Thanes Creek, Queensland
| Thanes Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Thanes Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°07′06″S 151°40′45″E / 28.1183°S 151.6791°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 61 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 94.0 km2 (36.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Thanes Creek is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The locality was named after the creek, which was in turn named after John Thane, a pioneer pastoralist of the Ellangowan Run, who drowned in the Condamine River about 1843.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thanes Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Thanes Creek – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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