Thorndale, Queensland

Thorndale is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Thorndale
Queensland
Thorndale
Coordinates28.7025°S 151.8589°E / -28.7025; 151.8589
Postcode(s)4380
Area15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Thorndale:
Greenlands Broadwater Broadwater
Nundubbermere Thorndale Severnlea
Glen Aplin Glen Aplin Glen Aplin

History

Thorndale State School opened in 1915.[2] It closed on 1924, after which it was moved to Spring Creek, Stanthorpe and renamed Greenlands State School.[3]

A second Thorndale State School opened on 18 February 1946 and closed on 31 December 1964.[3]

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References

  1. "Thorndale - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via Trove.
  3. 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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