Silverleigh, Queensland
| Silverleigh Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Silverleigh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°20′00″S 151°46′51″E / 27.3333°S 151.7808°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 80 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Silverleigh is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
Local residents requested a school in 1901.[3] Tenders were called to construct the school in May 1902.[4] Boah Peak Provisional School opened circa September 1902, being renamed Silverleigh Provisional School in 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Silverleigh State School. It closed on 4 June 1967.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silverleigh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Silverleigh – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48060)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLIII, no. 9, 831. Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 6274. Queensland, Australia. 3 May 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 23 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
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