Rosalie Plains, Queensland
| Rosalie Plains Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Rosalie Plains | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°13′22″S 151°42′54″E / 27.2227°S 151.715°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 44 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.134/km2 (2.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Rosalie Plains is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Rosalie Plains had a population of 44 people.[1]
History
The locality takes its name from an early pastoral run that was held by Robert Ramsay in the late 1840s.[2]
In 1877, 11,500 acres (4,700 ha) were resumed from the Rosalie Plains pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.[3]
Ashlea Provisional School opened on January 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Ashlea State School, being renamed Rosalie Plains State School in 1916. It closed circa 1944.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rosalie Plains (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Rosalie Plains – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48054)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ 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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