Blackstone, Queensland
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| Blackstone Ipswich, Queensland |
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Thomas Street, 2015
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 Blackstone
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| Population | 1,017 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4304 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Bundamba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Blackstone is a suburb of the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 1,017.[1]
History
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Brynhyfryd mansion, Blackstone (demolished 1937)
The district was originally called Bundamba Creek but this caused confusion with nearby Bundamba, so the postmistress Mrs Orr proposed the name Blackstone, believed to be a place in Ireland.[2]
Blackstone State School opened on 17 January 1887 and closed on 31 December 2009.[3][4]
Heritage listings
Blackstone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 6 Thomas Street: United Welsh Church, Blackstone[5]
References
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