Hannaford, Queensland


Hannaford is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Hannaford is flat land used for agriculture. The Surat Developmental Road passes through the locality from east to west. The Glenmorgan railway line also passes through the locality from east to west ; Hannaford railway station serves the locality.

History

Hannaford railway station was named on 14 July 1924 by the Queensland Railways Department taking the name of the parish, which in turn was named after pastoralist Samuel Hannaford, who leased the North Inglestone pastoral run.
Hannaford Provisional School opened on 4 March 1929 but closed on 29 August 1930. It reopened on 17 March 1947 and became Hannaford State School in 1948.
Hannaford Post Office opened around 1934. It remains open as a community postal agent.

Education

Hannaford State School is a government co-educational primary school at 344 Hannaford Road. In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.