Elbow Valley, Queensland

Elbow Valley Queensland
Elbow Valley
Coordinates	28°24′33″S152°10′01″E / 28.4091°S 152.1669°E / -28.4091; 152.1669 (Elbow Valley (centre of locality))
Population	127 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.794/km2 (2.056/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4370
Area	160.0 km2 (61.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Elbow Valley: Wildash Murrays Bridge Loch Lomond Killarney Cherry Gully Elbow Valley Legume (NSW) Lower Acacia Creek (NSW) Dalveen Maryland (NSW) Cullendore (NSW)

Elbow Valley is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] It is on the border of New South Wales. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Elbow Valley had a population of 127 people. ^[1]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Elbow River, which was named by botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham in his field notes on 6 June 1827. ^[2]

Elbow Valley Provisional School opened on 17 July 1882 at Kirbys Crossing, later relocating to Cullendore Road, and then in 1905 relocating to its permanent site at 105 O'Deas Road ( 28°23′15″S152°07′43″E / 28.3876°S 152.1287°E / -28.3876; 152.1287 (Elbow Valley State School (former)) ). ^[4] On 1 January 1909, it became Elbow Valley State School. It closed in 1946. ^[5] In 1952, the school building was relocated to the St George area. ^{[6] [3]}

The Sacred Heart Catholic Church was officially opened on 10 June 1906 by the Reverend M. M. Potter. ^[7] It was at 27 Church Lane (approx 28°23′36″S152°07′40″E / 28.3932°S 152.1277°E / -28.3932; 152.1277 (Sacred Heart Catholic Church (former)) ). It closed in 1982 and is now used as a house. It is listed on the Southern Downs Local Heritage Register. ^{[8] [9]}

Westmore State School opened on 1916 and closed on 1923. ^[10] This school described as 7 miles (11 km) from Killarney was presumably in the vicinity of Westmore Road ( 28°22′40″S152°11′52″E / 28.3777°S 152.1977°E / -28.3777; 152.1977 (Westmore Road, Elbow Bend) ) and the Westmoor pastoral property, and may have been associated with the Westmore Cheese factory which opened in January 1914 and was 1⁄4 mile (400 m) from the school. ^{[11] [12]} It was a "tent school" and officially opened on 1 July 1916 by Francis Grayson, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cunningham, with food provided by the cheese factory. ^{[13] [14]} In June 1927, the Queensland Government called for tenders to remove the school building. ^[15]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Elbow Valley had a population of 95 people. ^[16]

In the 2021 census, Elbow Valley had a population of 127 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Elbow Valley. The nearest government primary schools are Murrays Bridge State School in neighbouring Murrays Bridge to the north, Killarney State School in neighbouring Killarney to the north-east, and Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Killarney State School (to Year 10), Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the north, and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the south-west. ^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elbow Valley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Elbow Valley – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49856)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
4. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
6. Baker, Mark (2010). Southern Downs Cultural Heritage Study - Inventory of Surveyed Places. Southern Downs Regional Council. p. 204.
7. "COUNTRY NEWS". The Queenslander . No. 2101. Queensland, Australia. 16 June 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 17 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
8. "Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Elbow Valley". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
9. "Southern Downs Local Heritage Register" (PDF). Southern Downs Regional Council. 23 June 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
10. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
11. "NEW CHEESE FACTORY". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4529. Queensland, Australia. 17 January 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
12. "KILLARNEY". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4769. Queensland, Australia. 29 September 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 19 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
13. "WESTMORE TENT SCHOOL". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4882. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 19 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
14. "WARWICK AND DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier . No. 18, 241. Queensland, Australia. 4 July 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 19 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
15. "WESTMORE SCHOOL BUILDING". Warwick Daily News . No. 2503. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1927. p. 4. Retrieved 19 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elbow Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• 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