Kioma, Queensland

Kioma is a locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Kioma
Queensland
Kioma
Coordinates28.21972°S 149.79889°E / -28.21972; 149.79889
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Kioma:
Tarawera Tarawera Lundavra
Tarawera Kioma Toobeah
Bungunya Bungunya Toobeah

Geography

The Meandarra – Talwood Road (State Route 74) forms part of the western boundary.

History

John Hubert Fairfax formed “Kioma” Station in the early twentieth century.[2] He was a grandson of John Fairfax, one of the early proprietors of The Sydney Morning Herald, and his wife was Ruth Fairfax (née Dowling), a founding member of the Australian Country Women's Association.

Kioma State School opened on 9 November 1959 in response to a request from the managers of "Kioma" Station.[3][4]

As of 2019 the school remains open[5] and the station is run by "JH Fairfax and Son".[6]

gollark: At best he can get, what, 16-24 eggs a day?
gollark: I wonder if there's a way to make it fairer. Maybe measure latency then delay stuff based on that. It would be hard and probably abusable though.
gollark: It would be a few MB/s, but my computer is on Ethernet via powerline adapter.
gollark: At home, 300KB/s with 25ms latency (powerline adapters are awful).
gollark: I was on my phone at the time, so not much.

References
  1. "Kioma - locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47815)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "Obituary - John Hubert Fairfax". Obituaries Australia. 11 June 1950. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. "Little school is facing the axe". Warwick Daily News. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Kioma State School". Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. "JH Fairfax and Son". Yellow Pages. Retrieved 6 May 2019.


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