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Wychie is a rural
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in the
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,
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, Australia. In the , Wychie had a population of 30 people.


Geography

Noola Plain is within the locality (). The locality is flat at approx above sea level. The land use is predominantly crop growing.


History

The Bethania Lutheran Church opened in
Brigalow ''Acacia harpophylla'', commonly known as brigalow, brigalow spearwood or orkor, is an endemic tree of Australia. The Aboriginal Australian group the Gamilaraay peoples know the tree as Barranbaa or Burrii. It is found in central and coasta ...
in 1914. It closed in 1961. Although the church building has been removed, its cemetery remains (and is now within the locality boundaries of Wychie). Blackwood Provisional School opened on 19 July 1915 and closed on 27 October 1932. On 12 November 1932, the school was reopened and renamed Belah State School. It closed in 1962. In 1921, the school was on Inverai Road (). In 1938, the school was at 1249 Ehlma Boundary Road (). Noola State School opened on 5 April 1923. Circa 1957, it renamed Noola Plains State School. It closed circa 1961. It was at 600 Brigalow Canaga Creek Road (). Wychie State School opened on 15 July 1946 and closed on 29 January 1962. It was on Wychie Road ().


Demographics

In the , Wychie had a population of 17 people. In the , Wychie had a population of 30 people.


Education

There are no schools in Wychie. The nearest government primary schools are Brigalow State School in neighbouring
Brigalow ''Acacia harpophylla'', commonly known as brigalow, brigalow spearwood or orkor, is an endemic tree of Australia. The Aboriginal Australian group the Gamilaraay peoples know the tree as Barranbaa or Burrii. It is found in central and coasta ...
to the south-west and Warra State School in neighbouring Warra to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Jandowae State School (to Year 10) in
Jandowae Jandowae is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Jandowae had a population of 1,004 people. Geography The town is west of the Brisbane. the capital of the state of Queensland ...
to the east and Chinchilla State High School (to Year 12) in
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to the west.


Facilities

Brigalow Lutheran Cemetery is on the eastern corner of Brigalow Canaga Creek Road and Haystack Road ().


References


Further reading

* — includes Blackwood State School, Belah State School, Ehlma State School, Haystack State School, Mulga State School, Noola State School, and Wychie State School {{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland