Darr Creek, Queensland
Suburbs around Darr Creek: | ||
Burra Burri | Durong | Durong |
Burra Burri | Darr Creek | Chahpingah |
Jinghi | Jinghi | Diamondy |
Darr Creek is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[1]
Darr Creek's postcode is 4410.[2]
Geography
The locality is bounded to the east by Craig Range (part of the Great Dividing Range).[4]
Millingwood is a neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (26°32′00″S 151°11′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.1833°E / -26.5333; 151.1833 (Millingwood)).[5]
The Chinchilla–Wondai Road (State Route 82) runs through from south to north.[6]
History
The locality takes its name from creek on the old Darr pastoral run held by Thorne and Ridler during the early 1850s.[3]
Darr Creek State School opened on 26 April 1922 and closed in May 1961.[7] The school was at 6389 Chinchilla Wondai Road (formerly known as the Condamine Highway, 26°31′51″S 151°08′07″E / 26.5309°S 151.1352°E / -26.5309; 151.1352 (Darr Creek State School (former))).[8][9][4]
Millingwood Provisional School opened on 4 May 1937 and closed on 1952.[7] It was on Millingwood Road at approx 26°32′15″S 151°10′33″E / 26.5376°S 151.1759°E / -26.5376; 151.1759 (Millingwood School (former)).[9][4]
In the 2016 census Darr Creek had a population of 18 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Darr Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b Darr Creek Postcode Archived 21 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Australia Post
- ^ a b "Darr Creek – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47690)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Millingwood – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 22101)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Darr Creek, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Jingi Jingi" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m80" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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