Gowrie Little Plain, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Gowrie Little Plain
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4308°N 151.8458°W
Pop:79
Postcode:4352
Area:11.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.5
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Highfields
Dist2:15.1
Dir2:E
Location2:Oakey
Dist3:26.4
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba CBD
Dist4:150
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Yalangur
Near-Ne:Meringandan West
Near-E:Lilyvale
Near-Se:Glencoe
Near-S:Glencoe
Near-Sw:Cutella
Near-W:Yalangur
Near-Nw:Yalangur

Gowrie Little Plain is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 79 people.

Geography

Gowrie Little Plain is on the Darling Downs. In the south of the locality are a series of hills which rise to around above sea level.

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.

History

The locality takes its name from the nearby town of Gowrie. The town takes its name from a pastoral run which was named pastoralists Henry Hughes and Frederick N. Isaac, who initially called the property Stanbrook, but renamed it Gowrie in 1847. The name Gowrie is probably a corruption of cowarie, Aboriginal name for Gowrie Creek, which in turn possibly means freshwater mussel.

Gowrie Little Plain State School opened circa 1890 and closed in 1965. It was at approx 125 Gowrie Little Plain Road .[2]

St Jude's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 July 1900 by Bishop William Webber. The church was on the main road overlooking the valley of Glencoe. The church was NaNfeet with a vestry NaNfeet, and a porch NaNfeet. It was built by L. P. Petersen.[3] Its last service was held on 9 March 1951.[4] It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangar Road .[5]

The public hall was officially opened with a dance on 29 October 1932. The building was and built with volunteer labour supervised by Mr F. Heileg.[6]

Demographics

In the, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 65 people.

In the, Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 79 people.

Education

There are no schools in Gowrie Little Plain. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in Kingsthorpe to the south-west and Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the east.

Amenities

Gowrie Little Plain Hall and School of Arts is at 111 Gowrie Little Plain Road .

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 5 November 2019.
  2. Web site: 1943 . Jondaryan . 13 September 2023 . . Map . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901215746/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-jondaryan-1943/original . live .
  3. News: 31 July 1900. Gowrie Little Plain.. 3. Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. 6016. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 2020. National Library of Australia. 13 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913094642/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217608064. live.
  4. Web site: Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 3 July 2020.
  5. Web site: St Jude's Anglican Church Gowrie Little Plains . 2023-09-13 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 13 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913094647/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5662 . live .
  6. News: 17 November 1932 . GOWRIE LITTLE PLAIN . LXXI . 11 . . 274 . Queensland, Australia . 13 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 13 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913094642/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254287793 . live .