Glen Echo, Queensland
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 Sauer's Bridge opening, 1935 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 25°54′50″S 152°24′14″E / 25.9138°S 152.4038°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 80.9 km2 (31.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 49 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.606/km2 (1.569/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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Glen Echo is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Glen Echo had a population of 49 people.[1]
The watercourse Munna Creek forms part of the western boundary of the locality.[3] Bauple - Woolooga Road forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.[4]
A section of Glenbar National Park and Miva State Forest 1 are in the north of the locality, with Sugar Loaf Mountain in national park (25°52′04″S 152°23′53″E / 25.8677°S 152.3980°E), rising to 415 metres (1,362 ft) above sea level.[5][6][3] Miva State Forest 2 is in the west of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[7]
History
Glenecho State School opened on 26 July 1932. It closed in 1967.[8][9] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 626 Glen Echo Road (25°54′24″S 152°24′51″E / 25.90653°S 152.41406°E).[10][11]
A bridge crossing Munna Creek was washed away in 1933, and a temporary crossing provided by Councillor Sauer until a new bridge was built.[12][13][14] On Saturday 19 January 1935, a new bridge was opened with 300 people present for the event. The bridge was named Sauer's Bridge as a recognition of Councillor W. Sauer's war services and his efforts to have the bridge constructed.[15][16][17] The bridge has since been replaced by a cement bridge (25°55′31″S 152°25′55″E / 25.92525°S 152.43202°E).[17]
