Stoneleigh is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Stoneleigh had a population of 124 people.

Geography

The terrain is hilly ranging from with two similarly-named but distinct peaks: * Parkers () in the centre of the locality * Parkers Hill () in the south of the locality Wyangapinni is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (). It takes its name from Mount Wyangapinni (which is in neighbouring Rossvale to the north-west). The

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forms a small part of the south-eastern boundary of the locality. The McEwan State Forest is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from that protected area, the land use is predominantly agricultural involving both crop growing and

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History

Stoneleigh Provisional School opened in 1906, becoming Stoneleigh State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1919. In July 1935, local farmer Victor George Hawkes of Turallin shot and killed his wife, his two children and his father-in-law before shooting and killing himself. He had started a fire to try to make it appear to be an accident. He had purchased the rifle earlier that day claiming he needed it to shoot wild cats. It was suggested he acted when in unsound mind, noting his depression from financial losses due to the drought and that he had been severely gassed and shellshocked during

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Demographics

In the , Stoneleigh had a population of 119 people. In the , Stoneleigh had a population of 124 people.

Education

There are no schools in Stoneleigh, but primary and secondary schools are available in neighbouring

Pittsworth Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,300 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, s ...

References

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