Silver Spur, Queensland
| Silver Spur Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Silver Spur | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°51′49″S 151°16′28″E / 28.8636°S 151.2744°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 94 (2021 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2541/km2 (0.658/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4385 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 370.0 km2 (142.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Silver Spur (also written as Silverspur) is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Silver Spur had a population of 94 people.[1]
History
[edit]Silverspur Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895. On 1 November 1912 it became Silverspur State School. It closed on 1960.[5] It was on the Stanthorpe – Texas Road on the corner of Hilton Street (28°51′46″S 151°16′33″E / 28.8629°S 151.2757°E).[6]
St Mary Magdalene's Anglican Church was dedicated on 19 August 1932 by the Archbishop of Brisbane Gerald Sharp. It was on the Stanthorpe Texas Road.[7][8] It closed circa 1966.[9]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, the locality of Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Silver Spur had a population of 94 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in Silver Spur. The nearest government school is Texas State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Texas to the west. There are no secondary schools providing secondary education to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[11]
Facilities
[edit]There is a cemetery at the end of Spooners Road off Waverley Lane (28°50′56″S 151°14′54″E / 28.8489°S 151.2484°E) operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silver Spur (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Silver Spur – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 30841)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Silver Spur – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47827)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Town of Silver Spur" (Map). Queensland Government. 1925. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "SILVERSPUR". The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 272. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Letters from Little Readers". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 6 October 1932. p. 41. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silver Spur (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
