Wildash
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Wildash
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.3338|152.0661|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Wildash (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 75
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4370
| area = 85.7
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 14.2
| dir1 = S
| location1 = Warwick
| dist2 = 96.7
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 170
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Morgan Park
| near-ne = Canningvale
| near-e = Murrays Bridge
| near-se = Elbow Valley
| near-s = Cherry Gully
| near-sw = Silverwood
| near-w = Silverwood
| near-nw = Morgan Park
}}
Wildash is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|46003|Wildash|locality in Southern Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wildash had a population of 75 people.
History
The locality's name was derived from the parish name, which in turn was named after pastoralist Frederick John Cobb Wildash of Canning Downs.
Lord John Swamp Provisional School opened on 1878 and closed circa 1882. On 14 October 1883, it reopened as Lord John Swamp State School. In 1924, it was renamed Wildash State School. It closed in 1938.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} It was on the north-west corner of Wildash School Road and Shepherd Lane ({{Coord|-28.31021|152.07446|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Wildash State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 Stanthorpe |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m7-stanthorpe-soil-1932.jpg |access-date=30 December 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 December 2023}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Wildash had a population of 66 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33105|name=Wildash (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wildash had a population of 75 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33075|name=Wildash (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Wildash. The nearest government primary schools are Murray's Bridge State School in neighbouring Murrays Bridge to the east, Warwick East State School in Warwick to the north, and Dalveen State School in Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick..{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Citation |author1=Head |first=Sandra |title=50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12527887 |publication-date=1987 |publisher=Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee; Warwick Newspapers}}
External links
- {{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19784105|title=Death of Mr. Wildash.|date=6 May 1882|newspaper=The Queenslander|accessdate=2 January 2018|issue=345|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XXI|page=565|via=National Library of Australia}}
{{Southern Downs Region}}