Flagstone Creek, Queensland

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Coordinates: 27°37′43″S 152°05′41″E / 27.6286°S 152.0947°E / -27.6286; 152.0947 (Flagstone Creek (centre of locality))
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This article is about the locality in Lockyer Valley Region. For the locality in City of Logan, see Flagstone, Queensland.

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Derrymore Iredale Lilydale
Silver Ridge
Upper Flagstone		 Flagstone Creek Ma Ma Creek
Stockyard Egypt Mount Whitestone

Flagstone Creek is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Flagstone Creek had a population of 220 people.[1]

Geography

Flagstone Creek (the watercourse) flows through from west to north-east.[3]

History

In 1840, the penal colony at

Flagstone Creek in the east was marked by blazing a line of trees. It became the first gazetted road in Queensland. Today, the road no longer officially exists and is overgrown but can still be followed. There are three monuments along the route, one at each end and the other along the route at Camel's Hump where Gorman took his compass bearing.[4][5][6]

Flagstone Creek Provisional School opened on 18 January 1886, becoming Flagstone State School in 1904.[7][8][9]

Mount Campbell Provisional School opened on 26 October 1891. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Campbell State School. It closed on 13 March 1960 but reopened on 30 January 1968. It closed permanently on 31 December 1978.[9] It was at 35 Mount Campbell Road (27°38′08″S 152°03′30″E / 27.6355°S 152.0584°E / -27.6355; 152.0584 (Mount Campbell State School (former))).[10][11][12]

A Methodist Church had been established at 55 Flagstone School Road (27°36′57″S 152°06′54″E / 27.6159°S 152.1149°E / -27.6159; 152.1149 (Flagstone Creek Methodist Church (site))) by April 1909 and was still in existence as Flagstone Creek Uniting Church in December 2000, but no longer exists as at February 2021.[13][14][15]

In the 2011 census, Flagstone Creek had a population of 213 people.[16]

In the 2016 census, Flagstone Creek had a population of 220 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Sites of cultural heritage identified in Flagstone Creek include:

  • 111 Stockyard Creek Road: Stockyard Creek Community Hall[17]
  • 68 Mount Campbell Creek Road: former Mt Campbell State School[18]
  • 1081 Flagstone Creek Road: Rosedale (house)[19]
  • 849 Flagstone Creek Road: House[20]
  • 56 Flagstone School Road: Flagstone Creek State School and residence[21]
  • 55 Flagstone School Road: Uniting Church (Lockyer Parish)[14]

Education

Flagstone Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 56 Flagstone School Road (27°36′56″S 152°06′54″E / 27.6155°S 152.1149°E / -27.6155; 152.1149 (Flagstone Creek State School)).[22][23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[24]

There are no secondary schools in Flagstone Creek. The nearest secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights in Toowoomba to the west.[12]

Amenities

Stockyard Creek Community Hall is at 111 Stockyard Creek Road (27°38′32″S 152°03′49″E / 27.6423°S 152.0635°E / -27.6423; 152.0635 (Stockyard Creek Public Hall)).[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flagstone Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Flagstone Creek – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 45003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (15 September 2021). "Flagstone Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. Government of Australia. Archived
    from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  5. ISSN 1447-1345, archived
    from the original on 28 February 2020, retrieved 13 May 2014
  6. ^ "Gormans Gap". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Agency ID 5220, Flagstone State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  9. ^
    ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "Helidon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Parish of Campbell" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942.
  12. ^
    State of Queensland
    . Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. Queensland Times. Vol. XLIX, no. 74[?]2. Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1909. p. 4 (Daily). Archived
    from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ a b Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study Volume 3: Murphy’s Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek, Stockyard Creek, pp. 666-667, includes photo
  15. ^ Google (9 February 2021). "55 Flagstone School Road, Flagstone Creek (Street View)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Flagstone Creek (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 May 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ a b Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study Volume 3: Murphy’s Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek, Stockyard Creek, pp. 654-655, includes photo
  18. ^ Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study Volume 3: Murphy’s Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek, Stockyard Creek, pp. 656-657, includes photo
  19. ^ Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study Volume 3: Murphy’s Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek, Stockyard Creek, pp. 658-659, includes photo
  20. ^ Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study Volume 3: Murphy’s Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek, Stockyard Creek, pp. 660-661, includes photo
  21. ^ Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study Volume 3: Murphy’s Creek, Ma Ma Creek, Flagstone Creek, Stockyard Creek, pp. 662-664, includes photo
  22. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Flagstone Creek State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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Further reading

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  • Stephens, Carol (2011), Someone Cared Enough to Plant Jacaranda Trees : Flagstone Creek State School 125th Anniversary, Flagstone Creek State School Parents & Citizens Association 2011,
    ISBN 978-0-646-56279-7
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