Thanes Creek, Queensland
Thanes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Thanes Creek had a population of 30 people.[1]
| Thanes Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Thanes Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.1183°S 151.6791°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 30 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.36/km2 (0.94/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 82.6 km2 (31.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
The locality is just north of the Cunningham Highway about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Warwick.[3]
History
The locality was named after the creek, which was in turn named after John Thane, a pioneer pastoralist of the Ellangowan Run, who drowned in the Condamine River in 1844.[2][4][5][6]
In the 2016 census Thanes Creek had a population of 30 people.[1]
Gold mining and fossicking
Thanes Creek is a former gold mining area, and the site of a government approved gold fossicking area.[7]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Thanes Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Thanes Creek – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Google (28 July 2019). "Thanes Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Thanes Creek – watercourse in the Toowoomba Region (entry 33807)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "News from the interior". The Sydney Morning Herald. XVII, (2121). New South Wales, Australia. 2 March 1844. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- "The Last of a Pioneer". The Queenslander. IX, (41). Queensland, Australia. 14 November 1874. p. 9. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- "Thanes Creek fossicking area". Queensland Government. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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