Nindigully
{{Short description|Town in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Nindigully
| state = qld
| image = NindigullyPub.JPG
| caption = The Nindigully Pub, built in 1864
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.3536|148.8219|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Nindigully (town centre)}}
| pop =
| pop_year =
| pop_footnotes =
| established =
| postcode = 4497
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 32.9
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Thallon
| dist2 = 46
| dir2 = SW
| location2 = St George
| dist3 = 257
| dir3 = W
| location3 = Goondiwindi
| dist4 = 507
| dir4 = WSW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Balonne
| stategov = Warrego
| fedgov = Maranoa
}}
Nindigully is a rural town within the locality of Thallon in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|24262|Nindigully|town in Shire of Balonne|accessdate=26 December 2020}}
Geography
Nindigully is {{Convert|32.9|km||abbr=}} north of the town of Thallon, the main town in the locality.{{Google maps|access-date=24 January 2021|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Thallon,+Queensland+4497/Nindigully,+Thallon+QLD+4497/@-28.4976203,148.7055249,39120m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6ba5a9b3f0ad5411:0x400eef17f20a900!2m2!1d148.8644026!2d-28.6390951!1m5!1m1!1s0x6ba50c1f07627369:0x42441b7fc026df55!2m2!1d148.826096!2d-28.357531!3e0|title=Thallon to Nindigully}}
The Moonie River flows south to north passing the town immediately to the west. The Carnarvon Highway passes north to south passing the town immediately to the east; the Barwon Highway has its junction with the Carnarvon Highway to the north-east of the town.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=24 January 2021}}
History
The name Nindigully is said to be a combination of an Aboriginal word (nindi meaning small) and the English word gully. The town presumably takes its name from the Nindi Gully pastoral run operated by Mr Baldwin which existed from at least 1862 although often spelt as Nindigually in its early years.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4607301|title=Classified Advertising|date=9 August 1862|newspaper=The Courier (Brisbane)|accessdate=26 December 2018|issue=1405|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XVII|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}
The Nindigully Pub, built in 1864, is believed to be one of Queensland's longest continually licensed premises. It was a Cobb & Co changing station between the late 19th century and the early 20th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/visitors/Gully%20Local%20Attractions%20Page.shtml|title=Nindigully Local Attractions|publisher=Balonne Shire Council|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706122425/http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/visitors/Gully%20Local%20Attractions%20Page.shtml|archivedate=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
The town of Nindigully first appears on a 1908 survey plan.
Nindigully Post Office opened by January 1912 (a receiving office had been open from 1909, originally known as Nindi Gully) and closed in 1974.{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country=|title=Post Office List|last=Premier Postal History|publisher=Premier Postal Auctions|accessdate=10 May 2014}}
Nindi Gully State School opened on 6 March 1922. A notable alumnus was Len Waters (1924–1993) who later became Australia's only First Nations fighter pilot. The school closed circa 1941.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
The 1999 Australian film Paperback Hero starring Hugh Jackman and Claudia Karvan was filmed at Nindigully.{{cite web|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=915&s=Features|title=Paperback Hero: On Location|last=Urban|first=Andrew L|work=Urban Cinefile|publisher=Urban Cinefile|accessdate=8 February 2011}}
Events
The Nindigully Pig Races and Country Music Festival, and fireworks are held annually on the last Saturday in November. It raises money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.{{Cite web|url=http://stgeorgecalendaronline.com.au/Event-News/ArtMID/2266/ArticleID/558423/Nindigully-Pig-Races|title=Nindigully Pig Races|date=23 January 2018|website=St George calendar online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225113306/http://stgeorgecalendaronline.com.au/Event-News/ArtMID/2266/ArticleID/558423/Nindigully-Pig-Races|archive-date=25 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=25 December 2018}}
Gallery
File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-locality sign-2021.jpg|Locality sign (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-turn-off sign-2021.jpg|Turn-off sign to public hotel (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-Moonie River in flood-2021.jpg|Moonie River in flood, in front of the Nindigully public hotel (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-Paperback Hero boomerang-2021.jpg|Boomerang indicating the Paperback Hero movie (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-Carnarvon Highway cattle grid-2021.jpg|Carnarvon Highway southbound from Nindigully (2021).
See also
{{Portal|Queensland}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Nindigully, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nindigully-1974.jpg|title=Town map of Nindigully|date=1974|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- [http://nindigully.com/ Nindigully Pub webpage]
{{Shire of Balonne}}
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