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Pioneer Families of Goondiwindi DistrictPrint Page 
The mileage signpost commemorates the pioneers who settled in the District from 1838.
The town's name was derived from the Gundawindi pastoral run (c1838), a name thought to be derived from an Aboriginal expression referring to wild duck or a resting place for birds. The Gundawindi, Callandoon and Umbercollie pastoral runs had a common boundary point, which became a stopping place for teamsters. A rudimentary settlement arose, and in 1858 a township was surveyed, with the first town blocks auctioned the following year. A court house (1862) and a public school (1864) confirmed the town's emergence as a place of settlement. A border customs house was opened at about this time. Local government - the Waggamba division - was proclaimed in 1879, and a telegraph link to Warwick established in 1872.
Location
| Address: | 102 McLean Street, Goondiwindi, 4390 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.547196 Long: 150.307435 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1838 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1968 |
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In appreciation of the labours of those pioneer families who settled in this District from 1838 onwards.
Their legacy is our heritage.
Goondiwindi Town Council
1968
