Thanes Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
Thanes Creek
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-28.1183°N 151.6791°W
Pop:	61
Postcode:	4370
Area:	82.6
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Lga:	Southern Downs Region
Stategov:	Southern Downs
Fedgov:	Maranoa
Near-N:	Pratten
Near-Ne:	Pratten
Near-E:	Pratten
Near-Se:	Thane
Near-S:	Karara
Near-Sw:	Karara
Near-W:	Karara
Near-Nw:	Leyburn

Thanes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Thanes Creek had a population of 61 people.

Geography

The locality is just north of the Cunningham Highway about 40km (30miles) west of Warwick.

History

The locality was named after the creek, which was in turn named after John Thane, a pioneer pastoralist of the Ellangowan Run, who drowned in the Condamine River in 1844.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Thanes Creek Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 20 October 1901.^[5]

Demographics

In the Thanes Creek had a population of 30 people.

In the, Thanes Creek had a population of 61 people.

Gold mining and fossicking

Thanes Creek is a former gold mining area, and the site of a government approved gold fossicking area.^[6]

Notes and References

1. 29 December 2020.
2. 27 January 2021.
3. News: 2 March 1844. News from the interior.. XVII. 3. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2121. New South Wales, Australia. 27 January 2021. National Library of Australia.
4. News: 14 November 1874. The Last of a Pioneer.. IX. 9. The Queenslander. 41. Queensland, Australia. 27 January 2021. National Library of Australia.
5. News: 23 October 1901. NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT THANE'S CREEK.. 35. 3. Warwick Examiner And Times. 4580. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 13 September 2021.
6. Web site: Thanes Creek fossicking area . . 6 Mar 2017 . Queensland Government . 28 Jul 2019 .