Newmarket State High School
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Newmarket State High School was a secondary school in the suburb of Newmarket
in Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
. From its establishment in 1963 until its closure in 1996, it was located on land between Banks St. and Brent St. in what is now Laurence St., Daniel Pl., Nelson Pl. and associated housing developments.
tribes thought to be living in the Newmarket
and Alderley
areas in the 19th century.
Newmarket, Queensland
Newmarket is an inner north-western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 5 km from the Brisbane central business district and is surrounded by the suburbs of Alderley to the north, Ashgrove to the west, Kelvin Grove to the south, and Wilston to the east...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
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. From its establishment in 1963 until its closure in 1996, it was located on land between Banks St. and Brent St. in what is now Laurence St., Daniel Pl., Nelson Pl. and associated housing developments.
Principals
- K. P. O'Connor (1963)
- K. Evans (1969)
- Mr. Kimmorley (1975)
- J. Mahony (1977)
- Ken Gilbert (1981)
- J. L. Shepherd (1985)
- J. Deakin (1986)
- Karen Hart (1991)
School Houses
There were four school houses: Jagara, Kabi, Waka and Yungi. They were named for the local AboriginalIndigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
tribes thought to be living in the Newmarket
Newmarket, Queensland
Newmarket is an inner north-western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately 5 km from the Brisbane central business district and is surrounded by the suburbs of Alderley to the north, Ashgrove to the west, Kelvin Grove to the south, and Wilston to the east...
and Alderley
Alderley, Queensland
Alderley is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is north-west of the CBD. It is surrounded by Newmarket in the south, Ashgrove and Enoggera in the west, Grange and Stafford in the east and Kedron and Everton Park in the north. At the 2006 census, it had a populatio of 5,068.In...
areas in the 19th century.