Athol, Queensland

Athol
Toowoomba Region, Queensland
Fields along Biddeston Southbrook Road, 2014
Athol
Coordinates 27°37′09″S 151°46′13″E / 27.61917°S 151.77028°E / -27.61917; 151.77028Coordinates: 27°37′09″S 151°46′13″E / 27.61917°S 151.77028°E / -27.61917; 151.77028
Population 277 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4350
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Athol:
Biddeston Biddeston Westbrook
Biddeston Athol Westbrook
Southbrook Umbiram Wyreema

Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Athol had a population of 277 people.[1]

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through Athol. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing will join the Gore Highway at Athol and is planned to be completed by 2018.[3]

History

Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Athol". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Athol (entry 47885)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Queensland Treasury and Trade (28 January 2014). "Toowoomba Second Range Crossing - Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). Projects Queensland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Agency ID6098, Athol State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

Further reading

  • Newton, Harold (1998), Accent on Athol, Harold Newton, retrieved 21 May 2014
  • Shaw, Richard; Shaw, Elizabeth; Bunker's Hill State School Centenary Committee (1999), Bunkers Hill State School Centenary 1899-1999 : incorporating histories of Athol State School 1887-1962, Westbrook State School 1910-1969, Couper Memorial School 1946-1948, Westbrook Training Centre 1900-1994, Bunker's Hill State School Centenary Committee, ISBN 978-0-646-37037-8
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