Whetstone, Queensland

Whetstone is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Whetstone had a population of 65 people.[1]

Whetstone
Queensland
Whetstone
Coordinates28.4211°S 150.8486°E / -28.4211; 150.8486 (Whetstone (centre of locality))
Population65 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1171/km2 (0.3033/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4387
Area555.1 km2 (214.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Whetstone:
Wondalli Bybera Bybera
Yelarbon Whetstone Inglewood
Yelarbon Yelarbon Glenarbon

History

Whetstone was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 59 square miles (150 km2) were available.[3]

Whetstone Provisional School opened on 19 July 1904 and became Whetstone State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910 it was renamed Inglewood West State School. It suffered from low student numbers and consequently closed and re-opened a number of times, closing finally in 1928.[4]

Whetstone Provisional School opened 9 July 1917. In 1926 it became Whetstone State School. It closed on 4 June 1958.[4][5]

In the 2016 census Whetstone had a population of 65 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whetstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Whetstone – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47837)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  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. "Agency ID 5920, Whetstone State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 18 November 2019.


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