Woolgar, Queensland
Woolgar is a rural locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Woolgar had a population of 8 people.[1]
| Woolgar Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Woolgar | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19.9926°S 143.4405°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00173/km2 (0.00447/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4822 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,636.9 km2 (1,790.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Richmond | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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History
Woolgar Upper Provisional School opened on 19 June 1901 and Woolgar Lower Provisional School opened on 24 June 1901, to work together as part-time schools (meaning a single teacher was shared between them). They closed in October 1903 but reopened in April 1904. Woolgar Lower Provisional School closed on 11 October 1906 while Woolgar Upper Provisional School continued as a full-time school and then closed circa 1912.[3]
In the 2016 census Woolgar had a population of 8 people.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woolgar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Woolgar – locality in Shire of Richmond (entry 42357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 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
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