Evelyn, Queensland
Evelyn is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The name Evelyn is taken from the name of an early pastoral run, which was named by Francis Horace Stubley (a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Electoral district of Kennedy 1878-83), after his wife.[1]
Evelyn Scrub Provisional School opened on 11 October 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Evelyn Scrub State School. The school closed temporarily from 1918 to 1919. It closed permanently on 19 August 1946.[2]
At the 2011 census Evelyn recorded a population of 330.[3]
Heritage listings
Evelyn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Jonsson Road: Evelyn Scrub War Memorial[4]
- off Jonsson Road: Cressbrook Cemetery[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Evelyn (entry 45810)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Evelyn (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Evelyn Scrub War Memorial (entry 602138)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Cressbrook Cemetery (entry 601900)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
