Ambrose, Queensland
| Ambrose Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Ambrose State School | |||||||||||||
  Ambrose | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°48′S 150°53′E / 23.800°S 150.883°ECoordinates: 23°48′S 150°53′E / 23.800°S 150.883°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 545 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4695 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 35 km (22 mi) west of Gladstone | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gladstone | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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Ambrose is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is located on the Bruce Highway. In the 2011 census, Ambrose had a population of 545 people.[1]
History
The town is named after Henry Gilbert Ambrose (1876—1950), an early settler in the area.[4]
Ambrose Provisional School opened in December 1913 with 12 students, becoming a State School on 1 December 1914.[5] It celebrates its centenary in 2014.[6]
Ambrose Post Office opened on 1 November 1915 (a receiving office had been open since 1910) and closed in 1977.[7]
Geography
The Bruce Highway and railway pass through the northern part of the locality; the town centre is close to both. Most of the land is in the locality is used for grazing cattle.
Education
Ambrose State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 39 Gentle Annie Road (23°47′13″S 150°55′19″E / 23.78690°S 150.92204°E).[8] In 2013, the school had an enrolment of 106 students with 6 teachers.[9]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ambrose (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Ambrose (entry 516)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Ambrose (entry 46586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "OBITUARY.". The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1956). Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 August 1950. p. 29. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Agency ID8597, Ambrose State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ "Centenary". Ambrose State School. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Ambrose State School. Ambrose State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
Further reading
- Kingston, Shirley; Australia Post (1988), Ambrose, Australia Post, retrieved 20 April 2014
- Ambrose State School (1989), Ambrose State School 75th Jubilee : 26th August, 1989 : opened 1914, Ambrose State School, ISBN 978-0-7316-8509-7
External links
Media related to Ambrose, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons