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Packers Camp is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. [4]The locality was originally known as Highclere but its name changed to Highleigh in 1896. Later it became known as Packer Camp as it was the place where the horse, mule and bullock teams were loaded for the trip over the range to the goldfields.
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Holbrook State School operated in the Wattle Camp area briefly between 1895 and 1897. It was at one point a half-time school shared with Booie State School, under teacher Miss Mary Jane McNicol (who later became Mrs. Perret of Booie - a resident there for many years).
The locality was named by the Queensland Railways Department after a camp for workers constructing the Toowoomba–Hendon railway, which was beside a well. [2] The line opened to Hendon on 11 March 1869. [5] Wellcamp Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Wellcamp State School. [6] [7] [8]
Top Camp is 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre via the New England Highway.It is immediately to the west of the Great Dividing Range and is at an elevation of 580 to 630 metres (1,900 to 2,070 ft).The highway passes through the eastern part of the locality from north (Kearney Springs) to south (Hodgson Vale).
In the 2011 census, Camp Mountain recorded a population of 1,258 people, 51% female and 49% male. [15] The median age of the Camp Mountain population was 41 years, 4 years above the national median of 37. 81.7% of people living in Camp Mountain were born in Australia.
A United Methodist Free Church opened at Pine Mountain on Sunday 13 September 1874 with a service conducted by the Reverend David Porteus of Ipswich. [23] The church building was described as being built of pine at the very top of the mountain on the southern side, a site donated by Reuben Worley. [23] [24] St Peter's Anglican Church opened ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Glencoe is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, ... 7] [8] The first burial in Glencoe general cemetery ...