My Miller and Mather ancestors, their friends, neighbours and associates.
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Pialba is a coastal town and central business suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Pialba had a population of 3,678 people.
History
The area was originally known as Point Vernon, until a town was surveyed[when?] and named Polson. On 19 March 1931 the town name was changed to Pialba, reflecting the long existing use of that name.
The Hervey Bay railway line from Maryborough to Pialba opened on 18 December 1896. It was used to transport harvested sugarcane to the Maryborough Sugar Mill in addition to daily passenger trains. An extension to Urangan and the Urangan Pier opened in 19 December 1913. As the Pialba railway station was built so close to the beach, it was not possible to extend the line directly from the Pialba station. A junction was added before the Pialba station and the trains had to reverse out of the station in order to take the junction to Urangan. From 10 June 1929 a railmotor was used to operate the passenger services.
Pialba State School opened on 30 July 1884.
Urangan Road State School opened in 1915. In 1956 it was renamed Bingham Road State School (Bingham was the former name of River Heads). It closed in 1960.
Latitude: -25.2805, Longitude: 152.8386Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Death  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Matthews, Annie Rachel | 20 May 1922 | Pialba, Hervey Bay, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia | I23755 |
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