Glan Devon, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Glan Devon
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.6191°N 152.0219°W
Pop:219
Postcode:4615
Area:34.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.2
Dir1:N
Location1:Nanango
Dist2:27.7
Dir2:SE
Location2:Kingaroy
Dist3:132
Dir3:SW
Location3:Gympie
Dist4:203
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Sandy Ridges
Near-Ne:Runnymede
Near-E:Bullcamp
Near-Se:East Nanango
Near-S:Nanango
Near-Sw:Barker Creek Flat
Near-W:Booie
Near-Nw:Booie

Glan Devon is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Glan Devon had a population of 219 people.

Geography

The locality is immediately north of the town of Nanango.

Grindstone is a neighbourhood in the east of the locality (-26.6166°N 152.0333°W).[2]

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Sandy Ridges) and exits to the south (Nanango).

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.

History

Grindstone Provisional School opened in 1907.[3] [4] [5] On 1 January 1909, it became Grindstone State School. It closed in 1957. It was located on the north side of Grindstone School Road .[6] The name may have been inspired a local waterhole in the shape of a grindstone.[7]

A sawmill opened near Grindstone in February 1912.[8]

Demographics

In the, Glan Devon had a population of 248 people.

In the, Glan Devon had a population of 219 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glan Devon. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Nanango State School and Nanango State High School, both in neighbouring Nanango to the south.[9]

Notes and References

  1. 2 August 2019.
  2. 30 August 2023.
  3. News: 10 December 1906 . PUBLIC WORKS . LXIII . 4 . . 15,261 . Queensland, Australia . 10 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910085257/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19499062 . live .
  4. News: 15 December 1906 . Advertising . LXIII . 8 . . 15,266 . Queensland, Australia . 10 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910085259/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19474747 . live .
  5. News: 5 January 1907 . Public Works. . 8 (SECOND EDITION) . . 10,650 . Queensland, Australia . 10 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910085258/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175281088 . live .
  6. Web site: 1955. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119092501/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m79-admin-bdy-1955.jpg. 19 January 2021. 19 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  7. News: 9 April 1909 . NANANGO PRIZE LETTER. . 3 . . 11,239 . Queensland, Australia . 10 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910085258/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150561768 . live .
  8. News: 17 February 1912 . THE TIMBER INDUSTRY . 4 . . 630 . Queensland, Australia . 10 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910085258/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/266384483 . live .
  9. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 10 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .