Silver Spur, Queensland

Silver Spur is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[4] In the 2016 census, Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.[1]

Silver Spur
Queensland
Silver Spur
Coordinates28.8636°S 151.2744°E / -28.8636; 151.2744
Population72 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1946/km2 (0.504/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4385
Area370.0 km2 (142.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Silver Spur:
Limevale Greenup Warroo
Texas Silver Spur Glenlyon
Bonshaw (NSW) Bonshaw Glenlyon

History

Silverspur Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895. On 1 November 1912 it became Silverspur State School. It closed on 1960.[5]

In the 2016 census, Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silver Spur (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Silver Spur - town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 30841)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Silver Spur - locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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