Rockside, Queensland

Rockside is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Rockside had a population of 44 people.[1]

Rockside
Queensland
Rockside
Coordinates27.7025°S 152.2847°E / -27.7025; 152.2847 (Rockside (centre of locality))
Population44 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.37/km2 (6.13/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4343
Area18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Rockside:
Ropeley Blenheim Blenheim
Ingoldsby Rockside Mount Berryman
Ingoldsby Ingoldsby Mount Berryman

History

Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher.[3] On 1 January 1909 it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921.[4] The school building was relocated to Ropeley East.[5]

In 1932 there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested.[5] In February 1936 tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockdale.[6] The school building was completed by early June 1936.[7] In late June 1936 it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockdale Post Office.[8] On 8 July 1936 the school re-opened still using the name Rockdale State School.[4] On Saturday 12 September 1936 the school was officially opened by Ted Maher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing Rosewood, who gave a speech encouraging people to have more children to reverse the falling birthrate. It was followed by a picnic.[9][10] The school closed on 16 March 1952. The school closed on 16 March 1952.[4]

In the 2016 census Rockside had a population of 44 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Rockside – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "MA MA CREEK ITEMS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XLII (6452). Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  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. "FOUR DEPUTATIONS". Queensland Times. LXXVIII (14, 461). Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1932. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Advertising". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 26 February 1936. p. 24 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "MT. BERRYMAN". Queensland Times. LXXVI (15, 464). Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1936. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "NEWS OF THE DAY". Queensland Times. LXXVI (15, 482). Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1936. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Advertising". Queensland Times. LXXVII (15, 525). Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1936. p. 1 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "SCHOOLS AFFECTED". Cairns Post (10, 794). Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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