Linthorpe is a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in 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
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
In the , Linthorpe had a population of 440 people.
Geography
Linthorpe is on the
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...
.
Mount Haystack, Majuba Hill and Dummies Mountain are all located in Linthorpe.
Road infrastructure
The
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road
Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is not signed with any route number, but a short section near is part of State Route 82. Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Roa ...
runs along the northern boundary, and the Oakey-Pittsworth Road runs along the north-western.
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 ...
marks the southern boundary of Linthorpe.
History
Motley Provisional School opened on 12 March 1900 and closed on 20 May 1960. In January 1901 it was renamed Linthorpe Provisional School. On 1 Jan 1909 it became Linthorpe State School. The school closed in 1960.
References
{{Toowoomba Region
Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland