Aubigny, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Aubigny
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.523°N 151.6463°W
Pop:283
Postcode:4401
Area:57.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.7
Dir1:SW
Location1:Oakey
Dist2:34.9
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:165
Dir3:W
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Elevation:430
Near-N:Oakey
Near-Ne:Oakey
Near-E:Biddeston
Near-Se:Biddeston
Near-S:Linthorpe
Near-Sw:Motley
Near-W:Purrawunda
Yargullen
Near-Nw:Jondaryan

Aubigny is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 283 people.

Geography

The former locality of Tangkam (-27.4831°N 151.6667°W) is in the northern part of Aubigny. It took its name from the Tangkam railway station (-27.4745°N 151.6725°W) on the Cecil Plains railway line. The name Tangkam is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning sour.[3]

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs along the southern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road passes through from north-east to south-west.

History

Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed on 1940.[4] It was at 317 Ciesiolka Road .[5]

Aubigny was at the centre of the Westbrook Homestead area.

The town lots were offered for sale in the new town of Aubigny in December 1885, but only two lots were sold at that time, one to the Lutheran church and one to the Catholic church.[6]

St John's Lutheran Church opened in 1886. On Sunday 22 September 1929, a new larger church was built with the 1886 church becoming the church hall.[7]

Aubigny Post Office opened around September 1907 (a receiving office had been open since 1894) and closed in 1968.[8]

Aubigny State School opened 24 January 1921 and closed about 27 October 1967.[9] It was at 1309 Oakey Pittsworth Road .[10]

The town was serviced by the Cecil Plains railway line between 1915 and 1994.

Tangkam State School opened on 26 November 1918. It closed on 22 January 1961. It was at 25 Brennan Road .

Demographics

In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 386 people.

In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 254 people.

In the, the locality of Aubigny had a population of 283 people.

Education

There are no schools in Aubigny. The nearest government primary schools are Oakey State School in neighbouring Oakey to the north and Biddeston State School in neighbouring Biddeston to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School, also in Oakey.

Amenities

St John's Lutheran Church is at 2 Aubigny Crosshill Road . It is part of the Australian Evangelican Lutheran Church.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. 7 March 2022.
  3. 27 January 2017.
  4. News: School for Crosshill.. 11 March 1879. Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. 23 November 2019. 1464. Queensland, Australia. 3. National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: 1932 . Parish of Westbrook sheet 2 . 12 June 2022 . . Map . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612094119/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-westbrook-sh2-1932.jpg . live .
  6. News: QUEENSLAND NEWS. . . 26 December 1885 . 27 October 2014 . 1009 . National Library of Australia . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612092306/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19802321 . live .
  7. News: 28 September 1929 . LUTHERAN CHURCH . LXVIII . 10 . . 232 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 12 June 2022 . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612092306/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254101179 . live .
  8. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 14 February 2021 . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612092306/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AAubigny%2A . live .
  9. 2 April 2014.
  10. Web site: 1921 . Town of Aubigny . 12 June 2022 . . Map . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612092305/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-aubigny-1921.jpg . live .
  11. Web site: About Aubigny St John's . 2022-06-12 . Australian Evangelican Lutheran Church . 12 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612092311/https://www.aelc.org.au/about.php?c=2 . live .