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Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. [ 1 ]
Old Stanthorpe Shire Council Chambers. Built in 1914, now part of the Stanthorpe Heritage Museum, 2015 Map of Stanthorpe Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. On 11 November 1879, the Stanthorpe Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1339. [2]
Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. It was built to provide protection to Nassau. [1] The fort, which is shaped like a paddle steamer, was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore to protect Nassau from pirates. He named it Fort Fincastle, after his second title, Viscount Fincastle.
These elements are illustrative of the establishment of market gardens in and around Stanthorpe from the 1880s. [1] El Arish is a characteristic and rare example of a summer residence established in Stanthorpe in the 1920s during a period of intense tourist activity which saw many buildings constructed to support this new industry. [1]
Stanthorpe station opened on 3 March 1881, when the Queensland Railway's Southern line was extended from Warwick. [1] [2] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Wallangarra on 14 February 1887. [3] [4] In April 1927, the station was visited by the Duke and Duchess of York. [5]
The Southern railway line passes through the locality from north (The Summit & Glen Niven) to south (Stanthorpe). [4] The town was served by the now-abandoned Applethorpe railway station ( 28°37′04″S 151°57′22″E / 28.6179°S 151.9561°E / -28.6179; 151.9561 ( Applethorpe railway station
Castle Bank & Trust was a Bahamian bank that was involved in tax evasion, as well as covertly funneling funds for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The bank was founded in the 1960s by Paul Helliwell, a former Office of Strategic Services and latter CIA officer, and Burton Kanter, a tax lawyer.
Stanthorpe Airport (IATA: SNH [2], ICAO: YSPE) is located at Applethorpe to the immediate north of Stanthorpe, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. See also