Английская Википедия:Felton, Queensland
Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Felton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Felton had a population of 276 people.[2]
Geography
Hodgson Creek flows across the area and forms part of the southwest boundary.[3]
Felton East is a neighbourhood (Шаблон:Coord).[4]
Felton has the following mountains:
- Mount Perkins, named after local politician Patrick Perkins (Шаблон:Coord) Шаблон:Convert[5][6]
- Mount Rolleston, named after Christopher Rolleston, Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Darling Downs (Шаблон:Coord) Шаблон:Convert[5][7]
History
The name Felton is taken from a pastoral run, which was named by pastoralist Charles Mallard, after his birthplace in England.[1]
In 1877, Шаблон:Convert were resumed from the Felton pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[8]
Mount Kent State School opened on 14 May 1883 and closed on 1959.[9] It was on Ted Mengel Road (Шаблон:Coord).[10][11]
Nunkulla State School opened in 1912 and closed in 1959.[9] It was at 34 Nunkulla Road (Шаблон:Coord).[10][11]
East Felton State School opened in October 1921 and closed in 1967.[9] It was at 2981 Toowoomba Karara Road (Шаблон:Coord).[10][11]
Felton Hall was built in 1931. In 2015 a new hall was built by relocating a building from St Anthony's Catholic School in Harristown, Toowoomba.[12]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Felton had a population of 276 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Felton. The nearest government primary schools are:
- Pittsworth State School in Pittsworth to the north-west
- Southbrook Central State School in neighbouring Southbrook to the north
- Cambooya State School in neighbouring Cambooya to the north
- Greenmount State School in neighbouring Greenmount to the north-east
- Nobby State School in neighbouring Nobby to the east
- Back Plains State School in neighbouring Back Plains to the south
The nearest government secondary schools are:
- Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the north-west
- Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-east
Amenities
Felton Hall is at 2775 Toowoomba Karara Road (Шаблон:Coord).[12][13]
References
External links
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite QPN
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Census 2016 AUS
- ↑ Шаблон:Queensland Globe
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite QPN
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite QPN
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 Шаблон:Citation
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 11,2 Шаблон:Queensland Globe
- ↑ 12,0 12,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
