Greymare
Queensland
Greymare is located in Queensland
Greymare
Greymare
Coordinates28°15′49″S 151°43′19″E / 28.2636°S 151.7219°E / -28.2636; 151.7219 (Greymare (centre of locality))
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3384/km2 (0.877/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area189.1 km2 (73.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Greymare:
Karara Thane Montrose
Karara Greymare Rodgers Creek
Cement Mills Cement Mills Palgrave

Greymare is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Greymare had a population of 64 people.[1]

Geography

The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Montrose / Rodgers Creek) and exits to the north (Thane).[3]

The South-Western railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Montrose) and exits to the north (Thane).[3] Greymare railway station served the locality but is now abandoned (28°10′17″S 151°46′00″E / 28.1714°S 151.7667°E / -28.1714; 151.7667 (Greymare railway station)).[4]

History

The locality was named after a grey mare which belonged to pastoralist John Deuchar. This horse would escape from any paddock and head for the Greymare Creek. The Graymare railway station was named in 1904.[2]

Toolburra South State School opened on 2 June 1879. In 1924 it was renamed Greymare State School. It closed in 1966.[5] It was at 5 Lagoon Creek Road opposite Graymare School Road (28°11′57″S 151°45′19″E / 28.19914°S 151.75539°E / -28.19914; 151.75539 (Greymare State School (former))).[6][7][3]

In the 2016 census Greymare had a population of 64 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greymare (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Greymare – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45939)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Parish of South Toolburra" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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