Felton South is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Felton South had a population of 78 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-west by the

Condamine River The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (3 ...

and to the north-west by Hodgson Creek. The Toowoomba Karara Road enters the locality from the north-west ( Felton) and exits the locality to the south ( Ellangowan). The land use is predominantly crop growing with some

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.

History

The locality takes its name from the pastoral run name, which was named by pastoralist Charles Mallard in the early 1840s after his English birthplace. Felton South State School opened in 1929. On Wednesday 5 March 1947, the school was burned down in a fire. The teacher Miss P. Pulbrook and the 14 students of the school used a cottage provided by Mr P. J. Kelleher as temporary premises. Less than two weeks later, the cottage was also burned down, leading to the belief that the fires were deliberately started. While an official inquiry decided the fires were deliberately lit, no suspects were identified. The school closed circa 1952. It was on the western side of the Toowoomba Karara Road ().

Demographics

In the , Felton South had a population of 65 people. In the , Felton South had a population of 78 people.

Education

There are no schools in Felton South. The nearest government primary schools are Back Plains State School in neighbouring Back Plains to the east and Pittsworth State School in

Pittsworth Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,300 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, s ...

to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth and Clifton State High School in Clifton to the east.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland