Grantham, Queensland
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Grantham is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The town is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2016 census, the locality of Grantham had a population of 634 people.[1]
Geography
The Warrego Highway passes through from east to west. The north-west corner is occupied by part of the Lockyer State Forest.
History
The area was first settled in 1841, by George Mocatta.[4] He named his pastoral run Grantham, which became the name of the town.[2]
In 1866, a
In August 1895, tenders were called for the erection of a provisional school at Grantham Scrub.[5] In January 1896 teacher, Catherine M. Ludeman was appointed to the Grantham Scrub Provisional School, suggesting it opened around that time.[6][7] On 1 January 1909, it became Grantham Scrub State School. It closed circa 1950.[8] It was located at 119 Missouri Road (corner of Grantham Scrub Road, 27°35′36″S 152°11′06″E / 27.59327°S 152.18507°E) within the present-day locality of neighbouring Veradilla.[9][10]
Grantham Provisional School opened on 23 January 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Grantham State School.[8]
A butter factory was established in 1907. The building was replaced in 1926 by a brick building which operated until 1971.[4]
Grantham Post Office opened on 1 January 1890 (a
On 10 January 2011, Grantham was severely damaged in a
In the 2016 census, the locality of Grantham had a population of 634 people. 81.1% of people were born in Australia and 90.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 24.3%, Catholic 17.8% and Anglican 15.5%.[1]
Education
Grantham State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15 Victor Street (27°34′26″S 152°12′07″E / 27.5740°S 152.2020°E).[17][18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 95 students with 6 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[19]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Grantham (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- ^ a b "Grantham – town in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 14609)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Grantham – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44957)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
- Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5322. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1895. p. 5. Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5390. Queensland, Australia. 25 January 1896. p. 5. Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5454. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1896. p. 3. Archivedfrom the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Terry" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Walter Sofronoff (October 2015). "Grantham Floods Commission of Inquiry" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- Gatton, Lockyer and Brisbane Valley Star. Archivedfrom the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ Georgia Waters (5 May 2011). "Flooded Queensland town to be relocated". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ Matt Wordsworth (8 June 2011). "Flood-ravaged Grantham moves to higher ground". Australia: ABC News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "'If there's higher ground, do it': The flood-prone Queensland community that moved up a hill". ABC News. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Grantham State School". Grantham State School. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
External links
- "Grantham is a town left in tatters (Video of flood damage)". Australia: ABC News. 11 January 2011.