:Greenmount, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Greenmount is a rural town on the Darling Downs. It is located just off the New England Highway {{convert|32|km|mi|0}} south of the regional city of Toowoomba.

Greenmount was formerly known as Greenmount West, and prior to that as Emu Creek. It takes its present name from the property owned by Donald Mackintosh, a local farmer and Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

The region was settled by graziers in the 1840s; farming activities remain the chief source of employment in Greenmount today.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Greenmount/2005/02/17/1108500203367.html Sydney Morning Herald] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211231842/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Greenmount/2005/02/17/1108500203367.html |date=11 February 2007 }} – Travel Page

In 1879, the post office called Emu Creek Siding was renamed Greenmount, and the post office formerly called Greenmount was renamed Emu Creek.{{cite news |date=13 September 1879 |title=New Zealand. |volume=XXXIV |page=5 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=3,845 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article882004 |accessdate=4 February 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205060639/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/882004 |url-status=live }}

Greenmount Presbyterian Church opened on Sunday 11 July 1886.{{cite news|date=17 July 1886|title=Greenmount Presbyterian Church.|volume=XXX|page=3|newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette|issue=5,952|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170804019|access-date=13 December 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205061936/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170804019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=6 March 1886|title=Advertising|page=6|newspaper=Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser|issue=3452|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216253370|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=13 December 2021|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205061936/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216253370|url-status=live}}

Greenmount Provisional School opened on 10 September 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Greenmount State School.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

The Greenmount War Memorial was dedicated on 11 December 1922 by Queensland Governor, Matthew Nathan.{{cite web|title=Greenmount War Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/91532-greenmount-war-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=5 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407125059/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/91532-greenmount-war-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}

In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 336 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36163|name=Greenmount (SSC)|accessdate=22 January 2021|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 699 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31252|name=Greenmount (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Greenmount had a population of 765 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31240|name=Greenmount (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Greenmount has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 13 Ramsay Street (Bicentennial Memorial Park, {{Coord|-27.7866|151.9055|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Greenmount War Memorial}}): Greenmount War Memorial{{cite QHR|15165|Greenmount War Memorial|600390|access-date=15 July 2013}}

Greenmount State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Haldon Street ({{coord|-27.7893|151.9067|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Greenmount State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Greenmount State School|url=https://www.greenmountss.eq.edu.au|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122080708/https://greenmountss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 46 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}

There are no secondary schools in Greenmount. The nearest secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the south and Harristown State High School in Harristown, Toowoomba, to the north.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=22 January 2021}}

Library services in Greenmount are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Pilton Street every Friday.{{cite web|title=Mobile library |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/3035-mobile-library-van |publisher=Toowoomba Regional Council |access-date=10 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024060057/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/libraries/your-local-library/3035-mobile-library-van |archive-date=24 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

Greenmount features a number of parks, including:

• Bicentennial Memorial Park,13 Ramsay Street ({{coord|-27.7868|151.9053|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bicentennial Memorial Park|display=}}) features the war memorial, barbeque, basketball half-court and playground{{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web|date=1 October 2020|title=Greenmount - Bicentennial Memorial Park|url=https://tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/greenmount-bicentennial-memorial-park|access-date=22 January 2021|website=Toowoomba Regional Council|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205061937/https://tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/greenmount-bicentennial-memorial-park|url-status=live}}
• Violet Brody Park, east end of Ramsay Street ({{coord|-27.7893|151.9093|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Violet Brody Park|display=}})
• Jack Derrick Park, 12-14 King Street ({{Coord|-27.7851|151.9011|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Jack Derrick Park}}), has playground equipment and picnic facilities{{cite web|date=6 October 2020|title=Jack Derrick Park|url=https://tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/greenmount-jack-derrick-park|access-date=22 January 2021|website=Toowoomba Regional Council|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205061938/https://tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-location/greenmount-jack-derrick-park|url-status=live}}

Author Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis), of Dad and Dave fame, lived in the region and attended Emu Creek State School, a nearby school, until the age of twelve.[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogD.html#davis1 Dictionary of Australian Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328042706/http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogD.html |date=28 March 2016 }} – Steele Rudd

Also, Queensland artist Rex Backhaus-Smith lived there with his family in the 1970s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.artoncairncross.com.au/rex-backhaus-smith.html|title=Rex Backhaus-Smith|website=Art on Cairncross|language=en|access-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312231904/http://www.artoncairncross.com.au/rex-backhaus-smith.html|archive-date=12 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/darling-heights-house-hides-fascinating-history/3093811/|title=Darling Heights house hides fascinating history|last=AndrewBackhouse|work=Chronicle|access-date=26 April 2018|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026063239/http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/darling-heights-house-hides-fascinating-history/3093811/|archive-date=26 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usc.edu.au/art-gallery/whats-on/rex-backhaus-smith-painting-life|title=Rex Backhaus Smith - Painting Life|website=www.usc.edu.au|language=en|access-date=26 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075108/https://www.usc.edu.au/art-gallery/whats-on/rex-backhaus-smith-painting-life|archive-date=26 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}

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• [http://queenslandplaces.com.au/greenmount University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Greenmount]

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