Thornton, Queensland

Thornton
Queensland
Thornton
Coordinates 27°47′57″S 152°21′09″E / 27.7991°S 152.3525°E / -27.7991; 152.3525Coordinates: 27°47′57″S 152°21′09″E / 27.7991°S 152.3525°E / -27.7991; 152.3525
Postcode(s) 4341
Area 107.3 km2 (41.4 sq mi)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal Division(s)
Suburbs around Thornton:
Ingoldsby Mount Berryman Mulgowie
Lefthand Branch Thornton Mount Mort
Lefthand Branch Townson Mount Mort

Thornton is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Picking cotton on S. Wilson's farm, Thornton

Geography

Laidley Creek passes through the locality from south to north.[2]

History

Thornton Provisional School opened on 11 October 1881 by its first principal W.J. Mitchell.[3] It became Thornton State School on 1 April 1890.[4]

Education

Thornton State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 4 Thornton School Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Thornton - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 47147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "History". Thornton State School. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Thornton State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

Further reading

  • Emmerson, Margaret R; Thornton and Townson Schools Centenary Committee (2006), Thornton-Townson Centenary Reunion, 10th October, 1981 : 1881-1981 souvenir booklet of upper Laidley Creek Valley ([Updated ed.] ed.), Thornton and Townson Schools Centenary Committee, retrieved 13 September 2017

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