Stockyard, Queensland (Lockyer Valley)

Stockyard
Stockyard; Queensland
	Stockyard
Coordinates	27°39′29″S152°03′44″E / 27.6580°S 152.0622°E Coordinates: 27°39′29″S152°03′44″E / 27.6580°S 152.0622°E
Population	49 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4344
Area	17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal Division(s)	Wright
	Suburbs around Stockyard:

Last updated January 27, 2021

Stockyard is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Stockyard had a population of 49 people.^[1]

History

Spring Park Provisional School opened on 1918.^[3] It became Spring Park State School on 1 April 1924.^[4] The school closed in 1928.^[5] In 1935 the school, described as being on West Egypt Road (which does not exist on current maps), had been sold to Mr Dyer of Rockmount. He attempted to move the building but was unable to do so due to the condition of the roads.^[6]

In the 2016 census Stockyard had a population of 49 people.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stockyard (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Stockyard - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45016)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
↑ "STATE SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS AND WORKS". Darling Downs Gazette (8414). Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1918. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph (16, 021). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1924. p. 16. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "TARAMPA COUNCIL". Queensland Times . LXXV (15, 104). Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1935. p. 12 (DAILY.). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stockyard (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Stockyard - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45016)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] "STATE SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS AND WORKS". Darling Downs Gazette (8414). Queensland, Australia. 11 February 1918. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph (16, 021). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1924. p. 16. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[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] "TARAMPA COUNCIL". Queensland Times . LXXV (15, 104). Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1935. p. 12 (DAILY.). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

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