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Silverwood is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Silverwood had a population of 38 people.[1]
| Silverwood Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Silverwood | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.3508°S 152.0072°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 38 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.494/km2 (1.280/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
A railway camp was established to build the Big Tunnel (now known as the Cherry Gully Tunnel) on the Southern railway line.[3]
Big Tunnel Camp School opened on 4 August 1879 as a private school for children of railway workers before a teacher was supplied by the Department of Public Instruction in 1879. Approximately 60 children attended the school.[3] It closed in 1880.[4]
Heritage listings
Silverwood has a number of heritage sites, including:
- Warwick-Stanthorpe railway line: Cherry Gully Tunnel[5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silverwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Silverwood – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45974)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- "BIG TUNNEL CAMP, STANTHORPE RAILWAY LINE". The Queenslander. Vol. XVII, no. 233. Queensland, Australia. 31 January 1880. p. 134. Retrieved 25 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Cherry Gully Tunnel (entry 601517)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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