Toompine, Queensland

Toompine is a town in the locality of Quilpie in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Toompine
Queensland
Toompine
Coordinates27.2225°S 144.3611°E / -27.2225; 144.3611
LGA(s)Shire of Quilpie
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa

History

The town of Toompine was surveyed in 1870. The name is believed to derive from the Aboriginal name Thaumpine, meaning leech.[1]

Toompine Provisional School opened in 1900, In 1901 it became a half-time school in conjunction with Duck Creek Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between the two school). The school closed in July 1902.[2]

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References
  1. "Toompine - town in Shire of Quilpie (entry 34918)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. 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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