Hendon

History

The town of Hendon developed after the opening of the Southern railway line from Gowrie Junction (near Toowoomba) to Hendon railway station on 11 March 1869. The Southern line was extended to Millhill on 9 January 1871, and across the Condamine River to Cherry Gully on 8 December 1880, to Stanthorpe by 3 May 1881, reaching New South Wales border at Wallangarra on 14 February 1887. The town takes its name from the Hendon railway station, which in turn was originally named Allora in 1869, but was changed to Hendon in mid-1870s as the station was . from the town of Allora. Hendon was the name of a settler in the district. Hendon Post Office opened on 1 April 1877 and closed in 1968. Hendon Provisional School opened on 5 June 1882, later becoming Hendon State School. The school closed on 1 June 1954. Hendon served as the railhead for the town of Allora (surveyed in 1859), located four miles to the northeast. Black-soil roads linking Allora with the railway were often impassable after heavy rain. The residents of Allora and the Allora Municipal Council lobbied for a railway connection, which was opened from Hendon to Allora on 21 April 1897. The railway was built under the Railways Guarantee Act (1895), which required the Allora Municipal Council to share any losses and profits with the Railway Department for a period of 14 years. Due to the branch line's short length, the revenue apportionment between the main and branch lines was adjusted in 1899 to ensure the branch line's receiving its fair share of income. When the guarantee expired, the Allora Municipal Council received £1,200 as its share of the profits. An extension of the branch to Goomburra ( east of Hendon) opened on 23 August 1912. In its early days Hendon consisted of the Railway Hotel, a hall, the…

Geography

Hendon is situated north of Warwick and about southwest of Brisbane.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,421
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,294
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  1,232
• Little Corella

  Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 · Aves
  1,124
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  1,108
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,071
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  987
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  941