Eukey

Eukey
Queensland

Eukey Hall, 2015
Eukey
Coordinates 28°47′16″S 151°58′09″E / 28.7877°S 151.9691°E / -28.7877; 151.9691Coordinates: 28°47′16″S 151°58′09″E / 28.7877°S 151.9691°E / -28.7877; 151.9691
Population 510
Postcode(s) 4380
Location
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Eukey:
Mount Tully Storm King Sugarloaf New South Wales
Fletcher Eukey New South Wales
Ballandean Girraween New South Wales

Eukey is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the 2011 census, Eukey had a population of 510 people.[2]

Geography

Eukey is predominantly farming land. Doctors Creek flows to the south-west and ultimately is a tributary of the Severn River. McLaughin Creek flows north and merges with the northward-flowing Quart Pot Creek which continues into Storm King Dam before continuing into Stanthorpe.[3]

Eukey Road commences in neighbouring Ballandean to the south-west and passes through Eukey exiting to the north into Storm King towards Stanthorpe.[3]

Occasionally it snows in Eukey.[4]

History

Alexander (Sandy) Ross, 1872

Eukey was originally called Paddock Swamp. In 1872 tin was found in Eukey by Alexander (Sandy) Ross and tin mining commenced in the district.[5][6] Sandy Ross's land was very wet and so the tin was dredged out by the Paddock Creek Tin Dredging Company.[7]

Eukey State School opened on 25 January 1897 as the Paddock Swamp Provisional School. It became Paddock Swamp State School in 1909 and was renamed Eukey State School in 1916. It closed on 3 April 1964.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Eukey (entry 45926)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eukey". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Reports of snow on Granite Belt". ABC Southern Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "South - Eukey, Mt Tully & Storm King Dam". Granite Belt Wine Country. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Fox, Matthew J. "The History of Queensland: Its People and Industries" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "PADDOCK SWAMP TIN DREDGING COMPANY.". Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 12 August 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Agency ID6248, Eukey State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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