Canterbury, Queensland

Town in Queensland, Australia
25°21′00″S 141°52′59″E / 25.35000°S 141.88306°E / -25.35000; 141.88306Postcode(s)4481Location
  • 86.9 km (54 mi) W of Windorah
  • 184 km (114 mi) SW of Jundah
  • 402 km (250 mi) SW of Longreach
  • 522 km (324 mi) WNW of Charleville
  • 1,289 km (801 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Shire of BarcooRegionCentral West QueenslandState electorate(s)GregoryFederal division(s)Maranoa

Canterbury is a small abandoned settlement in the locality of Windorah in Shire of Barcoo in Central West Queensland, Australia.[1] The JC Hotel Ruins are located at this site.

Geography

Canterbury's closest neighbour is Morney which is also the name of its closest river. It is located on the Diamantina Developmental Road.

History

In the late 1860s, pastoralist John Costello set up camp at a waterhole in the area and carved his initials in a nearby tree. The place afterwards was known as JC Waterhole. By the 1870s it had become the headquarters of the Native Police detachment in the region under Sub-Inspector William Gough. In the early 1880s the JC Hotel was established and in 1884 the settlement was renamed Canterbury.[2][3]

Canterbury Post Office opened on 1 January 1891 (a receiving office had been open from 1888) and closed in 1920.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Canterbury – unbounded locality (entry 6099)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Central Queensland Flood Reminiscences". The Northern Miner. Queensland, Australia. 31 January 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 2 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "JC Hotel Ruins". Exploroz. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  • Map showing location of Canterbury

Education

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The Canterbury College has been delivering Excellent education for prices as low as $7,172 per term.