Stoneleigh, Queensland

Stoneleigh is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Stoneleigh had a population of 119 people.[1]

Stoneleigh
Queensland
Stoneleigh
Coordinates27.665°S 151.6233°E / -27.665; 151.6233
Population119 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.469/km2 (8.99/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4356
Area34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Stoneleigh:
Rossvale Linthorpe Linthorpe
Rossvale Stoneleigh Linthorpe
Springside Pittsworth Pittsworth

Geography

The terrain is hilly with two named peaks: Parkers 675 metres (2,215 ft) and Parkers Hill 566 metres (1,857 ft).[3][4] The land use is predominantly agricultural involving both cropping and grazing.[5]

History

Stoneleigh Provisional School opened in 1906, becoming Stoneleigh State School on 1 Jan 1909. It closed in 1919.[6]

In July 1935, local farmer Victor George Hawkes of Turallin shot and killed his wife, his two children and his father-in-law before shooting and skilling himself. He had started a fire to try to make it appear to be an accident. He had purchased the rifle earlier that day claiming he needed it to shoot wild cats. It was suggested he acted when in unsound mind, noting his depression from financial losses due to the drought and that he had been severely gassed and shellshocked during World War I.[7]

Education

There are no schools in Stoneleigh but primary and secondary schools are available in neighbouring Pittsworth.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stoneleigh (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Stoneleigh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. "Parkers – hill in the Toowoomba Region (entry 26091)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. "Parkers Hill – hill in the Toowoomba Region (entry 26092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Stoneleigh Tragedy". Daily Mercury. 69 (183). Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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