Elphinstone is a rural
locality
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in the
Toowoomba Region
The Toowoomba Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local go ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Elphinstone had a population of 60 people.
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History
The locality's name was originally a railway station name, called after pioneer Darling Downs pastoralist Ernest George Beck Elphinstone Dalrymple related to Patrick Leslie
Patrick Leslie (25 September 1815 – 12 August 1881) was a Scottish settler in Australia. Leslie and his two brothers (Walter and George) were the first to settle on the Darling Downs, and he was the first person to buy land in Warwick.
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of Canning Downs
Canning Downs was the first residential establishment built by a white person on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. It is located a short drive from the town of Warwick, Queensland, Warwick and originally extended south east to Killarn ...
and Goomburra.[
Elphinstone Provisional School opened on 28 May 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Elphinstone State School. It closed temporarily in 1922, but soon re-opened. It closed permanently in 1963.]
Demographics
In the , Elphinstone had a population of 64 people.
Education
There are no schools in Elphinstone. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Clifton State School and Clifton State High School respectively, both in neighbouring Clifton to the north.
References
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Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland