Glengallan, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Glengallan
| city =
| state = qld
| image = File:Windmill in Glengallan, Queensland, 2023.jpg
| caption = Windmill in Glengallan, 2023
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.1091|152.0616|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Glengallan (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 57
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4370
| area = 22.3
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 10.7
| dir1 = SE
| location1 = Allora
| dist2 = 15.2
| dir2 = NNE
| location2 = Warwick
| dist3 = 68.2
| dir3 = S
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 149
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane
| elevation = 460 to 601
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Mount Marshall
| near-ne = Mount Marshall
| near-e = Clintonvale
| near-se = Sladevale
| near-s = Sladevale
| near-sw = Willowvale
| near-w = Willowvale
| near-nw = Mount Marshall
}}
Glengallan is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49208|Glengallan|locality in Southern Downs Region|access-date=6 May 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Glengallan had a population of 57 people.
Geography
Glengallan is part of the Darling Downs.
The New England Highway enters the locality from the north-west (Mount Marshall). The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the south-east and merges with the New England Highway, and then together exits the locality to the south (Willowvale and Sladevale).{{Queensland Globe|access-date=12 September 2023}}
The land is mostly flat (approx {{Convert|460|m}} above sea level except for Mount Marshall in the north-east of the locality ({{coord|-28.0955|152.0715|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Marshall}}) which rises to {{convert|601|m}}.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|21101|Mount Marshall|mountain in Southern Downs Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
The land use is predominantly crop growing with grazing on native vegetation on the sloes of Mount Marshall.
History
File:Glengallan Methodist Church, at its opening, 7 October 1908.jpg
The name Glengallan derives from the name of the pastoral run, taken up by Colin and John Campbell in 1841.
Glengallan Station School opened circa 1886 for the education for the children of the staff of Glengallan Station. In 1891, it became Glengallan Provisional School.{{cite news |date=22 June 1892 |title=DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3543819 |accessdate=4 July 2024 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLIX |issue=10,745}} On 1 January 1909, it became Glengallon State School. It closed in 1921. In late 1922 or early 1923, it was amalgamated with Wilsonville State School to become Mount Marshall State School, which closed in 1965.{{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}}
On Monday 14 September 1908, the foundation stone of St Andrew's Anglican Church was laid by Archdeacon Rivers. The church was dedicated on 23 November 1908 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.{{cite news |date=27 November 1908 |title=ANGLICAN CHURCH AT GLENGALLAN |volume=LXV |page=2 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=15,875 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19551320 |accessdate=12 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230205/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19551320 |url-status=live }} It closed in 1962.{{Cite web |title=Closed Anglican Churches |url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/ |archive-date=3 April 2019 |access-date=29 June 2020 |website=Anglican Church South Queensland}}{{Cite web |title=St Andrew's Anglican Church {{!}} Glengallan |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5603 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230203/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5603 |url-status=live }}
Glengallan Methodist church opened on Sunday 4 October 1908 with a celebratory tea meeting on Wednesday 7 October 1908.{{cite news |date=14 September 1908 |title=GLENGALLAN |volume=42 |page=6 |newspaper=Warwick Examiner And Times |issue=3756 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82307761 |accessdate=12 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230241/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82307761 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|date=30 November 1935|title=METHODISM|page=8|newspaper=Warwick Daily News|issue=5109|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177342278|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=10 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003821/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177342278|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Glengallan Methodist Church {{!}} Glengallan |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5417 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230207/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5417 |url-status=live }}
Glengallan Presbyterian Church was officially opened and dedicated on Sunday 19 September 1909 by Reverend R. Kerr. It was on a site donated by Walter Skerman opposite the provisional school.{{cite news |date=18 September 1909 |title=NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT GLENGALLAN |volume=44 |page=5 |newspaper=Warwick Examiner And Times |issue=3917 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82319385 |accessdate=12 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230214/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82319385 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Glengallan Presbyterian Church {{!}} Glengallan |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6043 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911230207/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6043 |url-status=live }}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Glengallan had a population of 54 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31173|name=Glengallan (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Glengallan had a population of 57 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31161|name=Glengallan (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Heritage listings
File:StateLibQld 1 235633 Glengallan House near Allora on the Darling Downs.jpg
Glengallan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
There are no schools in Glengallan. The nearest government primary schools are Allora State School in Allora to the north-west and Freestone State School in Freestone to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora State School (to Year 10) in Allora and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}
References
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{{Southern Downs Region}}