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Stanthorpe–Texas–Inglewood Road
Stanthorpe–Texas–Inglewood Road is a continuous road route in the Southern Downs and Goondiwindi regions of Queensland, Australia. It has two official names: Stanthorpe–Texas Road and Inglewood–Texas Road. The entire route is signed as State Route 89. Tourist Drives 5 (Amiens) and 8 ( Glenlyon Dam) and the Shearer's Way all start in Stanthorpe and run concurrent with this road for part of its length. Stanthorpe–Texas Road (number 232) is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS) and Inglewood–Texas Road (number 231) is a state-controlled regional road. Route description The road commences as Stanthorpe–Texas Road (Connor Street) at an intersection with High Street in Stanthorpe. High Street is the former route of the New England Highway through Stanthorpe. The road runs generally west and south-west towards Texas, passing through several rural localities (see below). While still in Stanthorpe it passes under the cur ...
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Stanthorpe, Queensland
Stanthorpe is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stanthorpe lies on the New England Highway near the New South Wales border from Brisbane via Warwick, Queensland, Warwick, north of Tenterfield, New South Wales, Tenterfield and 811m above sea level. The record low temperature of -10.6 °C (12.9 °F) was registered on June 23, 1961 in Stanthorpe. This is the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland. Stanthorpe was developed around Quart Pot Creek which meanders from south-east through the centre of town and then out through the south-west, where its confluence with Spring Creek forms the Severn River (Queensland), Severn River. Quart Pot Creek forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality, while the Severn River forms part of the south-w ...
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Brush Creek, Queensland
Brush Creek is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brush Creek had a population of 39 people. Geography The Inglewood – Texas Road enters the locality from the south ( Limevale) and exits to the north-west (Inglewood). The west of the locality is within the Yelarbon State Forest which extends into Glenarbon to the west and into Beebo to the north-east. Texas State Forest is in the south of the locality. Greenup State Forest is in the east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. History The locality was named after a pastoral run held in the early 1850s by Thomas Collins, which in turn was believed to be named for the creek flowing through the run. Brush Creek was opened for selection on 17 April 1877; were available. The Brush Creek Provisional School open on 28 March 1927. In 1930 or 1932, it became a part-time provision school along with Greenup Provisiona ...
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Severnlea, Queensland
Severnlea is a semi-rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Severnlea had a population of 382 people. Geography Severnlea is immediately south of the town of Stanthorpe. The New England Highway and the Southern railway line pass through the locality from north (Stanthorpe) to south ( Glen Alpin). The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned Severnlea railway station (). The Severn River also flows from north to south to the west of the highway and railway. The land use is a mixture of rural residential housing, grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ... on native vegetation, and crop growing. History The locality presumably takes its name from the Severn River. Beverley State School opened on 30 Octo ...
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