Cherry Gully, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 28°25′01″S 152°03′29″E / 28.4169°S 152.0580°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 18 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.13/km2 (2.93/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4370 | ||||||||||||
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Cherry Gully is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.[2]
History
The locality takes its name from a local gully name. There are a number of stories about the name of the gully. One story is that in mid-nineteenth century a cask of sherry fell from a wagon into the gully, with the word sherry being corrupted later to cherry.[3] In another story, carriers stopped at the gully and drank sherry from the cargo to excess and again the word sherry was corrupted to cherry.[4] The other story is that the gully has many wild cherry trees.[5]
Cherry Gully Provisional School opened in 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Cherry Gully State School. It closed circa 1916.[6] It was on Old Stanthorpe Road (28°26′03″S 152°01′59″E / 28.43417°S 152.03293°E), now within the neighbouring locality of Dalveen to the south-west.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 9 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 18 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Cherry Gully. The nearest government primary school is Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north.[9]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherry Gully (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherry Gully (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Cherry Gully – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "CHERRY OR SHERRY GULLY". The Courier-mail. No. 738. Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1936. p. 12. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—84". The Courier-mail. No. 734. Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1936. p. 10. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "County of Merivale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1923. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cherry Gully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
