Bald Knob, Queensland
locality in Queensland, Australia
Bald Knob is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bald Knob had a population of 280 people.
Geography
Bald Knob is 78 kilometres (48 mi) north of Brisbane on the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of South East Queensland.
Bald Knob has the following mountains:
Bald Knob (26.7900°S 152.9184°E / -26.7900; 152.9184 (Bald Knob)) 462 metres (1,516 ft) above sea level
Wilkes Knob (26.7789°S 152.9154°E / -26.7789; 152.9154 (Wilkes Knob)) 477 metres (1,565 ft) above sea level
Landsborough–Maleny Road passes through from south-east to west.
History
The locality takes its name from the mountain feature Bald Knob, which was named by selector Samuel Burgess circa 1895, because the lightly forested "bald" feature stood out from the surrounding vine forest.
Bald Knob Provisional School opened on 20 January 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Bald Knob State School. It closed in August 1945.
On Saturday 26 July 1924, a stump capping ceremony was held to celebrate the commencement of construction of the Bald Knob public hall. The hall was officially opened on 18 October 1924 by Richard Warren, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murrumba.
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