Silver Spur (also written as Silverspur) is a rural town and

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in the

Goondiwindi Region The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which d ...

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, Australia. It is on the

border of Queensland Queensland is the north-eastern state of Australia and has land borders with three other Australian states and territories: New South Wales (to the south), South Australia (to the south-west) and Northern Territory (to the west). To the north of ...

and

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. In the , Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.

History

Silverspur Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895. On 1 November 1912 it became Silverspur State School. It closed on 1960. It was on the

Stanthorpe – Texas Road Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stanthorpe lies on the New ...

on the corner of Hilton Street (). St Mary Magdalene's Anglican Church was dedicated on 19 August 1932 by the Archbishop of Brisbane

Gerald Sharp Gerald Sharp (27 October 1865 – 30 August 1933) was an English-born Anglican clergyman, Archbishop of Brisbane 1921–1933. Early life Sharp was born at Childer Thornton, George P. Shaw,Sharp, Gerald (1865–1933), '' Australian Dictionar ...

. It was on the Stanthorpe Texas Road. It closed circa 1966. In the , Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.

Facilities

There is a cemetery at the end of Spooners Road off Waverley Lane () operated by the

Goondiwindi Regional Council The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which d ...

References

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* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland