Stoneleigh is a
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
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
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Stoneleigh had a population of 119 people.
Geography
The terrain is hilly with two named peaks: Parkers and Parkers Hill . The land use is predominantly agricultural involving both cropping and grazing.
History
Stoneleigh Provisional School opened in 1906, becoming Stoneleigh State School on 1 Jan 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 skilling 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
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
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 3,294 people.
Geography
Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, sout ...
.
References
Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland
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