Cherry Gully, Queensland

Cherry Gully
Queensland
Cherry Gully; Queensland
	Water sculpture, Cherry Gully, 2022
	Cherry Gully
Coordinates	28.4169°S 152.0580°E
Population	9 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.57/km2 (1.47/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4370
Area	15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	25.3 km (16 mi) S of Warwick ; 108 km (67 mi) S of Toowoomba ; 181 km (112 mi) SW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Cherry Gully:

Cherry Gully is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, it had a population of 9 people.[1]

History

The locality takes its name from a local gully name. There are a number of stories about the name of the gully. One story is that in mid-nineteenth century a cask of sherry fell from a wagon into the gully, with the word sherry being corrupted later to cherry.[2] In another story, carriers stopped at the gully and drank sherry from the cargo to excess and again the word sherry was corrupted to cherry.[3] The other story is that the gully has many wild cherry trees.[4]

Education

There are no schools in Cherry Gully. The nearest government primary school is Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north.[5]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cherry Gully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Cherry Gully – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"CHERRY OR SHERRY GULLY". The Courier-mail. No. 738. Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
"NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—84". The Courier-mail. No. 734. Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cherry Gully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Cherry Gully – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[3] "CHERRY OR SHERRY GULLY". The Courier-mail. No. 738. Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—84". The Courier-mail. No. 734. Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[globe-5] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2022.