Greymare is a rural
locality
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in the
Southern Downs Region
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Greymare had a population of 70 people.
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Geography
The Cunningham Highway
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enters the locality from the north-east ( Montrose / Rodgers Creek) and exits to the north (Thane
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).
History
The locality was named after a grey mare which belonged to pastoralist John Deuchar. This horse would escape from any paddock and head for the Greymare Creek. The Greymare railway station was named in 1904.[
Toolburra South State School opened on 2 June 1879. In 1924 it was renamed Greymare State School. It closed in 1966.]
Demographics
In the , Greymare had a population of 64 people.
Education
There are no schools in Greymare. The nearest government primary schools are Wheatvale State School in Wheatvale to the north-east and Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School
Warwick State High School is a heritage-listed state high school at 15 Palmerin Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye and Block A was built from 1914 to 1915. It is also known as Warwick Te ...
in Warwick
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to the east. There are also non-government schools in Warwick.
References
Further reading
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via State Library of Queensland
includes the districts of Allan, Bony Mountain, Greymare, Pratten, Rodger's Creek, Thane, Thane's Creek and Wheatvale.
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Southern Downs Region
Localities in Queensland