Gindie, Queensland
| Gindie Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Sudan grass in stook, State Farm, Gindie, circa 1933 | |||||||||||||
  Gindie | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°46′09″S 148°07′53″E / 23.76917°S 148.13139°ECoordinates: 23°46′09″S 148°07′53″E / 23.76917°S 148.13139°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 382 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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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 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gindie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Gindie (entry 46952)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "SKETCHER.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Agency ID5237, Gindie State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Emerald Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Gindie State School. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
Further reading
- Gindie State School (Qld.). Centenary of Education Committee (1997), Our school on the black soil plain : an account of 100 years of education at Gindie State School, Central Queensland, The School, ISBN 978-0-7242-7817-6
- Daniels Family Reunion & 100 years of Settlement at Gindie Committee. History Sub-committee (1996), Gindie, a place to call home : the Daniels family history including their emigration from London, their lives on the Darling Downs and 100 years of mixed farming on the Central Highlands, The Daniels Family Reunion & 100 Years of Settlement at Gindie Committee, ISBN 978-0-646-26622-0