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Dows Creek

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Dow's Creek Provisional School opened on 17 April 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Dows Creek State School. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. It was at 1081 Mount Ossa Road
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There are no schools in Dows Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Gargett State School in neighbouring
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to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School, also in Mirani.
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Faces, places and memories : a history of Dows Creek State School 1895-1995
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Langdon's Creek State School opened in 1921 and closed in 1930.
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Dows Creek, Queensland
OpenStreetMap
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GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
Queensland
Dows Creek is located in Queensland
Coordinates
21°05′56″S 148°45′50″E / 21.0988°S 148.7638°E / -21.0988; 148.7638 (Dows Creek (centre of locality))
2021 census
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UTC+10:00
Mirani
Mackay CBD
Brisbane
LGA(s)
Mackay Region
State electorate(s)
Mirani
Federal division(s)
Capricornia
Eungella Hinterland
Mount Charlton
Mount Martin
Owens Creek
Mount Martin
Gargett

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