Massie is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Massie had a population of 113 people.[3]
| Massie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Deuchar-Massie Hall, Massie, 1997 | |||||||||||||||
  Massie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°07′58″S 151°55′49″E / 28.1327°S 151.9302°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 113 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 53.3 km2 (20.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The locality is bounded to the south by the Condamine River.[4]
The Warwick Allora Road enters to the locality from the south-east (Toolburra) and exits to the north (Deuchar).[4]
The South Western railway line enters the locality from the north (Deuchar) and runs immediately parallel and east of the Warwick Allora Road until it exits to the south-east (Toolburra). The locality was served by the Massie railway station (28°08′49″S 151°57′20″E / 28.1469°S 151.9556°E).[5][6][4]
The land use is crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History edit
The locality was named after the Massie railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department after Robert George Massie, a pastoralist of South Toolburra, who was formerly a Commissioner of Crown Lands for MacLeay River District and later a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Pastoral districts of New England and MacLeay.[2][7][8][9][10]
Deuchar Provisional School opened on 14 March 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Deuchar State School. It was closed in 1921 due to low student numbers, but reopened in 1924. It closed permanently on 11 August 1967.[11] It was at 98 Millar Lane, on the south-east corner of Deuchar Bony Mountain Road, now within Massie (28°06′54″S 151°56′33″E / 28.11510°S 151.94239°E).[12][13][14]
Demographics edit
In the 2016 census, Massie had a population of 91 people.[15]
In the 2021 census, Massie had a population of 113 people.[3]
Education edit
There are no schools in Massie. The nearest government primary schools are Wheatvale State School in neighbouring Wheatvale to the south-west, Glennie Heights State School in Warwick to the south-east, and Allora State School in Allora to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick, Allora State School (to Year 10) in Allora, and Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the north.[16]
Amenities edit
Warwick Aerodrome is at 111 Massie Bony Mountain Road (28°08′57″S 151°56′37″E / 28.1491°S 151.9436°E).[17] It is operated by the Southern Downs Regional Council.[18]
Deuchar-Massie Hall is a public hall at 12 Massie Bony Mountain Road (corner of Massie Hall Road, 28°08′56″S 151°57′17″E / 28.1490°S 151.9547°E).[19]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Massie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Massie – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Massie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Massie – railway station in the Southern Downs Region (entry 21196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—188". The Courier-mail. No. 838. Queensland, Australia. 7 May 1936. p. 12. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2456. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Massie, Robert George". Former Members. Queensland Parliament. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Mr Robert George Massie (1815-1883)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Parish of North Toolburra" (Type). Queensland Government. 1931. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Massie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Aerodromes". Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
