| Tuckerang Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tuckerang | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°47′40″S 150°58′58″E / 26.7944°S 150.9827°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 85 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3590/km2 (0.930/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 236.8 km2 (91.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Tuckerang is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.[1]
Geography
Inverai is a neighbourhood in the north-west of locality (26°46′00″S 150°57′00″E / 26.7666°S 150.95°E).[3]
Haystack is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality on the boundary with Warra (26°51′S 150°55′E / 26.85°S 150.92°E).[4]
History
George Wood acquired land in the area in 1906 which he called Inverai, which is suspected to be a name he made up.[3]
Inverai Provisional School opened on 5 October 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Inverai State School. It closed on 31 December 1960.[5] It was on the north-western corner of Inverai Road and Warra Canaga Creek Road (26°46′18″S 150°56′42″E / 26.7717°S 150.9451°E).[6]
Daiwan State School opened in 1910. It may also have been known as Haystack Plains State School. In 1924, it was renamed Haystack State School. It closed in 1968.[5] In 1921, it was on the south-west corner of Haystack Noola Road and Haystack North Road in Tuckerang (26°49′17″S 150°55′06″E / 26.8215°S 150.9182°E).[6] In 1938, it was at 1054 Haystack Road in neighbouring Warra (26°50′50″S 150°54′53″E / 26.8471°S 150.9146°E).[7]
Tuckerang Provisional School opened in 1924 and closed circa 1929.[5]
In the 2016 census, Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuckerang (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Tuckerang – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47752)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Inverai – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 16756)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Haystack – unbounded locality in the Western Downs Region (entry 15575)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "County of Lytton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m81" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
Further reading
- Olm, Clarence; Brigalow State School. 75th Jubilee Committee (1983), Brigalow State School 75th Jubilee : souvenir booklet, 1908-1983, Brigalow State School 75th Jubilee Committee, ISBN 978-0-9590446-0-7 — includes Blackwood State School, Belah State School, Ehlma State School, Haystack State School, Mulga State School, Noola State School, and Wychie State School
This page was last edited on 25 December 2022, at 05:18