Massie, Queensland
| Massie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Massie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°07′58″S 151°55′49″E / 28.1327°S 151.9302°ECoordinates: 28°07′58″S 151°55′49″E / 28.1327°S 151.9302°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 91 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.499/km2 (3.883/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 60.7 km2 (23.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Massie is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Massie had a population of 91 people.[1]
History[]
The locality was named after the which was named by the Queensland Railways Department after Robert George Massie, a pastoralist of South Toolburra, who was formerly a Commissioner of Crown Lands for MacLeay River District and later a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Pastoral districts of New England and MacLeay.[2][3][4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Massie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Massie – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—188". The Courier-mail. No. 838. Queensland, Australia. 7 May 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2456. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Massie, Robert George". Former Members. Queensland Parliament. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Mr Robert George Massie (1815-1883)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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