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Somme

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Southern Downs Regional Council QLD, PO Box 26, Somme, QLD 4382
1300 697 372

Description

Somme is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Somme is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Somme had a population of 53 people.

History

Somme was named after the Battle of the Somme in northern France. It was one of the largest battles for the Australian Imperial Forces in World War I. It is one of a number of localities in the Southern Downs Regions named after World War I battles.

Somme State School opened circa 1917. In 1924 it went from being a full-time school to being a half-time school in conjunction with Apple Vale State School in Apple Vale (meaning they shared a single teacher). Both schools closed in August 1927. Somme State School was on the south-west corner of the junction of Somme Lane and an unnamed street (28.7612°S 151.8122°E? / -28.7612; 151.8122? (Somme State School (former, 1917-1927))).Somme State School opened on 22 February 1949 and closed in 1962. It is unclear if this was a reopening of the earlier school or a new school, a 1952 shows Somme State School as being near Somme Lane but does not pinpoint its location as precisely as the 1922 map.In the 2016 census Somme had a population of 53 people.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 29.518 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 724 m

Population number: 53

Local Government Area: Southern Downs Regional Council

Location

Southern Downs Regional Council QLD, PO Box 26, Somme, QLD 4382

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Somme, Queensland

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