Thornton, Queensland
| Thornton Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Thornton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°47′57″S 152°21′09″E / 27.7991°S 152.3525°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 214 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4341 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 107.3 km2 (41.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||||
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Thornton is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Laidley Creek passes through the locality from south to north.[3]
History
Thornton Provisional School opened on 11 October 1881 by its first principal W.J. Mitchell.[4] It became Thornton State School on 1 April 1890.[5]
St George's Anglican Church was dedicated on Thursday 8 February 1906 by Archdeacon Arthur Rivers.[6] The church was an ornate wooden building, 30 by 20 feet (9.1 by 6.1 m).[7] Its closure on 3 May 2005 was approved by Assistant Bishop Rob Nolan.[6]
Education
Thornton State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) at 4 Thornton School Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thornton (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Thornton – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 47147)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "History". Thornton State School. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Closed Churches". Anglican Records and Archives Centre Anglican Church Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Thornton Anglican Church". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLVII, , no. 7020. Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Thornton State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
Further reading
- Emmerson, Margaret R; Thornton and Townson Schools Centenary Committee (2006), Thornton-Townson Centenary Reunion, 10th October, 1981 : 1881-1981 souvenir booklet of upper Laidley Creek Valley ([Updated ed.] ed.), Thornton and Townson Schools Centenary Committee, retrieved 13 September 2017
External links
Media related to Thornton, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
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