Ebbw Vale, Queensland facts for kids
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 Ebbw Vale
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 540 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 415/km2 (1,070/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4304 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bundamba | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Ebbw Vale (say it like Eh-boo Vayl) is a suburb located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It's part of the City of Ipswich. The name "Ebbw Vale" comes from a Welsh name, and that's why the 'w' sounds like 'oo'. In 2021, about 540 people lived in Ebbw Vale.
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About Ebbw Vale
Where is Ebbw Vale?
This suburb is bordered on its northern side by the main railway line. To the south-east, you'll find the Cunningham Highway. These are important transport routes that help people get around.
A Look Back in Time
Ebbw Vale got its name from a coal mine that used to be in the area. This mine was named after a town in Wales called Ebbw Vale.
In December 1910, a train station called St Helens was renamed Ebbwvale. This was done to match the name of the nearby coal mine. Later, in 1927, some land was sold in the area. These were 38 blocks of land in the Whitwood Estate. They were located near Brisbane Road, Cairns Road, and Robert Street.
Who Lives in Ebbw Vale?
In 2021, the population of Ebbw Vale was 540 people. This number has changed a little over the years. For example, in 2011, there were 526 people, and in 2016, there were 508 people.
Special Places in Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale has some places that are important to its history. These are called heritage-listed sites. One of these special places is the Ebbw Vale Memorial Park on Brisbane Road. It's a park where people can play sports, like soccer.
Getting Around Ebbw Vale
The Ebbw Vale railway station makes it easy to travel. You can catch regular trains from here. These trains can take you to Brisbane, Ipswich, and Rosewood.
Schools Near Ebbw Vale
There aren't any schools directly in Ebbw Vale. But don't worry! Kids living here can go to primary schools in nearby Bundamba or Riverview. For high school, the closest option is Bundamba State Secondary College in Bundamba.
Dinosaurs in Ebbw Vale
Discovering Ancient Footprints
For many years, from the 1800s to the late 1900s, there were many underground coal mines in Ebbw Vale. These mines dug up coal from rocks that are super old, from the Late Triassic period. This was about 200 million years ago!
One amazing discovery was made at the Rylance No. 5 Opencut colliery. Workers found a rock slab with six dinosaur footprints on it! This slab was quite small, about 16.5 centimeters square. It had the most dinosaur tracks found in southern Queensland in such a small area. There were even two footprints on another piece of rock that fit perfectly with the first slab.
What We Learned from the Tracks
These footprints were about 7 centimeters long. This tells us that the dinosaurs who made them were quite small. They would have been about 30 centimeters tall at their hips. Scientists believe that four different dinosaurs made these tracks.
The shape of the footprints is typical of a type of dinosaur track called Grallator. This kind of track was made by theropod dinosaurs. Theropods were usually meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two legs.
The Ebbw Vale site is important because it's the earliest evidence of small dinosaurs in Australia. Sadly, the original rock slab with the footprints doesn't seem to be in a public museum right now. Its exact location is unknown.
