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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:GeoGroupШаблон:Infobox Australian place Glencoe is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Glencoe had a population of 322 people.[2]

The area was once known as Gowrie Scrub.[3]

Geography

Storey is a mountain in the west of the locality (Шаблон:Coord) rising to Шаблон:Convert.[4]

History

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Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Glencoe, 2007

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church opened in 1880 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2005.[5]

Glencoe State School opened circa 1882 and closed circa 1941.[6] It was at 62 Glencoe Yalangur Road (Шаблон:Coord).[7][8]

On Sunday 29 July 1900, Bishop William Webber officially opened St Jude's Church of England. It was on a Шаблон:Convert site on the slope of Glencoe Mountain (now called Storey).[9] It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangur Road (Шаблон:Coord).[7][8]

The first burial in Glencoe general cemetery was in 25 October 2004.[10]

In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Glencoe had a population of 322 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Glencoe. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south-west, Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north-east, and Gowrie State School in neighbouring Gowrie Junction to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Highfields State High School in Highfields to the east, Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west, and Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the south-east.[8]

Amenities

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Lutheran cemetery, Glencoe, 2007

Glencoe Lutheran Church (formerly Bethlehem Lutheran Church) is at 317 Gowrie Glencoe Road (Шаблон:Coord).[11][12][13]

Two cemeteries are located adjacent to one another in Glencoe Road. One is associated with the neighbouring Lutheran Church (Шаблон:Coord). the other is a non-denominational lawn cemetery (Шаблон:Coord) operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.[10][14]

References

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External links

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