Silkstone, Queensland

Silkstone is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Silkstone had a population of 3,480 people.[1]

Silkstone
Ipswich, Queensland
Alice Street, 2015
Silkstone
Coordinates27.6230°S 152.7900°E / -27.6230; 152.7900
Population3,480 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,740/km2 (4,510/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4304
Area2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)Ipswich
Federal Division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Silkstone:
Newtown Booval Bundamba
Eastern Heights Silkstone Blackstone
Raceview Raceview Blackstone

Geography

Bundamba Creek marks the eastern boundary of Silkstone.

History

Newtown State School opened on 1 July 1882. In 1915 the school was moved to a new location and renamed Silkstone State School.[3][4][5]

In December 1895 the Anglican Diocese's architect John Buckeridge called for tenders to erect the Church of All Saints in Bundanba (as Bundamba was then known)[6] on land donated by Miss Ferrett and Mr Harry Ferrett. Bishop William Webber laid the foundation stone on Friday 24 January 1896.[7] Bishop Webber opened and dedicated the new church on Saturday 16 May 1896.[8][9] In April 1897 Harry Ferrett was married in the church.[10] In 1913 the church building was moved by rolling it on beer barrels to Silkstone. In 1930 it was moved again on a flat-top lorry to its current location in Booval.[11] A new church hall for All Saints' Anglican Church was opened in Booval on Sunday 10 May 1930.[12] The second All Saints' Anglican Church was dedicated in Booval in 1983.[13]

Bremer State High School opened 26 January 1959 at 73 Blackstone Road (27.620825°S 152.780042°E / -27.620825; 152.780042).[14] In 2011, the school relocated to a new site at 133-153 Warwick Road, Ipswich.[15]

Education

Silkstone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Molloy Street (27.6190°S 152.7847°E / -27.6190; 152.7847 (Silkstone State School)).[16][17] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 828 students with 64 teachers (59 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).[18] It includes a special education program.[16]

Claremont Special School is a special primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 136a Robertson Road (27.6295°S 152.7876°E / -27.6295; 152.7876 (Claremont Special School)).[16][19] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 144 students with 44 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent).[18]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Silkstone (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Silkstone – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 45077)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Our school". Silkstone State School. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "Silkstone State School". Department of Education and Training. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XXXVI (5376). Queensland, Australia. 21 December 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Anglican Church of All Saints, Bundanba". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XXXVI (5390). Queensland, Australia. 25 January 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Local and General News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XXXVI (5437). Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "All Saints' (Anglican) Church, Bundanba". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XXXVI (5439). Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "MR. FERRETT—MISS MAUGHAN". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XXXVII (5583). Queensland, Australia. 22 April 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "All Saints' Anglican Church Booval". www.facebook.com. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. "ALL SAINTS' HALL". Queensland Times. LXX (13774). Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1930. p. 6 (DAILY.). Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 133. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. Chiclcott, Tanya; Vlasic, Kimberley (7 June 2013). "Full school asssets sale list". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  15. "Our school". Bremer State High School. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  16. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. "Silkstone State School". Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  19. "Claremont Special School". Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

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