Pine Rivers SHSSchoolHistory

History

Pine Rivers State High School is located on eastern side of Gympie Rd on the south bank of Four Mile Creek. Established in 1964 as a district high school in the semi rural Pine Rivers Shire, it  has been swallowed over time by developing Strathpine. The name and the site of Pine Rivers State High School reflect Queensland's history in its own unique way.

School History

• Pine Rivers District State High School 1964
• Time Line - Silver Jubilee 1964 to 1989
• Silver Jubilee Honour Roll 1964 to 1989 (Not yet available)
• Honour Roll 1990 to 2003  (Not yet available)
• School Renewal - 2001/2002
• The Old Fig Tree

Local History

• The North Pine Clan - Before white settlement
• John Oxley - Exploration
• Timber getting in Pine Rivers - Exploitation
• Tom Petrie - Pioneer
• North Pine - Settlement
• Gympie Rd - Heading north in 1867
• Strathpine - A whistle stop "Between the Pines", 1887
• Spitfires and Soldiers - WWII 1943 to 1945
• Airstrip Racing - 1946 to 1959

 

7th December 2007