Traveston

Traveston is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Traveston
Queensland
The former Traveston Powder Magazine, now incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall, 2011
Traveston
Coordinates26°19′10″S 152°46′49″E
Population470 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4570
Location
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Traveston:
Kybong Tandur Mothar Mountain
Kybong Traveston Cooran
Coles Creek Coles Creek Cooran

Geography

Traveston is predominantly farm land with a small urban area to the west of the Traveston railway station on the North Coast railway line which passes through the north-eastern part of the locality from the south-east to the north-west. The Bruce Highway passes through the south-western part of the locality travelling from the south-west to the north-west. Traveston Road connects the highway to the railway station and then follows the railway line to the south-east to neighbouring Cooran.[4]

Dairying is the main industry.[5] Home of Dingo Creek Vineyard- Host of the Annual Wine & Jazz Festival.

History

The town is believed to be named after an early settler/grazier called Traves who was in the area in the 1860s.[2]

Traveston Provisional School opened on 24 August 1891. In 1907 it was renamed Skyring's Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Skyring's Creek State School. In 1915 it was renamed Coles Creek State School. It closed on 27 February 1961.[6]

In the 2011 census, Traveston had a population of 470 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Traveston has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Alford Street: Traveston Railway Station[7]
  • 1813 Bruce Highway: Traveston Homestead[8]
  • Traveston Road: Traveston Public Hall[9]
  • 7 Traveston Road: Traveston Powder Magazine (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall)[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Traveston". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "Traveston – town (entry 35134)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. "Traveston – locality (entry 49514)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. "Traveston". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Traveston Railway Station" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. "Traveston Homestead" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. "Traveston Public Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. "Traveston Powder Magazine (former) (incorporated in Traveston Soldiers' Memorial Hall) (entry 602783)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

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