Glenarbon, Queensland

Glenarbon
Glenarbon; Queensland
	St Paul's Lutheran Church, 2019
	Glenarbon
Coordinates	28.5977°S 150.9055°E
Population	36 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.1236/km2 (0.320/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4385
Area	291.3 km2 (112.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Glenarbon:

Glenarbon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[3] In the 2016 census, Glenarbon had a population of 36 people.[1]

Geography

The north-east and south-east of the locality is within the Yelarbon State Forest which extends into Beebo to the south-east and west and into Brush Creek to the east.[3]

History

Glenarbon Provision School opened on 17 March 1933, becoming Glenarbon State School in 1940. It closed in 1982.[4] The school was located just to the south of the Texas Yelarbon Road at 28.6835°S 150.8910°E / -28.6835; 150.8910 (Glenarbon State School (former)) within the present-day boundaries of Beebo.[5]

St Paul's Lutheran Church was established circa December 1959.[6][7]

In the 2016 census, Glenarbon had a population of 36 people.[1]

Amenities

The former school site is now a recreational reserve operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.[3]

St Paul's Lutheran Church is on Glenarbon Church Road at 28.6783°S 150.8919°E / -28.6783; 150.8919 (St Paul's Lutheran Church), which is also now within Beebo. The church has a small cemetery.[3]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenarbon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Glenarbon – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
"Parish of Beebo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
"LUTHERAN CONVENTION OPENS AT KALBAR". Queensland Times (19, 752). Queensland, Australia. 24 April 1950. p. 2 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
"Glenarbon's 60th Anniversary of Church Building Service". Qld District. Lutheran Church of Australia. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenarbon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Glenarbon – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[globe-3] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[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] "Parish of Beebo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[6] "LUTHERAN CONVENTION OPENS AT KALBAR". Queensland Times (19, 752). Queensland, Australia. 24 April 1950. p. 2 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[7] "Glenarbon's 60th Anniversary of Church Building Service". Qld District. Lutheran Church of Australia. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.