Glencoe is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the ,Glencoe had a population of 322 people. The area was once known as Gowrie Scrub.

Geography

Storey is a mountain in the west of the locality () rising to .

History

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church opened in 1880 and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2005. Glencoe State School opened circa 1882 and closed circa 1941. It was at 62 Glencoe Yalangur Road (). On Sunday 29 July 1900,

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William Webber officially opened St Jude's Church of England. It was on a site on the slope of Glencoe Mountain (now called Storey). It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangur Road (). The first burial in Glencoe general cemetery was in 25 October 2004. In the , Glencoe had a population of 322 people.

Education

There are no schools in Glencoe. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring

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to the south-west, Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north-east, and Gowrie State School in neighbouring

Gowrie Junction Gowrie Junction is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It is north-west of Toowoomba. In the , Gowrie Junction had a population of 2,030 people. The town of Gowrie is in the eastern part of the locality (). Geograp ...

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Highfields State High School in Highfields to the east, Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west, and Wilsonton State High School in Wilsonton Heights to the south-east.

Amenities

Glencoe Lutheran Church (formerly Bethlehem Lutheran Church) is at 317 Gowrie Glencoe Road (). Two

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are located adjacent to one another in Glencoe Road. One is associated with the neighbouring Lutheran Church (). the other is a non-denominational lawn cemetery () operated by the

Toowoomba Regional Council 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 ...

References

External links

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland