Tuckerang, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Tuckerang
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.7944°N 150.9827°W
Pop:111
Postcode:4350
Area:236.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Langlands
Near-Ne:Jinghi
Near-E:Jandowae
Near-Se:Jimbour West
Near-S:Warra
Near-Sw:Brigalow
Near-W:Wychie
Near-Nw:Canaga

Tuckerang is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Tuckerang had a population of 111 people.

Geography

Inverai is a neighbourhood in the north-west of locality (-26.7666°N 150.95°W).[2]

Haystack is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality on the boundary with Warra .[3]

History

George Wood acquired land in the area in 1906 which he called Inverai, which is suspected to be a name he made up.

Inverai Provisional School opened on 5 October 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Inverai State School. It closed on 31 December 1960. It was on the north-western corner of Inverai Road and Warra Canaga Creek Road .[4]

Daiwan State School opened in 1910. It may also have been known as Haystack Plains State School. In 1924, it was renamed Haystack State School. It closed in 1968. In 1921, it was on the south-west corner of Haystack Noola Road and Haystack North Road in Tuckerang . In 1938, it was at 1054 Haystack Road in neighbouring Warra .[5]

Tuckerang Provisional School opened in 1924 and closed circa 1929.

Demographics

In the, Tuckerang had a population of 85 people.

In the, Tuckerang had a population of 111 people.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 25 December 2022.
  4. Web site: 1921 . County of Lytton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224221748/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-lytton-1921.jpg . 24 December 2022 . 24 December 2022 . . Map.
  5. Web site: 1938 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m81 . 25 December 2022 . . Map.