Silver Spur, Queensland
| Silver Spur Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Silver Spur | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°51′49″S 151°16′28″E / 28.8636°S 151.2744°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 72 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1946/km2 (0.504/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4385 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 370.0 km2 (142.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Silver Spur is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[4] In the 2016 census, Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.[1]
History
Silverspur Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895. On 1 November 1912 it became Silverspur State School. It closed on 1960.[5]
In the 2016 census, Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silver Spur (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Silver Spur – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 30841)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Silver Spur – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
