Silverdale, Queensland
Silverdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°53′17″S 152°35′48″E / 27.8880°S 152.5966°ECoordinates: 27°53′17″S 152°35′48″E / 27.8880°S 152.5966°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 120 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3.09/km2 (8.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4307 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Silverdale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Silverdale had a population of 120 people.[1]
Geography[]
Silverdale is located in the Fassifern Valley farming area along the Cunningham Highway. The eastern boundary of Silverdale is marked by Warrill Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River.
History[]
In July 1909, a public meeting was held to discuss the opening of a school in the district; the committee believed 32 students would attend the school.[3] Tenders were called to construct the school building in November 1909;[4] W.C. Cowell's tender for £183/15/0 was accepted in December 1909.[5] Silverdale State School opened on 23 May 1910.[3] It closed on 28 January 1963 and the students transferred to Engelsburg State School (now Kalbar State School) in Kalbar.[6][7][8] The school was at 5382 Cunningham Highway (27°53′15″S 152°36′41″E / 27.8875°S 152.6114°E).[9][10][11]
At the 2011 census the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434.[12]
Facilities[]
Silverdale has one of more than 30 cattle tick clearing facilities in Queensland.[13]
Events[]
The locality is home to the Annual Silverdale Show and Sale.
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Silverdale – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45187)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b "THE PROPOSED SILVERDALE SCHOOL". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7571. Queensland, Australia. 27 July 1909. p. 4 (DAILY). Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 175. Queensland, Australia. 13 November 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STATE SCHOOL TENDERS". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7691. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 1909. p. 4 (DAILY). Retrieved 4 January 2022 – 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
- ^ "Agency ID 6216, Silverdale State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "History". Kalbar State School. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m38" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mundbilla (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Cattle tick clearing facilities". Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
Further reading[]
- Pfeffer, Collin; Miller, Lawrence; Yarrow, Robert A; Engelsburg State School Centenary Association (Kalbar, Qld.) (1979), Engelsburg State School centenary book : including history of:- Fassifern Station, Fassifern Valley, Charlwood, Silverdale, Obum Obum, Frazerview and Moogerah Dam Provisional School, Engelsburg State School Centenary Celebrations Association, ISBN 978-0-9595324-0-1
External links[]
Media related to Silverdale, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
- Scenic Rim Region
- Localities in Queensland