Wildash is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people.[1]

Wildash Queensland
Wildash
Coordinates	28.3338°S 152.0661°E / -28.3338; 152.0661 (Wildash (centre of locality))
Population	66 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.770/km2 (1.995/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4370
Area	85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Wildash: Morgan Park Morgan Park Canningvale Silverwood Wildash Murrays Bridge Silverwood Cherry Gully Elbow Valley

History

The locality's name was derived from the parish name, which in turn was named after pastoralist Frederick John Cobb Wildash of Canning Downs.[2]

Lord John Swamp Provisional School opened on 1878 and closed circa 1882. On 14 October 1883, it reopened as Lord John Swamp State School. In 1924, it was renamed Wildash State School. It closed in 1938.[3]

In the 2016 census, Wildash had a population of 66 people.[1]

References

Further reading

• Head, Sandra (1987), 50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987, Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee; Warwick Newspapers

External links

• "Death of Mr. Wildash". The Queenslander. Vol. XXI, no. 345. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1882. p. 565. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

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