Wildash

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Wildash
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Wildash
Coordinates 28°20′02″S152°03′58″E / 28.3338°S 152.0661°E / -28.3338; 152.0661 (Wildash (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 28°20′02″S152°03′58″E / 28.3338°S 152.0661°E / -28.3338; 152.0661 (Wildash (centre of locality))
Population66 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.770/km2 (1.995/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4370
Area85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Wildash:
Morgan Park Morgan Park Canningvale
Silverwood Wildash Murrays Bridge
Silverwood Cherry Gully Elbow Valley

Wildash is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people. [1]

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History

The locality's name was derived from the parish name, which in turn was named after pastoralist Frederick John Cobb Wildash of Canning Downs. [2]

Lord John Swamp Provisional School opened on 1878 and closed circa 1882. On 14 October 1883, it reopened as Lord John Swamp State School. In 1924, it was renamed Wildash State School. It closed in 1938. [3]

In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wildash (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wildash – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 46003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  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

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