Palmtree, Queensland

Palmtree
Queensland
Palmtree
Coordinates 27°24′24″S 152°08′55″E / 27.4066°S 152.1486°E / -27.4066; 152.1486Coordinates: 27°24′24″S 152°08′55″E / 27.4066°S 152.1486°E / -27.4066; 152.1486
Postcode(s) 4352
Area 46.5 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Palmtree:
Perseverance Ravensbourne Buaraba
Hampton Palmtree Buaraba South
White Mountain Seventeen Mile Seventeen Mile

Palmtree is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from State School name first used 1901, for the settlement at the terminus of the Hampton Timber Tramway to the head of Perseverance Creek. The sawmill and tramway closed in 1936.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Palmtree - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48032)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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