Glenarbon is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[3] In the 2016 census, Glenarbon had a population of 36 people.[1]
| Glenarbon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 St Paul's Lutheran Church, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
  Glenarbon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°35′52″S 150°54′20″E / 28.5977°S 150.9055°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1236/km2 (0.320/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4385 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 291.3 km2 (112.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The north-east and south-east of the locality is within the Yelarbon State Forest which extends into Beebo to the south-east and west and into Brush Creek to the east.[3]
History edit
Glenarbon Provision School opened on 17 March 1933, becoming Glenarbon State School in 1940. It closed in 1982.[4] The school was located just to the south of the Texas Yelarbon Road at 28°41′01″S 150°53′28″E / 28.6835°S 150.8910°E within the present-day boundaries of Beebo.[5]
St Paul's Lutheran Church was established circa December 1959.[6][7]
In the 2016 census, Glenarbon had a population of 36 people.[1]
Amenities edit
The former school site is now a recreational reserve operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.[3]
St Paul's Lutheran Church is on Glenarbon Church Road at 28°40′42″S 150°53′31″E / 28.6783°S 150.8919°E, which is also now within Beebo. The church has a small cemetery.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenarbon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Glenarbon – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of Beebo" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "LUTHERAN CONVENTION OPENS AT KALBAR". Queensland Times. No. 19, 752. Queensland, Australia. 24 April 1950. p. 2 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Glenarbon's 60th Anniversary of Church Building Service". Qld District. Lutheran Church of Australia. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
Further reading edit
- Boddington, Ester; Donges, J.; Texas Historical Society (1995), The settlements of Glenarbon and Eldorado as I remember them c. 1932 & Short history of the border area of Queensland covered by the Glenarbon Beebo Branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association, Texas Historical Society
External links edit
Media related to Glenarbon, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons