Howard, Queensland
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Howard Queensland |
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Post office at Howard
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 Howard
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| Coordinates | 25°19′05″S 152°33′32″E / 25.31806°S 152.55889°ECoordinates: 25°19′05″S 152°33′32″E / 25.31806°S 152.55889°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 1,364 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4659 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||
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Howard is a small town and rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located 284 kilometres (176 mi) north of Brisbane and 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Hervey Bay. In the 2011 census, Howard had a population of 1,364.
The Bruce Highway passes through the locality in an east-west direction skirting the edge of the town. Queensland's main north-south railway line passes in a NW-SE direction through the town centre. The main streets of Howard are Steley and William.
The first Burrum Post Office opened on 22 July 1878 and was renamed Howard in 1883.
Burrum Provisional School opened on 18 February 1879. On 3 October 1884, it was renamed Howard State School.
Howard was the seat of the Howard Division (1900-1903) and its successor Shire of Howard (1903-1917).
The Howard War Memorial was unveiled by Colin Rankin on 17 December 1921. Unusually for an Australian war memorial, the statue was made in Italy and depicts a soldier in Italian uniform.
Howard has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Steley Street contains the skatepark, railway station, children's playground, community centre, kindergarten, respite centre, located on the southern end. Over the railway line is the Howard Sawmill, producers of kiln dried Queensland hardwood. The post office, drapery and patchwork store, hairdresser, grocery and hardware store are on the northern end. The C.W.A hall is also located in Steley Street. The historic wooden foot bridge over the railway line in Steley Street near the C.W.A Hall was demolished in 2016 as it became too expensive to maintain. It was a popular spot for photographing trains traveling north or south. William Street consists of a milk bar, butcher, bakery, pharmacy, hotel, bottle shop, newsagency, IGA supermarket, chip shop, doctor and several real estate agents. Howard also has a golf course on the outer part of the main part of town. (The Bowls Club is located at Torbanlea)
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