Murrays Bridge, Queensland
Murrays Bridge is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Coordinates | 28.3116°S 152.1163°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 53.6 km2 (20.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Murrays Bridge is flat land (about 500 metres above sea level), entirely freehold and used for agriculture, principally grazing but also some cropping near the river. The Condamine River flows through the locality from south-east to the north-west. The Warwick-Killarney Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the north-west.[2]
History
Murray's Bridge State School opened on 1 June 1937.[3] On 2 May 1987 the school celebrated 50 years of schooling by the unveiling of a monument by the school's first teacher Janet Smith (née Turnbull).[4]
Education
Murray's Bridge State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 1378 Killarney Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[5]
References
- "Murrays Bridge - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45960)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 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
- "50th Jubilee of Murrays Bridge State School". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Annual Report 2016". Murray's Bridge State School. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
Further reading
- Head, Sandra; Murray's Bridge State School. Jubilee Committee (1987), 50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987, Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee ; Warwick, Qld. : Warwick Newspapers