Stockyard, Queensland (Lockyer Valley) Explained

Type:suburb
Stockyard
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.658°N 152.0622°W
Pop:65
Postcode:4344
Area:17.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Lockyer Valley Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Flagstone Creek
Near-Ne:Flagstone Creek
Near-E:Flagstone Creek
Near-Se:Egypt
Near-S:Egypt
Near-Sw:Rockmount
Near-W:Rockmount
Near-Nw:Upper Flagstone

Stockyard is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Stockyard had a population of 65 people.

History

Spring Park Provisional School opened on 1918.[2] It became Spring Park State School on 1 April 1924.[3] The school closed in 1928. By 1935, the school building, described as being on West Egypt Road (which does not exist on current maps), had been sold to Mr Dyer of Rockmount. He attempted to move the building but was unable to do so due to the condition of the roads.[4]

Demographics

In the, Stockyard had a population of 49 people.

In the, Stockyard had a population of 65 people.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. News: STATE SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS AND WORKS.. 11 February 1918. Darling Downs Gazette. 17 November 2019. 8414. Queensland, Australia. 4. National Library of Australia. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126135324/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171763631. live.
  3. News: NEW STATE SCHOOL. 4 April 1924. The Telegraph. 17 November 2019. 16,021. Queensland, Australia. 16. National Library of Australia. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126135339/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178396956. live.
  4. News: TARAMPA COUNCIL.. 11 April 1935. Queensland Times. 17 November 2019. 15,104. Queensland, Australia. LXXV. 12 (DAILY.). National Library of Australia. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126135313/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119453037. live.