Kentville, Queensland
Kentville is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Kentville | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27.4747°S 152.4252°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Kentville is flat freehold farming land, used for crops and grazing, approximately 70 metres above sea level. Lockyer Creek forms its south-west boundary. In the east of the locality is the One Mile Lagoon.[2]
The Forest Hill Fernvale Road passes through the south-east of the locality.[2]
History
The One Mile Lagoon Provisional School opened on 7 October 1907, becoming One Mile Lagoon State School on 1 January 1909. In 1944 it was renamed Kentville State School.[3]
In August 1908, the Australian Government approved the establishment of a receiving office One Mile Lagoon which was renamed Kentville in September 1909.[4] It was upgraded to a post office on 1 July 1927. It closed on 1 April 1970.[5]
Education
Kentville State School is a co-educational government primary school (P-6) at 4 Turpin Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with three teachers and eight non-teaching staff (three full-time equivalent).[6]
References
- "Kentville - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44963)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 July 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
- "RECEIVING-OFFICE AT ONE-MILE LAGOON". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XLIX (7329). Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Kentville State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
- "History of Kentville State School" (PDF). Kentville State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.