Wycombe, Queensland

Wycombe is a locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Wycombe
Queensland
Wycombe
Coordinates27.5102°S 148.615°E / -27.5102; 148.615
Postcode(s)4455
Area1,104.2 km2 (426.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Wycombe:
Begonia Ballaroo Ballaroo
Begonia Wycombe Wellesley
St George St George St George

History

The locality name derives from a pastoral run name, named by pastoralist John Beckett after his birthplace in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.[1]

Whycombe Provisional School and Waroo Provisional School both opened in 1902 as a half-time provisional schools in conjunction (meaning the schools shared a single teacher).[2] Whycombe Provisional School closed in 1907 and Warroo Provisional School became a full-time school, but then closed too circa 1910.[3]

Wycombe State School opened on 26 Feb 1979 on Dilqui Road (27.5501°S 148.6206°E / -27.5501; 148.6206 (Wycombe State School)).[4] on 31 December 2008 it was mothballed, and then closed on 31 December 2009.[5]

References
  1. "Wycombe - locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47471)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. LX (14, 186). Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  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
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 October 2018.


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