St Ruth is a

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split between the

Western Downs Region Western Downs Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 ...

and 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 ...

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, Australia. In the , St Ruth had a population of 165 people.

Geography

The

Dalby–Cecil Plains Road Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (number 325) is a state-controlled regional road. R ...

(State Route 82) runs through from north to south.

History

The locality was originally called St Ruth's after the parish name which was in turn named after the St Ruth's pastoral run taken up as part of Cecil Plains pastoral run by

Henry Stuart Russell Henry Stuart Russell (16 March 1818 – 5 March 1889) was an English-born explorer, politician, historian and pastoralist, best known for establishing the Cecil Plains, Queensland, Cecil Plains Station around the Condamine River area of Australia ...

in 1842. It was separated from Cecil Plains in 1842 by Richard Jones, probably for the Aberdeen Company. Later the name was simplified to be St Ruth. In 1877, of land was resumed from the St Ruth pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 24 April 1877. St Ruth Provisional School opened circa 1888. In 1918, it became a half-time school in conjunction with West Prairie Provisional School (meaning the schools shared a single teacher). In 1919, it returned to full-time school status but then closed in 1920.

Demographics

In the , St Ruth had a population of 139 people. In the , St Ruth had a population of 165 people.

Education

There are no schools in St Ruth. The nearest government primary schools are Dalby South State School and Dalby State School, both in neighbouring Dalby to the north, and Cecil Plains State School in neighbouring

Cecil Plains Cecil Plains is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 380 people. Geography Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 9) and

Dalby State High School Dalby State High School is a heritage-listed Queensland State High Schools, state high school at 28B Nicholson Street, Dalby, Queensland, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1953 to 1954. It was added to the ...

(to Year 12) in Dalby.

References

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