Английская Википедия:Glenaven, Queensland
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Glenaven is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Glenaven had a population of 79 people.[2]
Geography
The terrain is undulating ranging from Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[3] The land on the eastern edge of the locality is undeveloped. Apart from that, the land is mostly used for grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. [3]
The New England Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Pinelands) and exits to the north-west (Emu Creek).[3]
History
Glenaven Provisional School opened on 21 October 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Glenaven State School. It closed in 1934.[4] It was on a Шаблон:Convert site at 160 Kluger Road (corner Djuan Road, Шаблон:Coord).[5][3]
In 1901, a Methodist Church was built in Glenaven at a cost of £100.[6][7] In November 1924, it was relocated to a more central site and enlarged.[8] It is not clear when the church closed, but, in 1968, the building materials of the church were used to build a new Methodist church at Gowrie Flats (Djuan).[9]
The locality was officially named Glenhaven in 1999, but was renamed Glenaven in 2005.[1]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Glenaven had a population of 79 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Glenaven. The nearest primary schools are Haden State School in Haden to the south-west and Crows Nest State School in Crows Nest to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.[3]
Facilities
Despite the name, the Emu Creek Cemetery is within the locality on the northern side of the New England Highway (Шаблон:Coord).[10][3]
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