Silverwood, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°21′03″S 152°00′26″E / 28.3508°S 152.0072°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 58 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.754/km2 (1.953/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4370 | ||||||||||||
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Silverwood is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Silverwood had a population of 58 people.[1]
Mount Silverwood is in the west of the locality (28°21′44″S 151°58′51″E / 28.3622°S 151.9807°E) rising to 836 metres (2,743 ft) above sea level.[3][4]
Connolly Dam is a reservoir in the centre of the locality (28°21′36″S 152°00′06″E / 28.36°S 152.0016°E). Originally known as Silverwood Dam, it was renamed Connolly Dam after Dan Connolly, who was Mayor of Warwick in 1910 and again from 1924 to 1932.[5] The dam impounds Rosenthal Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River.[6]
The Southern railway line enters the locality from the north (Morgan Park) and meanders south through the locality, passing through the Cherry Gully tunnel, before exiting to the south (Dalveen).[6] The locality is served by Silverwood railway station (28°21′01″S 152°01′03″E / 28.3503°S 152.0176°E).[7]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation, apart from a small amount of crop growing along Rosenthal Creek.[6]
History
A railway camp was established to build the Big Tunnel (now known as the Cherry Gully Tunnel) on the Southern railway line.[8]
Big Tunnel Camp School opened on 4 August 1879 as a private school for children of railway workers before a teacher was supplied by the Department of Public Instruction in 1879. Approximately 60 children attended the school.[8] It closed in 1880.[9]
Rosenthal Middle Provisional School opened circa 1879. In 1887, it was renamed Silverwood Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Silverwood State School. It closed in 1914.[10]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Silverwood had a population of 38 people.[11]
In the 2021 census, Silverwood had a population of 58 people.[1]
