Ilkley, Queensland
Ilkley is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Ilkley Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Ilkley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.7316°S 152.9927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4554 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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History
Following the establishment of a settlement there about 1890, the locality was named Ilkley after Ilkey in Yorkshire, England, the home town of the local preacher Joseph Kitson.[1]
Ilkley Provisional School opened on 25 November 1901, becoming Ilkley State School on 1 January 1909. In 1924, it briefly became a part-time school sharing a teacher with Chevallum State School. Ilkley continued a full-time school until its final closure in 1964.[2]
References
- "Ilkley - locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 49686)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
External links
- "Ilkley". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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