Rockside, Queensland

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Rockside
Queensland
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Rockside
Coordinates 27°42′09″S152°17′05″E / 27.7025°S 152.2847°E / -27.7025; 152.2847 (Rockside (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°42′09″S152°17′05″E / 27.7025°S 152.2847°E / -27.7025; 152.2847 (Rockside (centre of locality))
Population44 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.37/km2 (6.13/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4343
Area18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Rockside:
Ropeley Blenheim Blenheim
Ingoldsby Rockside Mount Berryman
Ingoldsby Ingoldsby Mount Berryman

Rockside is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people. [1]

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History

Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher. [3] On 1 January 1909 it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921. [4] The school building was relocated to Ropeley East. [5]

In 1932, there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested. [5] In February 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockdale. [6] The school building was completed by early June 1936. [7] In late June 1936, it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockdale Post Office. [8] On 8 July 1936, the school re-opened still using the name Rockdale State School. [4] On Saturday 12 September 1936, the school was officially opened by Ted Maher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing Rosewood, who gave a speech encouraging people to have more children to reverse the falling birthrate. It was followed by a picnic. [9] [10] The school closed on 16 March 1952. [4]

In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Rockside – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "MA MA CREEK ITEMS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XLII, no. 6452. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  4. 1 2 3 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. 1 2 "FOUR DEPUTATIONS". Queensland Times . Vol. LXXVIII, no. 14, 461. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1932. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 26 February 1936. p. 24 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "MT. BERRYMAN". Queensland Times . Vol. LXXVI, no. 15, 464. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1936. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "NEWS OF THE DAY". Queensland Times . Vol. LXXVI, no. 15, 482. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1936. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Advertising". Queensland Times . Vol. LXXVII, no. 15, 525. Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1936. p. 1 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "SCHOOLS AFFECTED". Cairns Post . No. 10, 794. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

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