Tuckerang, Queensland

Coordinates: 26°47′40″S 150°58′58″E / 26.7944°S 150.9827°E / -26.7944; 150.9827 (Tuckerang (centre of locality))
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Tuckerang
Queensland
Tuckerang is located in Queensland
Tuckerang
Tuckerang
Coordinates26°47′40″S 150°58′58″E / 26.7944°S 150.9827°E / -26.7944; 150.9827 (Tuckerang (centre of locality))
Population85 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3590/km2 (0.930/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area236.8 km2 (91.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Tuckerang:
Canaga Langlands Jinghi
Wychie Tuckerang Jandowae
Brigalow Warra Jimbour West

Tuckerang is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

Inverai is a neighbourhood in the north-west of locality (26°46′00″S 150°57′00″E / 26.7666°S 150.95°E / -26.7666; 150.95 (Inverai (neighbourhood))).[3]

Haystack is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality on the boundary with Warra (26°51′S 150°55′E / 26.85°S 150.92°E / -26.85; 150.92 (Haystack (neighbourhood))).[4]

History[edit]

George Wood acquired land in the area in 1906 which he called Inverai, which is suspected to be a name he made up.[3]

Inverai Provisional School opened on 5 October 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Inverai State School. It closed on 31 December 1960.[5] It was on the north-western corner of Inverai Road and Warra Canaga Creek Road (26°46′18″S 150°56′42″E / 26.7717°S 150.9451°E / -26.7717; 150.9451 (Inverai State School (former))).[6]

Daiwan State School opened in 1910. It may also have been known as Haystack Plains State School. In 1924, it was renamed Haystack State School. It closed in 1968.[5] In 1921, it was on the south-west corner of Haystack Noola Road and Haystack North Road in Tuckerang (26°49′17″S 150°55′06″E / 26.8215°S 150.9182°E / -26.8215; 150.9182 (Daiwan / Haystack State School (former, 1921))).[6] In 1938, it was at 1054 Haystack Road in neighbouring Warra (26°50′50″S 150°54′53″E / 26.8471°S 150.9146°E / -26.8471; 150.9146 (Daiwan / Haystack State School (former, 1928))).[7]

Tuckerang Provisional School opened in 1924 and closed circa 1929.[5]

In the 2016 census, Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuckerang (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Tuckerang – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47752)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Inverai – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 16756)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Haystack – unbounded locality in the Western Downs Region (entry 15575)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "County of Lytton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m81" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

Further reading[edit]

  • Olm, Clarence; Brigalow State School. 75th Jubilee Committee (1983), Brigalow State School 75th Jubilee : souvenir booklet, 1908-1983, Brigalow State School 75th Jubilee Committee, ISBN 978-0-9590446-0-7{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) — includes Blackwood State School, Belah State School, Ehlma State School, Haystack State School, Mulga State School, Noola State School, and Wychie State School