Greenmount is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people.

Geography

Greenmount is a rural town on the

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. It is located just off the

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south of the regional city of

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History

Greenmount was formerly known as Greenmount West, and prior to that as Emu Creek. It takes its present name from the property owned by Donald Mackintosh, a local farmer and Member of the

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. The region was settled by graziers in the 1840s; farming activities remain the chief source of employment in Greenmount today. In 1879 the

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called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek. Greenmount Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 11 July 1886. Greenmount Provisional School opened on 10 September 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Greenmount State School. The Greenmount War Memorial was dedicated on 11 December 1922 by

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. At the , the locality of Greenmount had a population of 336 people. In the , the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people.

Heritage listings

Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 13 Ramsay Street (Bicentennial Memorial Park, ):

Greenmount War Memorial Greenmount War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Ramsay Street, Greenmount, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was unveiled 11 December 1922. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The ...

Education

Greenmount State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Haldon Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Greenmount. The nearest secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south and

Harristown State High School Harristown State High School is a public high school located in Harristown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was officially opened in 1955. The school currently has approximately 1700 students and is the largest on the Darling Downs. Some ...

in Harristown,

, to the north.

Amenities

Library services in Greenmount are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's

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service. The van visits Pilton Street every Friday. Greenmount features a number of parks, including: * Bicentennial Memorial Park,13 Ramsay Street () features the war memorial, barbeque, basketball half-court and playground * Violet Brody Park, east end of Ramsay Street () * Jack Derrick Park, 12-14 King Street (), has playground equipment and picnic facilities

Notable residents

Author

Steele Rudd Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 – 11 October 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection '' On Our Selection''. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Rudd was named one of the ...

(Arthur Hoey Davis), of ''

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'' fame, lived in the region and attended Emu Creek State School, a nearby school, until the age of twelve. Also, Queensland artist Rex Backhaus-Smith lived there with his family in the 1970s.

References

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Greenmount
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