Gindie, Queensland

Gindie
Queensland

Sudan grass in stook, State Farm, Gindie, circa 1933
Gindie
Coordinates 23°46′09″S 148°07′53″E / 23.76917°S 148.13139°E / -23.76917; 148.13139Coordinates: 23°46′09″S 148°07′53″E / 23.76917°S 148.13139°E / -23.76917; 148.13139
Population 382 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4702
LGA(s) Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s) Gregory
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Gindie:
The Gemfields Emerald Comet
Lochington Gindie Comet
Lochington Minerva Arcturus

Gindie is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Gindie had a population of 382 people.[1]

History

The name Gindie means "much brigalow".[3]

Gindie Provisional School (also known as Gindie Siding Provisional School) opened 12 November 1897, becoming Gindie State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed in 1949 but later reopened.[4][5]

The Gindie State Farm was established In 1898 to experiment with growing new kinds of crops in the district such as sorghum, maize and pumpkins. The farm closed in 1932. [6]

Education

Gindie State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located on the Old Cullen-La-Ringo Road. In 2013, the school had an enrolment of 40 students in two classes, P-2 and 3-7, with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gindie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Gindie (entry 46952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. "SKETCHER.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 4 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  5. "Agency ID5237, Gindie State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. "Emerald Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  7. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Gindie State School. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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