Английская Википедия:Gowrie Little Plain, Queensland

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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Gowrie Little Plain is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 79 people.[2]

Geography

Gowrie Little Plain is on the Darling Downs. In the south of the locality are a series of hills which rise to around Шаблон:Convert above sea level.[3]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.[3]

History

The locality takes its name from the nearby town of Gowrie. The town takes its name from a pastoral run which was named pastoralists Henry Hughes and Frederick N. Isaac, who initially called the property Stanbrook, but renamed it Gowrie in 1847. The name Gowrie is probably a corruption of cowarie, Aboriginal name for Gowrie Creek, which in turn possibly means freshwater mussel.[1]

Gowrie Little Plain State School opened circa 1890 and closed in 1965.[4] It was at approx 125 Gowrie Little Plain Road (Шаблон:Coord).[5]

St Jude's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 July 1900 by Bishop William Webber. The church was on the main road overlooking the valley of Glencoe. The church was Шаблон:Convert with a vestry Шаблон:Convert, and a porch Шаблон:Convert. It was built by L. P. Petersen.[6] Its last service was held on 9 March 1951.[7] It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangar Road (Шаблон:Coord).[5][8]

The public hall was officially opened with a dance on 29 October 1932. The building was Шаблон:Convert and built with volunteer labour supervised by Mr F. Heileg.[9]

Demographics

In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 65 people.[10]

In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 79 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Gowrie Little Plain. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in Kingsthorpe to the south-west and Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the east.[3]

Amenities

Gowrie Little Plain Hall and School of Arts is at 111 Gowrie Little Plain Road (Шаблон:Coord).[11]

References

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Further reading

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  • Шаблон:Citation — includes Gowrie Little Plains School, Aubigny School, Crosshill School, Devon Park State School, Silverleigh State School, Boodua School, Greenwood State School, Kelvinhaugh State School

Шаблон:Toowoomba Region