Toompine, Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
27°13′20″S 144°22′02″E / 27.2223°S 144.3673°E / -27.2223; 144.3673 (Toompine (town centre))- 77.4 km (48 mi) S of Quilpie
- 288 km (179 mi) SW of Charleville
- 556 km (345 mi) WSW of Roma
- 1,034 km (642 mi) W of Brisbane
Toompine is a town in the locality of Quilpie in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The town of Toompine was surveyed in 1870. The name is believed to derive from the Aboriginal name Thaumpine, meaning leech.[1]
Toompine Provisional School opened in 1900. In 1901, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Duck Creek Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between the two schools). The school closed in July 1902.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Toompine nor nearby. Options are distance education and boarding school.[3]
Amenities
The town has a pub, a town hall, a recreation facility, a tennis court and a playground.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Toompine – town in Shire of Quilpie (entry 34918)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "'It's the pub without a town': Family returns home to restore outback pub". ABC News. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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- "Town map of Toompine". Queensland Government. 1977.
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