Silverwood
Queensland
Cherry Gully Tunnel
Silverwood is located in Queensland
Silverwood
Silverwood
Coordinates28°21′03″S 152°00′26″E / 28.3508°S 152.0072°E / -28.3508; 152.0072 (Silverwood (centre of locality))
Population58 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4370
Area76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Silverwood:
Rosenthal Heights Rosenthal Heights Morgan Park
The Glen Silverwood Wildash
Dalveen Dalveen Cherry Gully

Silverwood is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Silverwood had a population of 58 people.[3]

Geography

Mount Silverwood is in the west of the locality (28°21′44″S 151°58′51″E / 28.3622°S 151.9807°E / -28.3622; 151.9807 (Mount Silverwood)) rising to 836 metres (2,743 ft) above sea level.[4][5]

Connolly Dam is a reservoir in the centre of the locality (28°21′36″S 152°00′06″E / 28.36°S 152.0016°E / -28.36; 152.0016 (Connolly Dam)). Originally known as Silverwood Dam, it was renamed Connolly Dam after Dan Connolly, who was Mayor of Warwick in 1910 and again from 1924 to 1932.[6] The dam impounds Rosenthal Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River.[7]

The Southern railway line enters the locality from the north (Morgan Park) and meanders south through the locality, passing through the Cherry Gully tunnel, before exiting to the south (Dalveen).[7] The locality is served by Silverwood railway station (28°21′01″S 152°01′03″E / 28.3503°S 152.0176°E / -28.3503; 152.0176 (Silverwood railway station)).[8]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, apart from a small amount of crop growing along Rosenthal Creek.[7]

History

A railway camp was established to build the Big Tunnel (now known as the Cherry Gully Tunnel) on the Southern railway line.[9]

Big Tunnel Camp School opened on 4 August 1879 as a private school for children of railway workers before a teacher was supplied by the Department of Public Instruction in 1879. Approximately 60 children attended the school.[9] It closed in 1880.[10]

Rosenthal Middle Provisional School opened circa 1879. In 1887, it was renamed Silverwood Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Silverwood State School. It closed in 1914.[11]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Silverwood had a population of 38 people.[12]

In the 2021 census, Silverwood had a population of 58 people.[3]

Heritage listings

Silverwood has a number of heritage sites, including:

Education

There are no schools in Silverwood. The nearest government primary schools are:[14]

  • Warwick West State School in Warwick to the north
  • Murray's Bridge State School in Murrays Bridge to the east
  • Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west

The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north. There are also non-government schools in Warwick.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silverwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Silverwood – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45974)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Silverwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mount Silverwood – mountain in Southern Downs Region (entry 30860)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Connolly Dam – reservoir in Southern Downs Regional (entry 7937)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. 1 2 "BIG TUNNEL CAMP, STANTHORPE RAILWAY LINE". The Queenslander. Vol. XVII, no. 233. Queensland, Australia. 31 January 1880. p. 134. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cherry Gully Tunnel (entry 601517)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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