Sabine, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Sabine
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.353°N 151.7122°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4401
Area:8.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.0
Dir1:N
Location1:Oakey
Dist2:42.5
Dir2:NW
Location2:Toowoomba CBD
Dist3:168
Dir3:W
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Acland
Near-Ne:Greenwood
Near-E:Greenwood
Near-Se:Kelvinhaugh
Near-S:Devon Park
Near-Sw:Devon Park
Near-W:Devon Park
Near-Nw:Acland

Sabine is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Sabine had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs along the eastern boundary of the locality.

The land is relatively flat and is above sea level.

The land use is a mixture of crop growing (in the north and west of the locality) and grazing on native vegetation (in the south of the locality).

History

The locality takes its name from its former railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department, after a pioneer land selector called Sabine.[1] [2] [3]

The Cooyar railway line from Oakey to Kulpi (then known as Rosalie) was opened on 29 April 1912.[4] [5] It entered through the locality from the south-east (present-day Devon Park / Kelvinhaugh) and exited to the north-west (Acland) with the locality served by the Sabine railway station .[6] The line was partially closed beyond Acland on 1 May 1964, with the last segment closed on 8 December 1969.[7]

Sabine State School opened on 15 April 1925.[8] [9] It closed on circa 1937. It was at 210 Acland Sabine Road, now within the present-day locality of Devon Park.

Demographics

In the, Sabine had a population of 9 people.

In the, Sabine had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Sabine. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Oakey State School and Oakey State High School, both in Oakey to the south.[10]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. News: NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—255. 24 July 1936. The Courier-mail. 25 October 2019. 905. Queensland, Australia. 14. National Library of Australia.
  3. News: SKETCHER.. 18 April 1914. The Queenslander. 25 October 2019. 2457. Queensland, Australia. 8. National Library of Australia. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219114300/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505861. live.
  4. News: 30 April 1912 . OAKEY-COOYAR RAILWAY . LIV . 8 . . 10,047 . Queensland, Australia . live . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231034258/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183185321 . 31 December 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 29 April 1912 . LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS . LIV . 4 . . 10,046 . Queensland, Australia . live . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231034255/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183193081 . 31 December 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: 1943 . Parish of Watts . 31 December 2023 . . Map . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231033717/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-watts-1943/original . live .
  7. The Cooyar Branch Line Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1996 pp195-205
  8. News: 29 August 1924 . STATE SCHOOLS. . 5 . . 20,780 . Queensland, Australia . 31 December 2023 . National Library of Australia . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231034024/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20753808 . live .
  9. News: 2 April 1925 . NEW SCHOOLS . 5 (SECOND EDITION) . . 16,330 . Queensland, Australia . 31 December 2023 . National Library of Australia . 31 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231033915/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180000367 . live .
  10. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 31 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.