Athol is a rural
locality
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in the
Toowoomba Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
Geography
The
Gore Highway
The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne-Brisbane link. It is signed as National ...
passes through Athol, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Gore Highway is now part of the
Toowoomba Bypass
The Toowoomba Bypass, known as Toowoomba Second Range Crossing during planning and construction, is a grade separated, dual carriageway bypass and partial ring road constructed to the north and west of Toowoomba, Queensland. Construction comm ...
, while to the east is the former Gore Highway alignment, now known as the
Toowoomba Athol Road
The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne-Brisbane link. It is signed as National ...
(A139). To the south-west is the unchanged portion of the Gore Highway.
History
Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962.
It was located on the north-east corner of Athol School Road and Berghofer Road ().
In the , Athol had a population of 277 people.
In the , Athol had a population of 134 people.
References
Further reading
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Localities in Queensland