Blackstone, Queensland
| Blackstone Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Thomas Street, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Blackstone | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°37′39″S 152°48′11″E / 27.62750°S 152.80306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,017 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4304 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bundamba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Blackstone is a suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,017.[1]
History
The district was originally called Bundamba Creek but this caused confusion with nearby Bundamba, so the postmistress Mrs Orr proposed the name Blackstone, believed to be a place in Ireland.[2]
Blackstone State School opened on 17 January 1887 and closed on 31 December 2009.[3][4]
Heritage listings
Blackstone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 6 Thomas Street: United Welsh Church, Blackstone[5]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Blackstone (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Blackstone (entry 47394)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Agency ID 4852, Blackstone State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "United Welsh Church, Blackstone (entry 600548)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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