Caffey, Queensland

Caffey is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Caffey
Queensland
Caffey
Coordinates27.6969°S 152.2124°E / -27.6969; 152.2124
Postcode(s)4343
Area13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Caffey:
Upper Tenthill Upper Tenthill Upper Tenthill
Mount Whitestone Caffey Ingoldsby
Mount Sylvia Mount Sylvia Mount Sylvia

History

The name Caffey is believed to have been the name of a pioneer selector in the area.[1]

In August 1927, a public meeting was held with the objective of obtaining a school for the district.[2] In July 1926 the Queensland Government agreed to establish a school.[3] The cost was £759.[4] Caffey State School opened on 26 July 1927. It closed on 12 February 1971.[5]

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References
  1. "Caffey - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44947)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. "Advertising". Queensland Times. LXVI (12, 197). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1925. p. 15 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "GATTON AND DISTRICT". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. LXV (169). Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "A NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier (21, 426). Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. 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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