Stockleigh, Queensland
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Stockleigh is a suburb of Logan City
, Queensland
, Australia
. Once part of the Shire of Beaudesert
, Stockleigh has now been included in Logan City and is a low density semi-rural locality with larger acreage blocks. When pioneer Will Elworthy settled in the district in 1863 the area to be known as Stockleigh was named after his birthplace in Devon, England.
When farmers turned to intensive dairying, milk and cream could be transported to the Kingston dairy factory via the Maclean Bridge over the Logan River immediately west of Stockleigh. The Stockleigh provisional primary school opened in 1873, and a succession of school buildings continued until 1935. Stockleigh has an environmental park and a small housing estate in the east, near Logan Village
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Logan City, Queensland
Logan City is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. The city is situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and Gold Coast to the south. The city also borders the Scenic Rim, the City of Ipswich and Redland City....
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. Once part of the Shire of Beaudesert
Shire of Beaudesert
The Shire of Beaudesert was a Local Government Area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich...
, Stockleigh has now been included in Logan City and is a low density semi-rural locality with larger acreage blocks. When pioneer Will Elworthy settled in the district in 1863 the area to be known as Stockleigh was named after his birthplace in Devon, England.
When farmers turned to intensive dairying, milk and cream could be transported to the Kingston dairy factory via the Maclean Bridge over the Logan River immediately west of Stockleigh. The Stockleigh provisional primary school opened in 1873, and a succession of school buildings continued until 1935. Stockleigh has an environmental park and a small housing estate in the east, near Logan Village
Logan Village, Queensland
Logan Village is a suburb of Logan City, Queensland, Australia. Once part of the Shire of Beaudesert, Logan Village has now been included in Logan City and is a low density semi-rural suburb...
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