Stonehenge, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Stonehenge is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Stonehenge
Queensland
Stonehenge
Coordinates28°07′00″S 151°22′59″E
Establishedearly 1840s
Postcode(s)4357
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Stonehenge:
Rocky Creek Punchs Creek Tummaville
Kooroongarra Stonehenge Leyburn
Canning Creek Mosquito Creek Karara

History

The locality was named after a relatively small pastoral run established by Herbert Evans in the 1840s. The name relates to rock formations near the homestead.[1]

Stonehenge was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 43 square miles (110 km2) were available.[2]

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References

  1. "Stonehenge (entry 48069)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 via Trove.
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