Summerholm is a rural

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in the

Lockyer Valley Region The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. The region is located between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba, and is bordered by the Somerset and Southern Downs ...

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, Australia. In the , Summerholm had a population of 646 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north by Woolshed Creek Road and to the south-east by Long Gully Road which loosely follows the course of Woolshed Creek. The locality's southern boundary is formed by the

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, but there are no railway stations serving the locality. The terrain varies from above sea level. There are no named peaks in the locality, apart from Lady Bowen Hill at the western end of Stokes Road () at . The land use is a mixture of

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on native vegetation and

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housing.

History

Queensland's first section of railway was the Main Line railway from the original

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Grandchester railway station Grandchester railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station at Ipswich Road, Grandchester, Queensland, Grandchester, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1875 to 1876. It is also known as Bigge's Camp. It was a ...

. It was officially opened in July 1865 by the

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. As part of the opening ceremonies, there was a celebratory function held on a nearby hill (now within Summerholm) where the Governor's wife Lady Bowen planted a tree, leading to its name Lady Bowen Hill. Summer Hill Provisional School opened on 2 September 1889 with 13 students under teacher Miss M. Hanley. On 1 January 1909, it became Summer Hill State School. It was on a site at 61 Summerholm Road (). In 1911, the school committee wanted to have the school relocated to a more central localition as the population of the district had moved further to the north. In 1937, a new school building was erected in a "central location" and officially opened on Saturday 17 April 1937 by

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, the Member of the

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for

West Moreton West Moreton is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, consisting of the entire rural western portion of South East Queensland. It sits inland from both the Brisbane metropolitan area and the Gold Coast and to the east of the Darling D ...

. In 1944, it was renamed Summerholm State School. It closed circa 1955. It was at 51 Summerholm Road (), approximately north of the school's previous location. As at July 2023, the school building is still extant, but has been converted into a house.

Demographics

In the , Summerholm had a population of 639 people. In the , Summerholm had a population of 646 people.

Education

There are no schools in Summerholm. The nearest government primary schools are Hatton Vale State School in neighbouring

Hatton Vale Hatton Vale is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hatton Vale had a population of 1,555 people. Geography Hatton Vale is in South East Queensland and on the Warrego Highway, west of the state capit ...

to the north, Grandchester State School in neighbouring Grandchester to the south and Laidley District State School in neighbouring Laidley to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Laidley State High School in neighbouring Laidley to the south-west and Rosewood State High School in

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to the south-east.

References

{{Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland