Nobby

History

The origin of the name Nobby is unknown. When the Western railway line from Toowoomba to Warwick was being constructed, a worker's camp known as McDonald's Camp was established in the area in 1868 and this gave its name to the general area. However, the railway siding created was known as Nobby's Siding and the area become known as Nobby. However, the township that was surveyed alongside the railway in 1891 was named Davenport after George Davenport, a former local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Drayton and Toowoomba whose pastoral run was at nearby Headington Hill. However, the Railway Department refused to rename the railway station, which created confusion having the railway station and the town with different names, leading to many people continuing to refer to the town as Nobby. Eventually the town's name was officially changed back to Nobby in 1931. On 24 September 1889, Arthur Martin & Co auctioned 258 town allotments under the name Davenport Township. These blocks were located on south west side of Nobby railway station. Nobby's Siding Post Office opened by March 1894 (a receiving office had been open from 1885). It was renamed Nobby's by 1902 and simply Nobby by 1908. Mount Kent State School opened on 14 May 1883 and closed in 1959. It was on Ted Mengel Road, now within the locality of Felton (). Nobby Provisional School opened on 15 November 1897, becoming Nobby State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1921 and a new school Nobby Township State School opened on 30 January 1922, which was later renamed Nobby State School. Rockfield Provisional School opened on 23 October 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Rockfield State School. It closed circa 1928. The hall, along with an adjacent bank building, was completely destroyed by fire in…

Geography

The Southern railway line passes through the locality but Nobby railway station is now abandoned (). The New England Highway enters the locality from the north-east (East Greenmount) and then proceeds south through the locality exiting to the south-east (Nevilton). Nobby has the following mountains: * Kent () * Mount Kent () * Rocky Point ()

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  203
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  194
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  193
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  145
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  139
• Australian Kestrel

  Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  127
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  127
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  116