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 Darling Downs Hotel erected 1920s | |||||||||||||
  Allan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:28°11′50″S151°57′01″E / 28.1972°S 151.9502°E /-28.1972; 151.9502 (Allan (centre of locality)) | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 91 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.46/km2 (27.09/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4370 | ||||||||||||
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Allan is a rurallocality in theSouthern Downs Region,Queensland, Australia.[3] It was formerly known asSandy Creek. In the2021 census, Allan had a population of 91 people.[2]
TheCondamine River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality, while Sandy Creek flows through the locality fromLeslie Dam (the locality) to the west towardsLeslie to the north-west (eventually becoming a tributary of the Condamine River.[4]
TheCunningham Highway passes through the locality from the south-east (Rosenthal Heights) towards the west (Leslie Dam). TheSouth Western railway line runs roughly parallel to the south of the highway; there is no railway station within the locality. Major arterial roads in the locality are Sandy Creek Road which runs from the highway north-west toLeslie. The Leslie Dam Road runs south from the highway towards theLeslie Dam.[4]
The predominant land is agriculture, both cropping and grazing.[4]
The locality is probably named after William Allan, an early settler, when the railway station was opened in 1904.[5][6] Another theory is that it is named after botanist and explorerAllan Cunningham.[7] The district was formerly known as Sandy Creek after the local creek.[8]
A number of hotels were built at Sandy Creek in 1866. Adam Smith built the Darling Downs Hotel (locally known as the Sandy Creek Pub) in 1875.[9] It operated as a coach stop for changing horses from 1880 until the railway opened in 1904. In the 1920s, the old Darling Downs Hotel was replaced with the current building.[10]
Sandy Creek Provisional School on 13 May 1872. The school and residence were built by W. Wallace and H. Marshall for £304/10/0. In 1929, it became Allan State School. It closed in December 1967.[8][11][12]
St Matthew's Anglican Church was opened on 17 November 1901. It closed in 1969 and the church building was relocated to the Slade School inWarwick.[13]
The South Western railway opened from Warwick to Thane on 1 July 1904 with Allan railway station (28°11′55″S151°56′59″E / 28.1987°S 151.9497°E /-28.1987; 151.9497 (Allan railway station (former))) serving the local area.[14][15] As at December 2019, Allan railway station is designated as an abandoned railway station.[16]
In the2016 census, Allan had a population of 87 people.[17]
In the2021 census, Allan had a population of 91 people.[2]
Allan has the following heritage sites:
There are no schools in Allan. The nearest government primary schools areWheatvale State School inWheatvale to the north-west andWarwick West State School inWarwick to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school isWarwick State High School in Warwick to the east.[4]
The Sandy Creek Raceway of the Warwick Kart Club is at 335 Sandy Creek Road (28°11′05″S151°56′53″E / 28.1846°S 151.9480°E /-28.1846; 151.9480 (Warwick Kart Club)).[18]
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