Gindie, Queensland
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Sudan grass in stook, State Farm, Gindie, circa 1933
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| Population | 382 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Gindie is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Gindie had a population of 382 people.[1]
History
The name Gindie means "much brigalow".[3]
Gindie Provisional School (also known as Gindie Siding Provisional School) opened 12 November 1897, becoming Gindie State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed in 1949 but later reopened.[4][5]
The Gindie State Farm was established In 1898 to experiment with growing new kinds of crops in the district such as sorghum, maize and pumpkins. The farm closed in 1932. [6]
Education
Gindie State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located on the Old Cullen-La-Ringo Road. In 2013, the school had an enrolment of 40 students in two classes, P-2 and 3-7, with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[7]
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