Canning Creek is a rural

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split between the

Goondiwindi Region The Goondiwindi Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous l ...

and the

Toowoomba Region The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyo ...

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. In the , Canning Creek had a population of 5 people.

Geography

The

Millmerran–Inglewood Road Millmerran–Inglewood Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba and Goondiwindi regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Millmerran–Inglewood Road (number 337) is a state-controlled regional road. Ro ...

( State Route 82) passes through the locality from north to south. Much of the locality is occupied by a large portion of the Bringalily State Forest.

History

The locality takes its name from the creek name, which in turn was named in 1827 by Allan Cunningham after Sir

George Canning George Canning (11 April 17708 August 1827) was a British Tory statesman. He held various senior cabinet positions under numerous prime ministers, including two important terms as Foreign Secretary, finally becoming Prime Minister of the Unit ...

, the

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in 1827. In 1848, 3 Aboriginal women and one child were

murdered Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the c ...

in the area by a posse of seven white men. Canning Creek was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. The Canning Creek Provisional School opened on 15 November 1885 and became Canning Creek State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed on a number of occasions due to low student numbers. On 18 April 1922 it became a half-time school sharing the teacher with Glenside State School, with both schools closing on 20 June 1922. Glenside Provisional School opened in 1914. On 1 December 1914 it became Glenside State School. On 18 April 1922 it was closed as a full-time school and reopened as a half time school in conjunction with Canning Creek State School. Due to the distance between the 2 schools they closed on 20 June 1922. In the , Canning Creek had a population of 5 people.

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Inglewood State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Inglewood to the south. There are no nearby secondary schools for education to Year 12; the nearest are

Goondiwindi State High School Goondiwindi State High School is located in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia. It educates students, years 8 to 12, from the local area: Goondiwindi, Yelarbon Yelarbon is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Austra ...

Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people. Geography Goondiwindi is on the MacInt ...

and Warwick State High School in

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and boarding school would be other options.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Goondiwindi Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland