Lemontree, Queensland

Lemontree
Queensland
Lemontree
Coordinates 27°46′59″S 151°18′22″E / 27.78306°S 151.30611°E / -27.78306; 151.30611Coordinates: 27°46′59″S 151°18′22″E / 27.78306°S 151.30611°E / -27.78306; 151.30611
Population 151 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4357
Location
County Derby
Parish Domville
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Lemontree:
Kurrowah Condamine Plains Pampas
Turallin Lemontree Pampas
Yandilla
Millmerran Millmerran Yandilla

Lemontree is a locality in the Toowoomba Region local government area of the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. The northeastern boundary is aligned with the Condamine River. The main occupation is raising sheep, beef cattle and fodder. At the 2011 Australian Census Lemontree and surrounds recorded a population of 151.[1]

Government

Lemontree was part of the original vast Yandilla station established by the Gore brothers, St George Richard Gore and Ralph Thomas Gore, in 1841. It was opened for settlement under the Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1876[2] when the Gore lease expired in 1887.

In 1879, it was organized into part of the Jondaryan Division[3] which became a shire in 1903. In 1913, along with other lands in and around the town of Millmerran, it became part of the Shire of Millmerran. In 2008 the area was incorporated into the new Toowoomba Region.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lemontree (Gazetted Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
  2. The Crown Lands Alienation Act in 1876, 40 Victoria c 15, repealed earlier land selection acts "Land selections prior to 1884". Queensland State Archives.
  3. under the Divisional Boards Act 1879
  4. Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 of Queensland


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