Gowrie Little Plain, Queensland
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Gowrie Little Plain is a rural
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in the
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,
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, Australia. In the , Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 79 people.


Geography

Gowrie Little Plain is on the
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. In the south of the locality are a series of hills which rise to around above sea level. The land use is a mixture of
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on native vegetation and crop growing.


History

The locality takes its name from the nearby town of
Gowrie Gowrie () is a region in central Scotland and one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It covered the eastern part of what became Perthshire. It was located to the immediate east of Atholl, and originally included the area aroun ...
. The town takes its name from a pastoral run which was named pastoralists Henry Hughes and Frederick N. Isaac, who initially called the property ''Stanbrook'', but renamed it ''Gowrie'' in 1847. The name ''Gowrie'' is probably a corruption of ''cowarie,'' Aboriginal name for Gowrie Creek, which in turn possibly means ''
freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails. The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that l ...
''. Gowrie Little Plain State School opened circa 1890 and closed in 1965. It was at approx 125 Gowrie Little Plain Road (). St Jude's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 July 1900 by
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William Webber. The church was on the main road overlooking the valley of Glencoe. The church was with a vestry , and a porch . It was built by L. P. Petersen. Its last service was held on 9 March 1951. It was at 341 Glencoe Yalangar Road (). The public hall was officially opened with a dance on 29 October 1932. The building was and built with volunteer labour supervised by Mr F. Heileg.


Demographics

In the , Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 65 people. In the , Gowrie Little Plain had a population of 79 people.


Education

There are no schools in Gowrie Little Plain. The nearest government primary schools are Kingsthorpe State School in
Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe is a suburb and civil parish of Northampton, England. It is situated to the north of Northampton town centre and is served by the A508 and A5199 roads which join at Kingsthorpe's centre. The 2011 Census recorded the population of ...
to the south-west and Meringandan State School in neighbouring Meringandan West to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Oakey State High School in
Oakey Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...
to the west and Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to the east.


Amenities

Gowrie Little Plain Hall and School of Arts is at 111 Gowrie Little Plain Road ().


References


Further reading

* — includes Gowrie Little Plains School, Aubigny School, Crosshill School, Devon Park State School, Silverleigh State School, Boodua School, Greenwood State School, Kelvinhaugh State School {{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland