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During World War II, Toowoomba was the location of RAAF No.7 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).
Toowoomba City is an urban locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is the central suburb of Toowoomba, containing its central business district and informally known as the Toowoomba CBD. In the 2021 census, Toowoomba City had a population of 2,321 people. [1]
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.
On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed the City of Toowoomba. [4] [5] Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge and Town of Newtown on 23 February 1917. [6] [7] On 19 March 1949, following a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, [8] Toowoomba grew its area to include parts of the Shires of ...
Toowoomba State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Stuart Street [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 832 students with 76 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent). [ 21 ]
Alfred Thomas supervised construction of the railway from Ipswich to Toowoomba, a major engineering feat. A cannon was sited near the memorial in 1900. [1] In the 1920s Toowoomba become known as the garden city of Queensland, in recognition of the extensive network of well established gardens which dotted the city.
Middle Ridge is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre. The Great Dividing Range passes through Middle Ridge from the north-west to the south-east. The area west of the range is on the Darling Downs at 660 to 670 metres (2,170 to 2,200 ft) above sea level and is a residential area.
Highlands Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 505 Hume Street on the east of Kearneys Spring (8] [9] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 473 students with 44 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent).