Whetstone, Queensland Explained

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.

History

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.

Demographics

In the, Whetstone had a population of 65 people.

In the, Whetstone had a population of 70 people.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846. live.