Westbrook, Queensland

Westbrook is a town and locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the town recorded a population of 3,885.[1]

Westbrook
Queensland
Main Street, Westbrook, looking toward Mount Rascal
Population3,885 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4350
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Westbrook:
Biddeston Wellcamp Glenvale
Biddeston Westbrook Drayton
Athol Wyreema Finnie

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through Westbrook.[4] The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing passes through the western part of the locality with no intersections.

History
Open carriage outside the Westbrook Station homestead, circa 1877

The name Westbrook comes from the name of the Westbrook pastoral run named by John 'Tinker'Campbell, a pastoralist and merchant, in 1841.[2] Westbrook is a town near the city of Portland, Maine, believed to be where John Campbell was born or grew up.

In 1877, 11,500 acres (4,700 ha) of land was resumed from the Westbrook pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[5]

Bunker's Hill State School opened on 1 January 1899 under head teacher Walter Richmond.[6][7]

Westbrook Reformatory School for Boys opened on 5 May 1900, having been relocated from Lytton Hill on the orders of Colonel George Arthur French, Commandant of the newly created Queensland Defence Force.[8] On 30 October 1919, it was renamed Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook to have a "positive 'moral effect' on the boys". On 26 May 1966 it was renamed Westbrook Training Centre. Around 1987 Westbrook it was renamed Westbrook Youth Detention Centre. It closed on 30 June 1994.[9][10][11][12][13]

Westbrook State School, 1930

Westbrook Crossing State School opened on 9 February 1910, but changed its name to Westbrook State School in April 1910. It closed on 6 July 1969.[9][14]

Westbrook War Memorial, Anzac Day 1922

On 25 April (Anzac Day) 1922, the Westbrook War Memorial was unveiled by Littleton Groom, the then Attorney-General for Australia and Member for the Darling Downs. The memorial commemorates the service of 47 local men in World War I and is located at Main Street in front of the Westbrook Hall (27.609195°N 151.866870°E / 27.609195; 151.866870 (Westbrook War Memorial)).[15][16][17]

The town has grown to become a satellite suburb of Toowoomba and is now one of the fastest growing areas of the city, and is home to many of its workers.[18]

Heritage listings

Westbrook has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Bunker's Hill State School is a government primary (P-7) school located at 315 Bunkers Hill School Road (27°36′S 151°50′E). In 2012, it had 205 students enrolled with 17 teachers (12.6 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Westbrook, but there are a number available in Toowoomba.[21][22] The Bunker's Hill State School opened its doors on 1 January 1889.[9]

Facilities

Library services in Westbrook are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Main Street every Saturday.[23]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Westbrook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. "Westbrook (town) (entry 37091)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. "Westbrook (locality) (entry 48092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  5. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "Agency ID 96, Bunkers Hill State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Lytton Hill (entry 601366)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. "Agency ID 11373, Westbrook Reformatory for Boys". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  11. "Agency ID 11374, Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  12. "Agency ID 11375, Westbrook Training Centre". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  13. "Agency ID 48, Westbrook Youth Detention Centre". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  14. "Agency ID 6042, Westbrook State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  15. "Westbrook War Memorial". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  16. "PERSONAL". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 April 1922. p. 19. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  17. "OBSERVANCE IN TOOWOOMBA". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 April 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  18. "Westbrook". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  19. "Westbrook Homestead (entry 600636)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  20. "Westbrook War Memorial (entry 600637)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  21. "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  22. "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bunker's Hill State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  23. "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  • "Westbrook". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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