Inglewood is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Inglewood had a population of 954 people, making Inglewood the second largest town in the

. The current slogan for the town is 'Catch the country spirit'.

Geography

The town sits on the southern

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midway between the larger centres of Warwick and Goondiwindi on the

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. It is south-west of

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. The Inglewood – Texas Road runs to the south. The

Millmerran–Inglewood Road Millmerran–Inglewood Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba and Goondiwindi regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Millmerran–Inglewood Road (number 337) is a state-controlled regional road. Ro ...

(State Route 82) runs to the north. It is part of the

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region of waterways. The confluence of the Macintyre Brook and Canning Creek is sited just north of Inglewood, with the brook running 270° around the town. Olive growing is a comparatively new industry in the area. Other established industries include sheep and cattle raising, grain growing and timber harvesting. Tobacco growing was common around Inglewood over the last 60 years.

History

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spoken by the

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people. The Bigambul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the

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, including the towns of

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and

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extending north towards Moonie and

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. English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham has been credited with being the first European to discover the Inglewood area. He passed through east of the present township in May 1827. The first settlement in the area was known as Browns Inn and was an important watering point for

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s moving west. The inn opened in the late 1850s on the south side of Macintyre Brook. In April 1862, a town was surveyed by L.F. Landsbergon on the higher northern side of Macintyre Book. Plans were drawn up for the present site and the name changed from Pariagna to Inglewood by Landsberg using a compound word ''ingol'' (an Aboriginal word meaning ''cypress pine'') and the English word ''wood'' referring to a clump of trees on the northern side of the brook. Inglewood Post Office opened on 16 September 1866. Most of the

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consisted of station holdings which were selected as early as 1848 and were the start of the wool, cattle and wheat base of the region. Inglewood State School opened on 13 February 1872 as a primary with a secondary department opened on 25 January 1960. Anglican and Catholic churches opened in 1894 and 1902 respectively. Inglewood Presbyterian Church was officially opened and dedicated by Reverend Richard Kerr on Sunday 30 September 1906. The

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-to Inglewood section of the South Western railway line opened on 8 July 1907, with Inglewood being served by the Inglewood railway station. The station was originally called 'Pariagna' but the name was changed to Inglewood when the town's name changed. The next section from Inglewood to

was completed on 13 October 1908. Nine years later Inglewood became a rail junction when the

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was opened. It carried freight, including fuel to, and ore from, the Silverspur mine east of Texas. The Texas rail line was closed in 1994, due to lack of passengers and the usage of trucks to move freight. Local dairying was served by a branch factory of the Warwick Co-operative between 1940 and 1960. A hospital was built in 1921. StateLibQld 1 198683 Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Inglewood, ca

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In 1925, Pugh's Queensland Directory recorded four hotels in Inglewood, two sawmills, a picture show and several other stores and tradespeople. On 16 February 1922, the Inglewood War Memorial was dedicated by the

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for the Carnarvon, Major Edward Costello, as part of at the official opening of the Inglewood Memorial Hospital. StateLibQld 1 197391 View of Main Street, Inglewood, 1951

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St Maria Goretti's School opened on 5 February 1951 by the

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after having been blessed by the

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on 28 January 1951. The school was named in honour of St Maria Goretti, an Italian girl who had been

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in 1950 and a popular choice of the Italian immigrant families of the district. The school had 51 students in its first year. Coolmunda Dam was built in 1968, where there was previously the Coolmunda School. The Inglewood Public Library building was opened in 1996 with a minor refurbishment in 2011. Inglewood town was the council seat of the former Shire of Inglewood until its amalgamation to form part of the larger Goondiwindi Region in 2008. In the Inglewood has a population of 1,069 people. In the , the locality of Inglewood had a population of 954 people.

Education

Inglewood State School is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-10) school for boys and girls at Chilcott Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 141 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It includes a

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program. St Maria Goretti School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Elizabeth Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Because Inglewood only offers schooling up to Year 10, students often travel daily to

by bus service (established in 1993) or attend boarding schools in

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and

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to complete Years 11 and 12.

Facilities

Inglewood has a public library open to the community, a Civic Centre which hosts local events and plays, sports grounds, tennis courts, swimming pool, golf course, and bowling club. The Goondiwindi Regional Council operates a public library in Inglewood at the Civic Centre, corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets. Our Lady of the Southern Cross Catholic Church is on the western corner of George and Elizabeth Streets (). Inglewood Presbyterian Church is at 15 Regent Street.

Attractions

Inglewood's main attraction is Lake Coolmunda, east of town. The lake is a popular location for water skiing, sailing, canoeing, fishing, camping and bird watching. The Inglewood & District Historical Society runs a small exhibit in the Inglewood Heritage Centre showcasing the history of exploration, settlement, education, culture, agriculture, industry and transportation in the area.

Climate

Inglewood has a

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(

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''Cfa'').

Notes

External links

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www.inglewood.org.au

Town map of Inglewood, 1973

Goondiwindi Regional Council
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