Blackstone, Queensland
| Blackstone Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Thomas Street, 2015 | |||||||||||||
  Blackstone | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°37′39″S 152°48′11″E / 27.62750°S 152.80306°ECoordinates: 27°37′39″S 152°48′11″E / 27.62750°S 152.80306°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 1,017 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4304 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Bundamba | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||
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Blackstone is a suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,017.[1]
History
Brynhyfryd mansion, Blackstone (demolished 1937)
The district was originally called Bundamba Creek but this caused confusion with nearby Bundamba, so the postmistress Mrs Orr proposed the name Blackstone, believed to be a place in Ireland.[2]
Blackstone State School opened on 17 January 1887 and closed on 31 December 2009.[3][4]
Heritage listings
Blackstone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 6 Thomas Street: United Welsh Church, Blackstone[5]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Blackstone (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Blackstone (entry 47394)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Agency ID4852, Blackstone State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "United Welsh Church, Blackstone (entry 600548)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
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