928.
In the, the town of Brandon had a population of 783.
In the, the locality of Brandon had a population of 1,267 people.
In the, the locality of Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.
Brandon was surveyed as a site for a township in 1882 and the first allotments were sold later that year. The town is named after Henry Brandon a sugar pioneer in the Mackay and Lower Burdekin regions. Henry Brandon was also the son-in-law of the colonist, Korah Halcomb Wills.
Brandon Post Office opened on 6 September 1883. Prior to that a Receiving office called Pioneer Estate, Lower Burdekin had serviced the area. The Receiving office name was changed to Brandon in August 1883.
Brandon Provisional School opened in the town on 9 April 1888. It became Brandon State School on 11 July 1898.
Kalamia State School opened beside the Kalamia Sugar Mill on 18 July 1928.
In the, the town of Brandon had a population of 783.
In the, the locality of Brandon had a population of 1,267 people.
In the, the locality of Brandon had a population of 1,094 people.
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AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
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