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Pioneers of Wheatvale & DistrictPrint Page 
The locality takes its name from its railway station which in turn was named on 5 February 1904 by the Queensland Railways Department, after the property of James Clancy McMahon, a pioneer wheat grower in the area.
On 1 April 1896, James Clancy McMahon built and furnished a school building and also paid a teacher's salary. At the start of 1897, it became Wheatvale Provisional School with the teacher being appointed by the Queenland Public Instruction Department. However, the sale of the land on 28 February 1901 caused the school to close. In 1908 Wheatvale Provisional School reopened on a new site and became Wheatvale State School on 1 January 1909.
Location
| Address: | Leyburn - Cunningham Road, Cunningham, 4370 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.158931 Long: 151.835539 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
Erected by Fr McKey & P. Mullins
In honour of the pioneers & future generations of Wheatvale & District
Mr. G. Clancy
Mr & Mrs J. Mullins & family
Mrs E McMahon & family
Mr & Mrs P Cantwell
Original pioneers of Upper Wheatvale
Wheatvale Bony Mountain Pratten
Montrose Greymare Rodgers Creek
Cunningham Sandy Creek Deuchar
