Westbrook, Queensland

Westbrook
Queensland

Main Street, Westbrook, looking toward Mount Rascal
Population 3,287 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4350
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Groom
Suburbs around Westbrook:
Biddeston Wellcamp Glenvale
Biddeston Westbrook Drayton
Athol Wyreema Finnie

Westbrook is a town and locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, the town recorded a population of 3,287.[1]

Geography

The Gore Highway passes through Westbrook.

History

Open carriage outside the Westbrook Station homestead, circa 1877

The name Westbrook comes from the name of the pastoral run used first by John Campbell, a pastoralist and merchant, in 1841.[2]

Bunker's Hill State School opened on 1 January 1899 under head teacher Walter Richmond.[4][5]

Westbrook Reformatory School for Boys opened on 5 May 1900, having been relocated from Lytton Hill on the orders of Colonel George Arthur French, Commandant of the newly created Queensland Defence Force.[6] On 30 October 1919, it was renamed Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook to have a "positive 'moral effect' on the boys". On 26 May 1966 it was renamed Westbrook Training Centre. Around 1987 Westbrook it was renamed Westbrook Youth Detention Centre. It closed on 30 June 1994.[7][8][9][10][9][10][11]

Westbrook State School, 1930

Westbrook Crossing State School opened on 9 February 1910, but changed its name to Westbrook State School in April 1910. It closed on 6 July 1969.[7][12]

Westbrook War Memorial, Anzac Day 1922

On 25 April (Anzac Day) 1922, the Westbrook War Memorial was unveiled by Littleton Groom, the then Attorney-General for Australia and Member for the Darling Downs. The memorial commemorates the service of 47 local men in World War I and is located at Main Street in front of the Westbrook Hall (27°36′33″N 151°52′01″E / 27.609195°N 151.866870°E / 27.609195; 151.866870 (Westbrook War Memorial)).[13][14][15]

The town has grown to become a satellite suburb of Toowoomba and is now one of the fastest growing areas of the city, and is home to many of its workers.[16]

Heritage listings

Westbrook has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Bunker's Hill State School is a government primary (P-7) school located at 315 Bunkers Hill School Road (27°36′S 151°50′E / 27.600°S 151.833°E / -27.600; 151.833 (Bunker's Hill State School)Coordinates: 27°36′S 151°50′E / 27.600°S 151.833°E / -27.600; 151.833 (Bunker's Hill State School)). In 2012, it had 205 students enrolled with 17 teachers (12.6 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Westbrook, but there are a number available in Toowoomba.[19][20]

Facilities

Library services in Westbrook are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Main Street every Saturday.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Westbrook (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Westbrook (town) (entry 37091)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Westbrook (locality) (entry 48092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Agency ID96, Bunkers Hill State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Lytton Hill (entry 601366)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Agency ID11373, Westbrook Reformatory for Boys". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Agency ID11374, Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Agency ID11375, Westbrook Training Centre". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Agency ID48, Westbrook Youth Detention Centre". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Agency ID6042, Westbrook State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Westbrook War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "PERSONAL.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 April 1922. p. 19. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "OBSERVANCE IN TOOWOOMBA.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 April 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Westbrook". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Westbrook Homestead (entry 600636)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Westbrook War Memorial (entry 600637)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  19. ↑ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bunker's Hill State School. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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