Greymare, Queensland

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Greymare
Queensland
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Greymare
Coordinates 28°15′49″S151°43′19″E / 28.2636°S 151.7219°E / -28.2636; 151.7219 (Greymare (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 28°15′49″S151°43′19″E / 28.2636°S 151.7219°E / -28.2636; 151.7219 (Greymare (centre of locality))
Population64 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.3384/km2 (0.877/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4370
Area189.1 km2 (73.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Greymare:
Karara Thane Montrose
Karara Greymare Rodgers Creek
Cement Mills Cement Mills Palgrave

Greymare is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Greymare had a population of 64 people. [1]

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Geography

The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Montrose / Rodgers Creek) and exits to the north (Thane). [3]

The South-Western railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Montrose) and exits to the north (Thane). [3] Greymare railway station served the locality but is now abandoned ( 28°10′17″S151°46′00″E / 28.1714°S 151.7667°E / -28.1714; 151.7667 (Greymare railway station) ). [4]

History

The locality was named after a grey mare which belonged to pastoralist John Deuchar. This horse would escape from any paddock and head for the Greymare Creek. The Graymare railway station was named in 1904. [2]

Toolburra South State School opened on 2 June 1879. In 1924 it was renamed Greymare State School. It closed in 1966. [5]

In the 2016 census Greymare had a population of 64 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greymare (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Greymare – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45939)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  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
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