Mount Stanley is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people.

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded to the west and north by the

Brisbane Range The Brisbane Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. See also *List of mountains in Australia This is a list of mountains in Australia. Highest points by state and territory List of mountains in Australia by ...

. Mount Stanley has the following mountains: * Mount Gibbarnee () above sea level in the north-east of the locality. * Mount Stanley () in the south-east of the locality. The east branch of

Brisbane River The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Go ...

flows from the north-east of the locality through to the south of locality. Mount Stanley is often described as the source of the Brisbane River.

History

The locality may take its name from the mountain Mount Stanley. Alternately, it may take its name from the pastoral leases called Mount Stanley. Mount Stanley East and Mount Stanley West were two of the six leases that comprised the pastoral run of

Colinton Colinton ( gd, Baile Cholgain) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland situated south-west of the city centre. Up until the late 18th century it appears on maps as Collington. It is bordered by Dreghorn to the south and Craiglockhart to the north ...

which was "bounded on the north by a marked tree beyond Mount Stanley". Colinton was taken up by the Balfour brothers (

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, Charles and Robert) in 1841. In the Mount Stanley had a population of 7 people. On 1 February 2018, Mount Stanley's postcode changed from 4306 to 4314.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Stanley. The nearest primary schools are Linville State School in Linville to the south, Nanango State School in

Nanango Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people. Geography Nanango is situated north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junc ...

to the south-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatdale to the north-west, and Mary Valley College in Imbil to the north-east. The nearest secondary schools are Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, Toogoolawah State High School in

Toogoolawah Toogoolawah ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Toogoolawah had a population of 1,279 people. Geography Toogoolawah is in South East Queensland. Toogoolawah is a centre for gliding and parach ...

to the south, and Mary Valley College (to Year 10 only) in Imbil to the north-east.

References

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