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Wondecla, Queensland

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The western part of the locality is around 900–950 metres above sea level and is flat enough to be used as farmland. The northern, eastern and southern parts of the locality are more mountainous with numerous unnamed peaks (between 1000 and 1100 metres) and are not developed. The north-east of the
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A postal receiving office opened at Nigger Creek about 1899. Nigger Creek Post Office was opened in October 1910 and was renamed Wondecla Post Office on 1 June 1918. The post office closed 30 June 1975.
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The Nigger Creek Provisional School opened 7 May 1883. On 1 January 1909 it became Nigger Creek State School. In 1922 it was renamed Wondecla State School. It closed on 20 July 1958.
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Wondecla Creek rises in the south-east of the locality and flows through the lower parts of the locality towards the north-east where it has its confluence with the
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meaning the junction of creeks, which probably refers to the confluence of the Wild River and the Wondecla Creek given that the station was near the confluence.
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Wondecla was originally called Nigger Creek. It takes its current name from the former
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passes through the locality from north-west (coming from
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roughly forms the south-east boundary of the locality.
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Wondecla
Queensland
Wondecla is located in Queensland
Coordinates
17°26′11″S 145°25′44″E / 17.4363°S 145.4288°E / -17.4363; 145.4288 (Wondecla (centre of locality))
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Time zone
AEST
UTC+10:00
LGA(s)
Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)
Hill
Federal division(s)
Kennedy
Herberton
Moomin
Upper Barron
Kalunga
Upper Barron
Kaban
Evelyn
Evelyn
locality
Tablelands Region
Queensland
2021 census
Kennedy Highway
Longlands Gap–Herberton Road

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