Thane, Queensland

Thane
Queensland
Thane
Coordinates 28°09′41″S 151°41′51″E / 28.1613°S 151.6975°E / -28.1613; 151.6975Coordinates: 28°09′41″S 151°41′51″E / 28.1613°S 151.6975°E / -28.1613; 151.6975
Postcode(s) 4370
Area 43.4 km2 (16.8 sq mi)
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around Thane:
Thanes Creek Thanes Creek Pratten
Thanes Creek Thane Montrose
Karara Greymare Greymare

Thane is a town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

History

The town takes its name from the railway station named on 5 February 1904 after John Thane, a pioneer pastoralist of Ellangowan Run, who drowned in the Condamine River in about 1843.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thane - town in Southern Downs Region (entry 33805)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Thane - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45986)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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