Charlton

History

Gowrie Estate Provisional School opened on 4 July 1898, becoming Gowrie Estate State School on 1 January 1909. In November 1915, it was renamed Charlton State School. It was located at 10834 Warrego Highway (). It closed on 31 December 2013. The school's website has been archived.

Geography

The Western railway line marks the northern boundary of the locality, while the southern boundary roughly follows Dry Creek. The higher of the two peaks of Gowrie Mountain (674 metres above sea level) is in the far west of the locality while the second lower peak ( above sea level) is in the neighbouring locality of Gowrie Mountain. The Warrego Highway passes through Charlton, with an intersection of the following road segments in the locality. To the north-east the Warrego Highway is now part of the Toowoomba Bypass, while to the east is the former Warrego Highway alignment, now known as the Toowoomba Connection Road (A21). To the south-west is the new portion of the Gore Highway (part of the Toowoomba Bypass. To the north-west is the unchanged portion of the Warrego Highway.

Most-observed species

• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  4,714
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,290
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  3,620
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  3,576
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  3,515
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  3,411
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  3,320
• Pale-headed Rosella

  Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  3,294