Langshaw, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Langshaw
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.3013°N 152.5805°W
Pop:167
Postcode:4570
Area:41.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:18.2
Dir1:SW
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:187
Dir2:N
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Marys Creek
Near-Ne:Pie Creek
Near-E:Mooloo
Near-Se:Amamoor Creek
Near-S:Mooloo
Near-Sw:Amamoor Creek
Near-W:Upper Glastonbury
Near-Nw:Upper Glastonbury

Langshaw is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Langshaw had a population of 167 people.

Geography

Langshaw has the following mountains:[2]

History

In 1876, local residents began to lobby for a school.[6] [7] Eel Creek Provisional School opened circa February 1876.[8] [9] [10] In July 1878, there were 16 students enrolled (11 girls and 5 boys).[11] In 1883, the school enrolments were below the minimum threshold.[12] It closed in 1896. It reopened in January 1914 with Miss Louisa Pearl Wise appointed as teacher.[13] On 1 April 1926, it became Eel Creek State School. In 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school building.[14] In 1948, it was renamed Landshaw State School. It closed on 25 August 1962. It was at 1574 Eel Creek Road .[15] [16] [17]

Eel Creek Church of Christ opened on Sunday 12 May 1907 on land donated by Mr H Fittell.[18] [19] The building was later relocated to be the Sunday school hall of the Church of Christ at 9 Crescent Street, Gympie.[20]

In 1938, Langshaw Hall was built using materials from the former school building (originally built in 1914).

Demographics

In the, Langshaw had a population of 169 people.

In the, Langshaw had a population of 167 people.

Heritage listings

Langshaw has the following heritage sites:

Amenities

Langshaw Public Hall is at 1571 Eel Creek Road .[25]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses . 10 August 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.
  3. 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.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. 20 May 2024.
  6. News: 20 October 1875 . Land Settlement in the Gympie District. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . VIII . 827.
  7. News: 4 December 1875 . Gympie. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . X . 16 . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810003643/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18339359 . live .
  8. News: 5 February 1876 . Gympie. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . XXX . 2,718 . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810003657/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1396886 . live .
  9. News: 7 February 1876 . Official Notifications. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . XXX . 2,719.
  10. News: 4 March 1876 . LOCAL AND GENERAL HEWS. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . IX . 866 . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810003642/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168612269 . live .
  11. News: 6 July 1878 . EDUCATION. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . X . 1106.
  12. News: 8 September 1883 . LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . XV . 1629 . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810003645/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178023348 . live .
  13. News: 27 January 1914 . Notes and News. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . XVII . 7180 . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810003638/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189450915 . live .
  14. News: 17 October 1936. Advertising. 6. The Courier-mail. 978. Queensland, Australia. 24 March 2021. National Library of Australia. 10 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810004912/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37025523. live.
  15. Web site: 1942. Cooroy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228083419/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cooroy-1942.jpg. 28 December 2020. 10 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  16. Web site: 1913 . Parish of Glastonbury . 10 August 2024 . . Map . 9 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809221522/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-glastonbury-1913/original . live .
  17. Web site: Langshaw State School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117012250/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.41.pdf . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  18. News: 11 May 1907 . Notes and News. . 10 August 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . XXXIX . 5127.
  19. Web site: Eel Creek Church of Christ Eel Creek . 2024-08-09 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810004128/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6736&Eel%20Creek%20Church%20of%20Christ%20Eel%20Creek . live .
  20. News: 22 October 2016 . Church of Christ Gympie celebrates 130 years . 10 August 2024 . The Gympie Times.
  21. Web site: Langshaw Hall . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117012250/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.40.pdf . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  22. Langshaw Hall. September 2022. yes. 10 August 2024.
  23. Web site: Langshaw State School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117012250/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.41.pdf . 17 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . Local Heritage Register . Gympie Regional Council.
  24. Langshaw State School (former). 10 August 2024. July 2014. yes.
  25. Web site: Public halls and venues. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201211054316/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/public-halls-and-venues. 11 December 2020. 2021-01-10. Gympie Regional Council.

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