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According to local sources<ref>{{cite web|title=The first settlers of the Nambour area|url=http://www.starfieldobservatory.com/Nambour/Settlers.htm|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref>, Irish immigrants Patrick King and his wife acquired a 314 acres (127 Ha) selection along the southern boundary of the ''Nambour Cattle Run'' in 1881. The property was named 'Burnside' derived from the Gaelic term 'burn' (meaning ''creek''), as the selection ran along today's Whalley Creek). |
According to local sources<ref>{{cite web|title=The first settlers of the Nambour area|url=http://www.starfieldobservatory.com/Nambour/Settlers.htm|accessdate=1 February 2018}}</ref>, Irish immigrants Patrick King and his wife, Mary, acquired a 314 acres (127 Ha) selection along the southern boundary of the ''Nambour Cattle Run'' in 1881. The property was named 'Burnside' derived from the Gaelic term 'burn' (meaning ''creek''), as the selection ran along today's Whalley Creek). |
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The Whalley family (who the creek was named after) arrived in 1884. |
The Whalley family (who the creek was named after) arrived in 1884. |
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| Burnside Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,104 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 103 km (64 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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Burnside is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
According to local sources[3], Irish immigrants Patrick King and his wife, Mary, acquired a 314 acres (127 Ha) selection along the southern boundary of the Nambour Cattle Run in 1881. The property was named 'Burnside' derived from the Gaelic term 'burn' (meaning creek), as the selection ran along today's Whalley Creek).
The Whalley family (who the creek was named after) arrived in 1884.
Education
In 1979, the Burnside State High School opened. [4] It is a co-educational high school and caters for students from Years 7 to 12.[5] Burnside State School was opened on 23 January 1978 and takes enrollments for students Prep to Year 6. [6] [7]
It was 1980, it was decided a TAFE campus should be developed in Burnside, with construction starting in 1981.[8]. Physically the largest of Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE campuses, the Nambour campus offers courses including Childcare, Community Work, Conservation and Land Management, Horticulture, Construction, Graphic Design, Music, Photography, Interior Design, and Building Design.[9]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burnside (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Burnside – locality (entry 48550)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "The first settlers of the Nambour area". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Burnside State High School". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Burnside State School". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 2 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "TAFE has come a long way on the Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Nambour campus". Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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