Victoria Hill is a

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spit between 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. ...

and 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 ...

, both in

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 , Victoria Hill had a population of 30 people.

History

Victoria Hill State School opened in July 1911. It closed on 31 December 1963. The Victoria Hill Hall was officially opened on Saturday 13 September 1930 by William Deacon, the Member of the

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for

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. A sports afternoon and ball were held to celebrate the opening.

Amenities

The Victoria Hill branch of the

Queensland Country Women's Association The Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) is the Queensland chapter of the Country Women's Association in Australia. The association seeks to serve the interests of women and children in rural areas in Australia through a network of loca ...

meets at the Victoria Hill Hall on Dalrymple Creek Road ().

Education

There are no schools in Victoria Hill. The nearest primary schools are in

Allora Allora is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people. Geography Allora is on the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, by ro ...

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Back Plains Back Plains is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Back Plains had a population of 74 people. History Settlement commenced in December 1872. The district was originally known as Clifton Homestead Area Ba ...

and Wheatvale. The nearest secondary schools are in Allora (but only to Year 10) and Clifton (through Year 12).

References

{{Toowoomba Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland