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401: 424: 66: 920: 630: 50: 478:, once actually ran the place. Maude was amply built and famous for her fiery red hair, which matched an easily aroused temper. Legend has it that on one occasion Maude kicked off a troublemaker, who returned the following day, this time riding his horse into the bar. Incensed at the intrusion, Maude punched the horse between the eyes, bringing both horse and rider to the floor. Maude's nude portrait hangs alongside a rare early 73: 391:
It is typical for families to spend time in the 'Cordalba State Forest' and go for bike rides along the Joey Traill. With rugged hills of open eucalypt woodland, this park is an adventurer's retreat. You can spotlight for possums and gliders at night and go mountain biking or birdwatching during the
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The Loggers Creek runs through the township which is situated next to the Cordalba State Forest. With rugged hills of open eucalypt woodland, this park is an adventurer's retreat. It protects several species such as possums and gliders which are nocturnal, and activities include many mountain biking
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Typical of a small rural township, entertainment in Cordalba is centered on local school events and social events at the Commercial Hotel. Cordalba State School is a co-educational school, located in township. The school has 85 students enrolled from Prep to Year Six, the Cordalba State School was
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The original inhabitants of the area were the Kabi (or Kabi Kabi) tribe of aboriginal people living a traditional lifestyle focused on native foods of the area, and fishing in nearby streams, rivers and the sea. Their legacy can be seen in the name "Cordalba" meaning "place of the koalas".
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Isis River Provisional School opened in 1881. In 1893 it was renamed Abingdon Provisional School. On 22 January 1894 it was renamed Cordalba Provisional School. On 24 January 1901 it became Cordalba State School.
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In the colonial period the great impetus for growth in local agriculture came with the arrival of the railway line in Cordalba in 1896 from the main Childers line. The township functioned as the main
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Cordalba Hotel with owner/builder Charles Holmes standing out front with his youngest daughter, and 3 older daughters on the upstairs verandah
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artwork "Chloe", the Commercial Hotel in Cordalba also has a nude painting hanging over the public bar. When fully clothed, the model,
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depot and interchange station between 1896 and 1964, an old railway goods shed being a reminder of those days.
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Cordalba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cemetery Road (
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The town was founded in 1896 and played an important role in the sugar workers strike of 1911.
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The commercial Hotel is famous for its former proprietress Maude Sheehan. Much like the
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In the 1970s, Cordalba had seven pubs, prior to a 'spate of bad luck' with fire.
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Cordalba has a subtropical climate with wet, hot summers and mild winters.
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Workers gather at the Cordalba camp site near Maryborough during the
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and 42 kilometres (26 mi) south west of the regional centre of
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St Saviour's Anglican Church was dedicated on 13 March 1898 by
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In 1895, Charles Holmes built the original Cordalba Hotel.
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poster which was retrieved from the town's rubbish dump.
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and walking trails and birdwatching during the day.
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Cordalba, Queensland
Queensland

Cordalba is located in Queensland
Coordinates
25°09′31″S 152°12′45″E / 25.1586°S 152.2125°E / -25.1586; 152.2125
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Time zone
AEST
UTC+10:00
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Childers
LGA(s)
Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)
Burnett
Federal division(s)
Hinkler
Promisedland
Gregory River
North Isis
Booyal
North Isis
Isis Central
Isis Central
Isis Central
locality
Bundaberg Region

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