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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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The town is at the junction of the [[Leichhardt Highway]] and the [[Surat Developmental Road]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australianexplorer.com/the_gums.htm |title=The Gums |author= |date= |work= |publisher=australianexplorer.com |accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref> on the [[Darling Downs]], {{convert|329|km|mi}} west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]]. |
The town is at the junction of the [[Leichhardt Highway]] and the [[Surat Developmental Road]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australianexplorer.com/the_gums.htm |title=The Gums |author= |date= |work= |publisher=australianexplorer.com |accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref> on the [[Darling Downs]], {{convert|329|km|mi}} west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:The Gums Cemetery, 2016.jpg|left|thumb|The Gums Cemetery, 2016]] |
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The name of the town was derived from the nearby railway station, on the [[Western railway line, Queensland|Western railway line]] from [[Dalby, Queensland|Dalby]] to [[Glenmorgan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/profiles/Toowoomba/TB_Glenmorgan.asp |title=Location Profiles - Darling Downs-West Moreton Health Service District - GLENMORGAN |author= |date=23 February 2010 |work= |publisher=Queensland Government |accessdate=17 October 2010}}</ref> used from 1924.<ref name=":0" /> |
The name of the town was derived from the nearby railway station, on the [[Western railway line, Queensland|Western railway line]] from [[Dalby, Queensland|Dalby]] to [[Glenmorgan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/profiles/Toowoomba/TB_Glenmorgan.asp |title=Location Profiles - Darling Downs-West Moreton Health Service District - GLENMORGAN |author= |date=23 February 2010 |work= |publisher=Queensland Government |accessdate=17 October 2010}}</ref> used from 1924.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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The Gums State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 12051 Coomrith Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) with 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegumsss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/The%20Gums%20SS%20Annual%20Report%202016.pdf|title=Annual Report 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=The Gums State School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919010425/https://thegumsss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/The%20Gums%20SS%20Annual%20Report%202016.pdf|archive-date=19 September 2017|dead-url=no|access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref> |
The Gums State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 12051 Coomrith Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) with 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegumsss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/The%20Gums%20SS%20Annual%20Report%202016.pdf|title=Annual Report 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=The Gums State School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919010425/https://thegumsss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/The%20Gums%20SS%20Annual%20Report%202016.pdf|archive-date=19 September 2017|dead-url=no|access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref> |
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== Facilities == |
== Facilities == |
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[[File:The Gums Cemetery, 2016.jpg|left|thumb|The Gums |
[[File:Alexander Davison headstone, The Gums Cemetery, 2016.jpg|left|thumb|Headstone for Alexander Davison, first headmaster of The Gums State School, 2016]] |
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The Gums has a small cemetery. One of the headstones is for the first headmaster of The Gums State School, Alexander Davison who died on 7 November 1916. |
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The Gums has a small cemetery. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:38, 19 September 2017
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| Coordinates | 27°20′25″S 150°12′18″E / 27.3402°S 150.205°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 169 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1380/km2 (0.3573/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4406 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,225.0 km2 (473.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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The Gums is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2006 census, The Gums and the surrounding area had a population of 169.[1]
Geography
The town is at the junction of the Leichhardt Highway and the Surat Developmental Road[4] on the Darling Downs, 329 kilometres (204 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.
History
The name of the town was derived from the nearby railway station, on the Western railway line from Dalby to Glenmorgan,[5] used from 1924.[2]
The Gums State School opened on 27 January 1913.[6]
Education
The Gums State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school at 12051 Coomrith Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) with 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7]
Facilities
The Gums has a small cemetery. One of the headstones is for the first headmaster of The Gums State School, Alexander Davison who died on 7 November 1916.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "The Gums (Tara Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- ^ a b "The Gums – town (entry 33961)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Gums – locality (entry 47751)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Gums". australianexplorer.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Location Profiles - Darling Downs-West Moreton Health Service District - GLENMORGAN". Queensland Government. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). The Gums State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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