Greenlands, Queensland
Greenlands Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Greenlands | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°39′12″S 151°47′11″E / 28.6533°S 151.7863°ECoordinates: 28°39′12″S 151°47′11″E / 28.6533°S 151.7863°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4380 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 69.8 km2 (26.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Greenlands is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
Texas Road passes from east to west through the locality.[2]
History
The locality is named after Bertram (Jack) Greenland, a building contractor in Stanthorpe.[3]
Thorndale State School opened in 1915. It was relocated to a new location near Spring Creek in 1924 and opened on 12 November 1924 as Greenlands State School. (Note another Thorndale State School opened in neighbouring Thorndale in 1945).[4]
Education
Greenlands State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 1209 Texas Road. In 2016, the school had enrolment of 106 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) with 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[5]
References
- ↑ "Greenlands - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45938)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ Unidentified (1872), Bertram (Jack) Greenland, building contractor in Stanthorpe, 1872, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 19 September 2017
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Greenlands State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
Further reading
- Greenlands State School, 1924-1999 : 75th jubilee, Greenlands State School, 1999
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