Wildash
| Wildash Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Wildash | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°20′02″S 152°03′58″E / 28.3338°S 152.0661°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 66 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.770/km2 (1.995/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Wildash is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people.[1]
History[edit]
The locality's name was derived from the parish name, which in turn was named after pastoralist Frederick John Cobb Wildash of Canning Downs.[2]
Lord John Swamp Provisional School opened on 1878 and closed circa 1882. On 14 October 1883, it reopened as Lord John Swamp State School. In 1924, it was renamed Wildash State School. It closed in 1938.[3] It was on the north-west corner of Wildash School Road and Shepherd Lane (28°18′37″S 152°04′28″E / 28.31021°S 152.07446°E).[4][5]
In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wildash (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Wildash – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 46003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 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
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 Stanthorpe" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- Head, Sandra (1987), 50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987, Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee; Warwick Newspapers
External links[edit]
- "Death of Mr. Wildash". The Queenslander. Vol. XXI, no. 345. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1882. p. 565. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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