Mount Murchison, Queensland

Mount Murchison
Queensland
Mount Murchison
Coordinates 24°20′09″S 150°34′15″E / 24.33583°S 150.57083°ECoordinates: 24°20′09″S 150°34′15″E / 24.33583°S 150.57083°E
Population 226 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4715
LGA(s) Shire of Banana
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Murchison:
Callide Dumgree Dumgree
Dakenba Mount Murchison Dumgree
Dakenba Valentine Plains Valentine Plains

Mount Murchison is a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.[1]

History

Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935.[3][4] The new school was built to cater for up to 24 students with a single 18x18 foot classroom with 8 foot verandas front and rear; it was a timber building with a galvanised iron roof and was built on the property of Mr C. G. Skinner.[5][6] The teacher was Reg Davidson.[7]

Education

Mount Murchison State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located on Gladstone Road 8 kilometres from Biloela. In 2013, the school had 16 students in a single multi-age class with one teacher.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mount Murchison (entry 23112)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Agency ID5539, Mount Murchison State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "MT. MURCHISON STATE SCHOOL.". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 19 July 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "BILOELA.". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 24 April 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "MURGON.". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 31 December 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Mount Murchison State School. Mount Murchison State School. Retrieved 2 July 2014.