Type: | suburb |
Whetstone | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -28.4211°N 150.8486°W |
Pop: | 70 |
Established: | 1877 |
Postcode: | 4387 |
Area: | 555.1 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Lga: | Goondiwindi Region |
Stategov: | Southern Downs |
Fedgov: | Maranoa |
Near-N: | Bybera |
Near-Ne: | Bybera |
Near-E: | Inglewood |
Near-Se: | Glenarbon |
Near-S: | Yelarbon |
Near-Sw: | Yelarbon |
Near-W: | Yelarbon |
Near-Nw: | Wondalli |
Whetstone is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Whetstone had a population of 70 people.
Whetstone was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; 59sqmi were available.[2]
Whetstone Provisional School opened on 19 July 1904 and became Whetstone State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910 it was renamed Inglewood West State School. It suffered from low student numbers and consequently closed and re-opened a number of times, closing finally in 1928.
Whetstone Provisional School opened 9 July 1917. In 1926 it became Whetstone State School. It closed on 4 June 1958.
In the, Whetstone had a population of 65 people.
In the, Whetstone had a population of 70 people.