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Glengallan, Queensland

Glengallan is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Glengallan had a population of 57 people.[1]

Glengallan
Queensland
Windmill in Glengallan, 2023
Glengallan is located in Queensland
Glengallan
Glengallan
Coordinates28°06′33″S 152°03′42″E / 28.1091°S 152.0616°E / -28.1091; 152.0616 (Glengallan (centre of locality))
Population57 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.556/km2 (6.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Elevation460 to 601 m (1,509 to 1,972 ft)[2]
Area22.3 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Glengallan:
Mount Marshall Mount Marshall Mount Marshall
Willowvale Glengallan Clintonvale
Willowvale Sladevale Sladevale

Geography

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Glengallan is part of the Darling Downs.[2]

The New England Highway enters the locality from the north-west (Mount Marshall). The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the south-east and merges with the New England Highway, and then together exits the locality to the south (Willowvale and Sladevale).[2]

The land is mostly flat (approx 460 metres (1,510 ft) above sea level except for Mount Marshall in the north-east of the locality (28°05′44″S 152°04′17″E / 28.0955°S 152.0715°E / -28.0955; 152.0715 (Mount Marshall)) which rises to 601 metres (1,972 ft).[2][4][5]

The land use is predominantly crop growing with grazing on native vegetation on the sloes of Mount Marshall.[2]

History

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Glengallan Methodist Church, at its opening

The name Glengallan derives from the name of the pastoral run, taken up by Colin and John Campbell in 1841.[3]

Glengallan Station School opened circa 1886 for the education for the children of the staff of Glengallan Station. In 1891, it became Glengallan Provisional School.[6] On 1 January 1909, it became Glengallon State School. It closed in 1921. In late 1922 or early 1923, it was amalgamated with Wilsonville State School to become Mount Marshall State School, which closed in 1965.[7]

On Monday 14 September 1908, the foundation stone of St Andrew's Anglican Church was laid by Archdeacon Rivers.[8] The church was dedicated on 23 November 1908 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.[9] It closed in 1962.[10][11]

Glengallan Methodist church opened on Sunday 4 October 1908 with a celebratory tea meeitng on Wednesday 7 October 1908.[8][12][13]

Glengallan Presbyterian Church was officially opened and dedicated on Sunday 19 September 1909 by Reverend R. Kerr. It was on a site donated by Walter Skerman opposite the provisional school.[14][15]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Glengallan had a population of 54 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, Glengallan had a population of 57 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Glengallan House

Glengallan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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There are no schools in Glengallan. The nearest government primary schools are Allora State School in Allora to the north-west and Freestone State School in Freestone to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora State School (to Year 10) in Allora and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glengallan (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Glengallan – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49208)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Mount Marshall – mountain in Southern Downs Region (entry 21101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLIX, no. 10, 745. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ a b "GLENGALLAN". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 42, no. 3756. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1908. p. 6. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "ANGLICAN CHURCH AT GLENGALLAN". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXV, no. 15, 875. Queensland, Australia. 27 November 1908. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Closed Anglican Churches". Anglican Church South Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ "St Andrew's Anglican Church | Glengallan". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  12. ^ "METHODISM". Warwick Daily News. No. 5109. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1935. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Glengallan Methodist Church | Glengallan". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  14. ^ "NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT GLENGALLAN". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 44, no. 3917. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 1909. p. 5. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Glengallan Presbyterian Church | Glengallan". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glengallan (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  17. ^ "Glengallan Homestead (entry 600007)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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