The Wyaralong Dam was built across Teviot Brook, a tributary of the Logan River.[3] The dam wall is partly in Wyaralong and partly in neighbouring Allenview (27.9079°S 152.8817°E / -27.9079; 152.8817 (Wyaralong Dam)). Its impoundment, Lake Wyaralong, is mostly within Wyaralong but some is within Allenview where the public access area is located.[4] The dam wall is 463.6 metres (1,521ft) wide. The catchment area of the dam is 546 square kilometres (211sqmi). The dam can hold up to 102,883 megalitres (3,633.3×10^6cuft) of water.[5]
The Beaudesert–Boonah Road (State Route 90) runs through the locality from south-east (Bromelton) to south (Coulson). It passes to the south of the lake.[4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, except for some areas of plantation forestry.[4]
History
Wyaralong Provisional School at Wyaralong pastoral station, circa 1924-1929
Wyaralong Provisional School opened on 30 June 1924 but closed in 1929 due to low numbers of students. It operated from a cottage on the Wyaralong pastoral station provided by Mr and Mrs Colin John Campbell Philp.[8][9][10][11]
Wyaralong State School opened on 14 February 1938.[12] It was built on 3 acres (1.2ha) of land donated by Colin Philp.[13] Miss T. D. Dengle was the first teacher.[14] The school was officially opened on Friday 11 March 1938 by Minister for Public Instruction, Frank Cooper.[15] The school closed in 1949 but re-opened in 1956. It closed permanently on 18 July 1965.[9][10] The school was located south of (the now) Old Beaudesert Road (approx 27.9430°S 152.7584°E / -27.9430; 152.7584 (Wyralong State School (former))); the route of the road between Boonah and Beaudesert has been changed to avoid the inundation created by the dam.[16][17][4]
In 1940, the area was used for air gunnery practice exercises, the first in Queensland.[18][19]
There are no schools in Wyaralong. The nearest government primary schools are Roadvale State School in neighbouring Roadvale to the west, Gleneagle State School in Gleneagle to the east, and Boonah State School in Boonah to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south-west and Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert to the east.[4]
References
Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wyaralong (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN978-1-921171-26-0
"In Country Centres". The Courier-mail. No.1228. Queensland, Australia. 7 August 1937. p.21. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"Advertising". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 31 July 1937. p.29 (LATE WEEK END FINAL). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"West Moreton News". Queensland Times. Vol.LXXVIII, no.15, 869. Queensland, Australia. 30 September 1937. p.14 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"West Moreton News". Queensland Times. Vol.LXXVIII, no.16, 002. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1938. p.14 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"Visits to schools". Queensland Times. Vol.LXXVIII, no.16, 008. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1938. p.8 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
"Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
"Air Gunnery". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 31 August 1940. p.5. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2015– via National Library of Australia.
"Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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