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West Haldon is a
In March 1892, local residents met to establish a school. Mr Young offered of land and others offered to raise funds. West Haldon Provisional School opened on 7 April 1896 with 17 students under head teacher Bernard MacGinley. On 1 January 1909, it became West Haldon State School. It closed on 18 September 1949 due to low student numbers. It was on the south-east corner of Gatton Clifton Road and MacGinley Road (approx ).
The West Haldon Polo Club was established in 1913 and operated until 1969 at 3380 Gatton-Clifton Road ().
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split between Toowoomba Region
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and Lockyer Valley Region
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in Queensland
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, Australia. In the , West Haldon had a population of 63 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded by the south-west and south by the Main Range, part of theGreat Dividing Range
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. The terrain varies from with the lower elevations generally in the east of the locality, rising higher toward the ridgeline of the Great Dividing Range. There are three named peaks:
* Tipsy Point in the north-west of the locality ()
* Townley Point in the north-west of the locality ()
* Paradise Mountain in the north-east of the locality ()
The land use is almost entirely grazing
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on native vegetation.
The Gatton–Clifton Road
Gatton–Clifton Road is a continuous road route in the Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. Most of the road is signed as State Route 80. Gatton–Clifton Road (number 313) is a state-controlled road, part regiona ...
enters the locality from the north ( Fordsdale) and exits to the south ( Hirstglen).
History
In March 1892, local residents met to establish a school. Mr Young offered of land and others offered to raise funds. West Haldon Provisional School opened on 7 April 1896 with 17 students under head teacher Bernard MacGinley. On 1 January 1909, it became West Haldon State School. It closed on 18 September 1949 due to low student numbers. It was on the south-east corner of Gatton Clifton Road and MacGinley Road (approx ).
The West Haldon Polo Club was established in 1913 and operated until 1969 at 3380 Gatton-Clifton Road ().
Demographics
In the , West Haldon had a population of 62 people. In the , West Haldon had a population of 63 people.Education
There are no schools in West Haldon. The nearest government primary schools are: * Mount Whitestone State School in neighbouring Mount Whitestone to the north * Mount Sylvia State School in neighbouring Mount Sylvia to the north-east * Pilton State School in Pilton to the south * Emu Creek State School in East Greenmount to the west * Ramsay State School in neighbouringRamsay
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to the north-west
The nearest government secondary schools are:
* Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east
* Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south-west
* Centenary Heights State High School
Centenary Heights State High School is a State High School located in the suburb of Centenary Heights in Toowoomba, Queensland, with an enrolment of around 1700 students (2020) and was one of Queensland's leading high schools with 11 OP's 1 ...
in Centenary Heights to the north-west
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Further reading
* — includes Pilton Upper State School; Hirstvale School; Hirstglen School; Manapouri School; Headington Hill; West Haldon; Pilton State School * — including the closed schools of Budgee and West Haldon {{Lockyer Valley Region Toowoomba Region Lockyer Valley Region Localities in Queensland