St Ruth, Queensland
| St Ruth Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  St Ruth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°19′01″S 151°15′26″E / 27.3169°S 151.2572°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 139 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.6373/km2 (1.651/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4405 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 218.1 km2 (84.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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St Ruth is a locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Toowoomba Region in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census St Ruth had a population of 139 people.[1]
History[edit]
The locality was originally called St Ruth's after the parish name which was in turn named after the St Ruth's pastoral run taken up as part of Cecil Plains pastoral run by Henry Stuart Russell in 1842. It was separated from Cecil Plains in 1842 by Richard Jones, probably for the Aberdeen Company. Later the name was simplified to be St Ruth.[2]
In 1877, 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) of land was resumed from the St Ruth pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877.[4]
St Ruth Provisional School opened circa 1888. In 1918 it became a half-time school in conjunction with West Prairie Provisional School (meaning the schools shared a single teacher). In 1919 it returned to full-time school status but then closed in 1920.[5]
In the 2016 census St Ruth had a population of 139 people.[1]
Road infrastructure[edit]
The Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (State Route 82) runs through from north to south.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "St Ruth (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "St Ruth – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47746)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "St Ruth – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48068)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ St Ruth, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
