Thane

Thane is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Thane is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Thane had a population of 27 people.

The town takes its name from the railway station named on 5 February 1904 after John Thane, a pioneer pastoralist of Ellangowan Run, who drowned in the Condamine River in about 1843.Thane Provisional School opened on 27 March 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Thane State School. It closed on 2 May 1925. It was located between Thanes Creek Road and the Cunningham Highway (28.1608°S 151.6954°E? / -28.1608; 151.6954? (Thane State School (former))).On 27 July 1905 the Queensland Government offered 22 town lots near the Thane railway station, then the terminus of the South Western railway line, ranging in size from 1 to 4 roods (1,000 to 4,000 m2). However, there were only five buyers.St John's Anglican Church opened circa 1909 and closed circa 1968. It was at 230 Thanes Creek Road (28.1598°S 151.6967°E? / -28.1598; 151.6967? (St John's Anglican Church (former))). The church was relocated to the Mile End Park, 177 Pratten Street in west Warwick.On 26 September 1911 the Queensland Government tried to sell more of the town lots.In the 2016 census, Thane had a population of 27 people.