Silver Spur, Queensland
Silver Spur (also written as Silverspur) is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Silver Spur had a population of 94 people.[1] HistorySilverspur Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895. On 1 November 1912 it became Silverspur State School. It closed on 1960.[5] It was on the Stanthorpe – Texas Road on the corner of Hilton Street (28°51′46″S 151°16′33″E / 28.8629°S 151.2757°E).[6] St Mary Magdalene's Anglican Church was dedicated on 19 August 1932 by the Archbishop of Brisbane Gerald Sharp. It was on the Stanthorpe Texas Road.[7][8] It closed circa 1966.[9] DemographicsIn the 2016 census, the locality of Silver Spur had a population of 72 people.[10] In the 2021 census, the locality of Silver Spur had a population of 94 people.[1] EducationThere are no schools in Silver Spur. The nearest government school is Texas State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Texas to the west. There are no secondary schools providing secondary education to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[11] FacilitiesThere is a cemetery at the end of Spooners Road off Waverley Lane (28°50′56″S 151°14′54″E / 28.8489°S 151.2484°E) operated by the Goondiwindi Regional Council.[4] References
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