Caffey, Queensland
| Caffey Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Caffey | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′49″S 152°12′45″E / 27.6969°S 152.2124°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 45 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4343 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Caffey is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The name Caffey is believed to have been the name of a pioneer selector in the area.[2]
In August 1927, a public meeting was held with the objective of obtaining a school for the district.[3] In July 1926 the Queensland Government agreed to establish a school.[4] The cost was £759.[5] Caffey State School opened on 26 July 1927. It closed on 12 February 1971.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Caffey (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Caffey – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44947)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Advertising". Queensland Times. Vol. LXVI, no. 12, 197. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 1925. p. 15 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GATTON AND DISTRICT". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXV, no. 169. Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 426. Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 16 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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