Rockside, Queensland
Suburbs around Rockside: | ||
Ropeley | Blenheim | Blenheim |
Ingoldsby | Rockside | Mount Berryman |
Ingoldsby | Ingoldsby | Mount Berryman |
Rockside is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Rockside had a population of 29 people.[1]
History
Rockside Provisional School on 2 June 1902 with Henry Arthur Trone as the first teacher.[3] On 1 January 1909, it became Rockside State School. It closed on 5 April 1921.[4] The school building was relocated to Ropeley East.[5]
In 1932, there were 12 children in the district and a new school was requested.[5] In February 1936, tenders were called to erect a new school at Rockdale.[6] The school building was completed by early June 1936.[7] In late June 1936, it was announced that the school would also serve as the Rockdale Post Office.[8] On 8 July 1936, the school re-opened still using the name Rockdale State School.[4] On Saturday 12 September 1936, the school was officially opened by Ted Maher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly representing Rosewood, who gave a speech encouraging people to have more children to reverse the falling birthrate. It was followed by a picnic.[9][10] The school closed on 16 March 1952.[4] It was at 1131 Ropeley Rockside Road (27°41′36″S 152°17′02″E / 27.69343°S 152.28392°E / -27.69343; 152.28392 (Rockside State School (former))).[11][12]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Rockside had a population of 44 people.[13]
In the 2021 census, Rockside had a population of 29 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockside (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Rockside – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "MA MA CREEK ITEMS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLII, no. 6452. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "FOUR DEPUTATIONS". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 14, 461. Queensland, Australia. 22 July 1932. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 26 February 1936. p. 24 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MT. BERRYMAN". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVI, no. 15, 464. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1936. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEWS OF THE DAY". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVI, no. 15, 482. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1936. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVII, no. 15, 525. Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1936. p. 1 (DAILY.). Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SCHOOLS AFFECTED". Cairns Post. No. 10, 794. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Parish of Tenthill" (Map). Queensland Government. 1960. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rockside (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
- A time to remember... : the centenary of Ropeley State School, 1890 - 1990 and the closed schools of Woodlands, Rockside and Ropeley East, Carole and Dennis Clark, 1990
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