Willows, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Willows
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.5738°N 147.4161°W
Pop:139
Postcode:4702
Area:1209.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:28.4
Dir1:SW
Location1:Anakie
Dist2:70.7
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Emerald
Dist3:97.5
Dir3:E
Location3:Alpha
Dist4:341
Dir4:W
Location4:Rockhampton
Dist5:903
Dir5:NW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Central Highlands Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Flynn
Fedgov2:Maranoa
Near-N:Argyll
Near-Ne:Rubyvale
Near-E:Anakie Siding
Near-Se:Lochington
Near-S:Lochington
Near-Sw:Alpha
Near-W:Alpha
Near-Nw:Peak Vale

Willows is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Willows had a population of 139 people.

Geography

The town of Bogantungan is within the west of the locality .[2]

The town of Willows Gemfields is the centre of the locality .[3]

The town of Withersfield is within the east of locality .[4]

The Central Western railway enters the locality from the east (Anakie Siding/Lochington), passes through the town of Bogantungan, and exits to the west (Alpha). The locality is served by the following stations (from west to east):

History

In October 1880, 105 town lots were offered for sale in the Town of Withersfield.[6]

Bogantungan State School opened on 19 March 1883. It closed on 11 August 1972. It was on Jackson Street .[7]

Withersfield Provisional School opened circa 1886 but closed the same year. A new Withersfield State School opened in 1920. On Saturday 9 December 1922, the school burned down after a school picnic and dance evening the previous day.[8] [9] The school closed circa 1942. It was located north of the town of Withersfield on a 5acres site at approx .[10] [11] Nothing remains of the town today.

Demographics

In the, Willows had a population of 144 people.

In the, Willows had a population of 139 people.

Education

There are no schools in Willows. The nearest government primary schools are Anakie State School in neighbouring Anakie Siding to the east, Lochington State School in neighbouring Lochington to the south, and Alpha State School in neighbouring Alpha to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Alpha State School (to Year 10) and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the east. However, these secondary schools may be too distant for daily commuting with distance education and boarding schools as other options.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 25 October 2019.
  2. 24 June 2017.
  3. 26 October 2019.
  4. 2 March 2023.
  5. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  6. News: 19 October 1880 . Advertising . XXVI . 3 . . 3940 . Queensland, Australia . 3 March 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: 1971 . Town of Bogantungan . 22 July 2022 . . Map . 14 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114214331/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-bogantungan-1971.jpg . live .
  8. News: 14 December 1922 . STATE SCHOOL DESTROYED . 11 . . 20,249 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 22 July 2022 . 22 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722053040/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20589965 . live .
  9. News: 14 December 1922 . SCHOOL DESTROYED BY FIRE. . 4 (SECOND EDITION) . . 3103 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 22 July 2022 . 22 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722053038/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184243136 . live .
  10. Web site: 1953 . Anakie . 3 March 2023 . . Map.
  11. News: 10 November 1922 . EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS. . 4 . . 20,220 . Queensland, Australia . 3 March 2023 . National Library of Australia.