Английская Википедия:Greenmount, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Greenmount is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people.[3]

Geography

Greenmount is a rural town on the Darling Downs. It is located just off the New England Highway Шаблон:Convert south of the regional city of Toowoomba.

History

Greenmount was formerly known as Greenmount West, and prior to that as Emu Creek. It takes its present name from the property owned by Donald Mackintosh, a local farmer and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

The region was settled by graziers in the 1840s; farming activities remain the chief source of employment in Greenmount today.[4]

In 1879 the post office called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek.[5]

Greenmount Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 11 July 1886.[6][7]

Greenmount Provisional School opened on 10 September 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Greenmount State School.[8]

The Greenmount War Memorial was dedicated on 11 December 1922 by Queensland Governor, Matthew Nathan.[9]

At the Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 336 people.[10]

In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people.[3]

Heritage listings

Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Greenmount State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Haldon Street (Шаблон:Coord).[12][13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[14]

There are no secondary schools in Greenmount. The nearest secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south and Harristown State High School in Harristown, Toowoomba, to the north.[15]

Amenities

Library services in Greenmount are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Pilton Street every Friday.[16]

Greenmount features a number of parks, including:

Notable residents

Author Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis), of Dad and Dave fame, lived in the region and attended Emu Creek State School, a nearby school, until the age of twelve.[20] Also, Queensland artist Rex Backhaus-Smith lived there with his family in the 1970s.[21][22][23]

References

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External links

Шаблон:Toowoomba Region Шаблон:Darling Downs

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite QPN
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite QPN
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Census 2016 AUS
  4. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald Шаблон:Webarchive – Travel Page
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Citation
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Census 2006 AUS
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite QHR
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Queensland Globe
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  17. ↑ 17,0 17,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  19. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  20. ↑ Dictionary of Australian Biography Шаблон:Webarchive – Steele Rudd
  21. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  22. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  23. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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