Wycombe, Queensland
| Wycombe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Wycombe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°30′37″S 148°36′54″E / 27.5102°S 148.615°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,104.2 km2 (426.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Wycombe is a locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The locality name derives from a pastoral run name, named by pastoralist John Beckett after his birthplace in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.[2]
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).[3] Whycombe Provisional School closed in 1907 and Warroo Provisional School became a full-time school, but then closed too circa 1910.[4]
Wycombe State School opened on 26 Feb 1979 on Dilqui Road (27°33′00″S 148°37′14″E / 27.5501°S 148.6206°E).[5] on 31 December 2008 it was mothballed, and then closed on 31 December 2009.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wycombe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Wycombe – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47471)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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