Massie, Queensland

Massie is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Massie had a population of 91 people.[1]

Massie
Queensland
Massie
Coordinates28.1327°S 151.9302°E / -28.1327; 151.9302
Population91 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.499/km2 (3.883/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area60.7 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Massie:
Bony Mountain Deuchar Deuchar
Upper Wheatvale Massie Willowvale
Leslie
Wheatvale		 Toolburra Rosehill
Toolburra

History

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 McLeay 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][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Massie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Massie – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 49195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—188". The Courier-mail (838). Queensland, Australia. 7 May 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander (2456). Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 26 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Massie, Robert George". Former Members. Queensland Parliament. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "Mr Robert George Massie (1815-1883)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2018.


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