Springdale, Queensland

Springdale
Springdale; Queensland
	Springdale
Coordinates	28°48′03″S151°36′43″E / 28.8008°S 151.6119°E Coordinates: 28°48′03″S151°36′43″E / 28.8008°S 151.6119°E
Population	25 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4380
Area	173.3 km2 (66.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Springdale:

Last updated January 09, 2021

Springdale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Springdale had a population of 25 people.^[1]

History

The Queensland Government operated the State Arsenic Mine (also called the Jibbinbar Mine) ( 28°46′52″S151°36′55″E / 28.7812°S 151.6153°E / -28.7812; 151.6153 (State Arsenic Mine) ) from 1919 to 1924. The motivation for establishing the mine was to obtain arsenic was to poison prickly pear which was a highly invasive plant species in Queensland at that time. However, the prickly pear was eventually biologically controlled by the introduction of the Cactoblastis cactorum moth, removing the need for large supplies of arsenic, so the mine closed.^[3]^[4]

Jibbenbah State School opened on 22 June 1922 for the use of mining families and local farming families. It closed on 27 January 1925.^[4]^[5] It was located at 28°46′31″S151°36′36″E / 28.7753°S 151.6100°E / -28.7753; 151.6100 (Jibbenbah State School) about 600 metres (2,000 ft) north-west of the entrance to the mine entrance on Arsenic Mine Road.^[6]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Springdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Springdale - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45977)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
↑ Rae, Ian D. (2003). "Mining and Using Arsenic in Australia". Icon. 9: 62–75 – via JSTOR.
1 2 King, Jeanette. "Jibbinbar Arsenic Mine (collection)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 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
↑ "Parish of Jibbinbar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Springdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Springdale - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45977)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[3] Rae, Ian D. (2003). "Mining and Using Arsenic in Australia". Icon. 9: 62–75 – via JSTOR.

[:0-4] 1 2 King, Jeanette. "Jibbinbar Arsenic Mine (collection)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[qfhs-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] "Parish of Jibbinbar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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