Glamorgan Vale, Queensland
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| Coordinates | 27°30′S 152°37′E / 27.500°S 152.617°ECoordinates: 27°30′S 152°37′E / 27.500°S 152.617°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 480 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ipswich West | ||||||||||||
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Glamorgan Vale is a township and rural locality in Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Lockyer Valley and in the Somerset Region local government area, 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Glamorgan Vale and the surrounding area had a population of 480.[1]
History
Glamorgan Vale Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1972.[2] Thomas Pratt from somerset England was the first postmaster. He also had the license for the Glamorgan hotel 1880-1895 and again 1898/9. He and his family settled in ipswich naming their place Glmaorganvale possibly from a land grant from Qld lands dept
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Glamorgan Vale (Esk Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
External links
- Esk Shire Council - official website
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Fairney View and Glamorgan Vale
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