10-707: Palgrave may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Palgrave, Queensland , a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Australia Canada [ edit ] Palgrave, Ontario , Canada United Kingdom [ edit ] Palgrave, Suffolk , England Sporle with Palgrave , Norfolk, England Others [ edit ] Palgrave (surname) Palgrave Macmillan , an academic publishing company See also [ edit ] Count palatine The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics Palgrave's Golden Treasury ,
20-513: A popular anthology of English poetry Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Palgrave . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palgrave&oldid=935747016 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-632: A tribute to pioneering women. In 2008, SunWater began a dam spillway capacity upgrade program to ensure a consistently high level of safety for the dams under their control, including the Leslie Dam. On the night of 5 January 2011, the dam spilled for the first time in more than two decades. All seven floodgates were opened. The resulting high waters in Sandy Creek closed the Cunningham Highway . The following day SunWater reduced
40-469: Is a dam in the locality of the same name Leslie Dam , Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. It impounds Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River , to create Lake Leslie ( 28°14′12″S 151°54′22″E / 28.2367°S 151.9061°E / -28.2367; 151.9061 ( Lake Leslie ) ). It is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Warwick town centre. It
50-505: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palgrave, Queensland Palgrave is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Palgrave had a population of 35 people. The Herries Range forms the south-western boundary of the locality. Sandy Creek rises on the slopes of the range and then flows northward through
60-665: Is now the place where Sandy Creek flows into Lake Leslie , created by the Leslie Dam which did not exist during the school's lifetime. In October 2023, a light kit-built aircraft crashed in Palgrave, killing the pilot, and starting a grass fire. In the 2016 census , Palgrave had a population of 17 people. In the 2021 census , Palgrave had a population of 35 people. There are no schools in Palgrave. The nearest government primary schools are: The nearest government secondary schools are: Lake Leslie Leslie Dam
70-662: The Aberdeen Company operating several pastoral runs in the area or after a senior public servant. Rookwood Provisional School opened circa 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Rookwood State School. It closed circa 1929. The school presumably takes its name from the adjacent Rookwood (also written as Rook Wood) pastoral station. It was located on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site in a bend of Sandy Creek (approx 28°16′25″S 151°50′56″E / 28.27374°S 151.84877°E / -28.27374; 151.84877 ( Rookwood State School (former) ) ). This location
80-417: The locality exiting to the north-east (the locality of Leslie Dam ) where it is impounded by Leslie Dam to create Lake Leslie. The Durakai State Forest is in the west of the locality. Apart from that protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing. The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn is thought to be named after an officer of
90-514: Was built for water storage and not for flood mitigation . Freshwater fishing and water sports facilities are available. Leslie Dam was completed in December 1965. The dam and the lake were named after Patrick Leslie (1815–1881), an early settler in the region and the first person to buy land in Warwick. The dam was extended in 1986, increasing capacity by 100%. The dam's highest level
100-489: Was reached on 12 September 1988 when waters in the dam peaked at 20 centimetres (7.9 in) above the spillway. The next highest level was 13 centimetres (5.1 in) above the spillway on 28 May 1990. On 11 February 1995, the dam reached its lowest level ever of 3% capacity. On 21 October 2001, sculpltures of Patrick Leslie and his wife Kate Leslie were unveiled as part of the Centenary of Federation Celebrations and as
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