Glengallan, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Glengallan
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.1091°N 152.0616°W
Pop:57
Postcode:4370
Area:22.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.7
Dir1:SE
Location1:Allora
Dist2:15.2
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:68.2
Dir3:S
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:149
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Elevation:460 to 601
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Mount Marshall
Near-Ne:Mount Marshall
Near-E:Clintonvale
Near-Se:Sladevale
Near-S:Sladevale
Near-Sw:Willowvale
Near-W:Willowvale
Near-Nw:Mount Marshall

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

Geography

Glengallan is part of the Darling Downs.

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).

The land is mostly flat (approx above sea level except for Mount Marshall in the north-east of the locality (-28.0955°N 152.0715°W) which rises to .[2] [3]

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

History

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

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.[4] 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.

On Monday 14 September 1908, the foundation stone of St Andrew's Anglican Church was laid by Archdeacon Rivers. The church was dedicated on 23 November 1908 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.[5] It closed in 1962.[6] [7]

Glengallan Methodist church opened on Sunday 4 October 1908 with a celebratory tea meeitng on Wednesday 7 October 1908.[8] [9] [10]

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.[11] [12]

Demographics

In the, Glengallan had a population of 54 people.

In the, Glengallan had a population of 57 people.

Heritage listings

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

Education

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.[14]

Notes and References

  1. 6 May 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. News: 22 June 1892 . DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. . 4 July 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . XLIX . 10,745.
  5. News: 27 November 1908 . ANGLICAN CHURCH AT GLENGALLAN . LXV . 2 . . 15,875 . Queensland, Australia . 12 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230205/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19551320 . live .
  6. Web site: Closed Anglican Churches . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/ . 3 April 2019 . 29 June 2020 . Anglican Church South Queensland.
  7. Web site: St Andrew's Anglican Church Glengallan . 2023-09-11 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230203/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5603 . live .
  8. News: 14 September 1908 . GLENGALLAN . 42 . 6 . . 3756 . Queensland, Australia . 12 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230241/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82307761 . live .
  9. News: 30 November 1935. METHODISM. 8. Warwick Daily News. 5109. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003821/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177342278. live.
  10. Web site: Glengallan Methodist Church Glengallan . 2023-09-11 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230207/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5417 . live .
  11. News: 18 September 1909 . NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT GLENGALLAN . 44 . 5 . . 3917 . Queensland, Australia . 12 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230214/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82319385 . live .
  12. Web site: Glengallan Presbyterian Church Glengallan . 2023-09-11 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 11 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230207/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6043 . live .
  13. 13 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 11 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .