The Falls is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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in the
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the The Falls had a population of 70 people.
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It borders ]New South Wales
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History
The location presumably takes its name from the Queen Mary Falls
The Queen Mary Falls is a Waterfall#Types, plunge waterfall on Spring Creek, in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.
Location and features
The falls are situated in the Main Range National Park and descend from the McPherson Rang ...
on Spring Creek within the locality.
Ferndale Provisional School opened on 9 November 1948. In 1953 it became The Falls State School in 1953. The school closed on 26 August 1974.
Attractions
There are a number of attractions in the locality:
* Queen Mary Falls Lookout in the Main Range National Park, opposite 676 Spring Creek Road ()
References
{{Southern Downs Region
Southern Downs Region
Localities in Queensland