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Mount Murchison, Queensland

January 01, 1970

Mount Murchison is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Mount Murchison
Queensland
Mount Murchison State School, 2013
Mount Murchison
Coordinates24°20′09″S 150°34′16″E / 24.3358°S 150.5711°E / -24.3358; 150.5711 (Mount Murchison (centre of locality))
Population128 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4715[2]
Area76.0 km2 (29.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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

Geography edit

Callide Power Station is in the south-east of the locality at 1092 Biloela Callide Road (24°20′47″S 150°37′08″E / 24.3463°S 150.6189°E / -24.3463; 150.6189 (Callide Power Station)).[4][5]

History edit

 
Premier Frank Nicklin opening Callide Power Station, 21 August 1965

Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935.[6][7] 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.[8][9] The teacher was Reg Davidson.[10]

Callide Power Station commenced operation in 1965.[11] It was officially opened by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 21 August 1965.

The mobile library service commenced in 2004.[12]

In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.[13]

In the 2016 census Mount Murchison had a population of 149 people.[14]

On 25 May 2021, an explosion and subsequent fire at Callide Power Station caused a significant power outage that affected over 375,000 premises.[15][16][17][18]

Economy edit

Callide Power Station is an coal-powered electricity generator with eight steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 1,720 megawatts (MW) of electricity. As of 2018, generation capacity was 1510 MW.[11]

Education edit

Mount Murchison State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lot 137 Dawson Highway (24°20′02″S 150°32′16″E / 24.3338°S 150.5379°E / -24.3338; 150.5379 (Mount Murchison State School)).[19][20][21] In 2013, the school had 16 students in a single multi-age class with one teacher.[22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[23]

There is no secondary school in Mount Murchison. The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south-west.[24]

Amenities edit

Banana Shire Council operate a fortnightly mobile library service to the school.[25][26]

Biloela Dirt Riders operate the Stoneyridge Raceway on Cocups Road (24°21′24″S 150°37′19″E / 24.3567°S 150.6219°E / -24.3567; 150.6219 (Stoneyridge Raceway)).[27][28][29]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Murchison (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ Mount Murchison Postcode Australia Post
  3. ^ "Mount Murchison – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49565)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ Google (27 December 2022). "Callide Power Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Callide Power Station". CS Energy. from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Agency ID 5539, Mount Murchison State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ "MT. MURCHISON STATE SCHOOL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 19 July 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  9. ^ "BILOELA". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. ^ "MURGON". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Callide Power Station". from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.  
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  15. ^ Parkinson, Giles (3 June 2021). "Queensland coal generators tripped off like dominoes after Callide explosion". RenewEconomy. from the original on 14 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Queensland power outage leaves hundreds of thousands in dark". 25 May 2021. from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  17. ^ CS Energy [@CSEnergyQld] (25 May 2021). "CS Energy has immediately acted following an incident at Callide Power Station near Biloela in Central Queensland today" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Facebook. from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Mount Murchison State School". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  21. ^ Google (27 December 2022). "Mount Murchinson State School" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  22. ^ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Mount Murchison State School. Mount Murchison State School. (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  23. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  25. ^ . Banana Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Banana Shire Mobile Library Timetable" (PDF). Banana Shire Council. Retrieved 8 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  27. ^ "Biloela Dirt Riders MCC". Motorcycling Queensland. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  28. ^ Google (27 December 2022). "Stoneyridge Raceway (aerial)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  29. ^ Google (27 December 2022). "Stoneyridge Raceway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

Further reading edit

 
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  • Mount Murchison Jubilee Book Committee (compiler) (1995), Mount Murchison remembers 1935-1995, [Biloela, Qld.] Mount Murchison State School

January 01, 1970
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Mount Murchison is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana Queensland Australia 3 Mount Murchison QueenslandMount Murchison State School 2013Mount MurchisonCoordinates24 20 09 S 150 34 16 E 24 3358 S 150 5711 E 24 3358 150 5711 Mount Murchison centre of locality Population128 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 4715 2 Area76 0 km2 29 3 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location9 1 km 6 mi NW of Biloela119 km 74 mi SW of Gladstone143 km 89 mi S of Rockhampton566 km 352 mi NNW of BrisbaneLGA s Shire of BananaState electorate s CallideFederal division s FlynnSuburbs around Mount Murchison Callide Dumgree DumgreeDakenba Mount Murchison DumgreeDakenba Valentine Plains Valentine Plains Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Education 5 Amenities 6 References 7 Further readingGeography editCallide Power Station is in the south east of the locality at 1092 Biloela Callide Road 24 20 47 S 150 37 08 E 24 3463 S 150 6189 E 24 3463 150 6189 Callide Power Station 4 5 History edit nbsp Premier Frank Nicklin opening Callide Power Station 21 August 1965 Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935 6 7 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 8 9 The teacher was Reg Davidson 10 Callide Power Station commenced operation in 1965 11 It was officially opened by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 21 August 1965 The mobile library service commenced in 2004 12 In the 2011 census Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people 13 In the 2016 census Mount Murchison had a population of 149 people 14 On 25 May 2021 an explosion and subsequent fire at Callide Power Station caused a significant power outage that affected over 375 000 premises 15 16 17 18 Economy editCallide Power Station is an coal powered electricity generator with eight steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 1 720 megawatts MW of electricity As of 2018 generation capacity was 1510 MW 11 Education editMount Murchison State School is a government primary Prep 6 school for boys and girls at Lot 137 Dawson Highway 24 20 02 S 150 32 16 E 24 3338 S 150 5379 E 24 3338 150 5379 Mount Murchison State School 19 20 21 In 2013 the school had 16 students in a single multi age class with one teacher 22 In 2018 the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 3 teachers and 6 non teaching staff 2 full time equivalent 23 There is no secondary school in Mount Murchison The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the south west 24 Amenities editBanana Shire Council operate a fortnightly mobile library service to the school 25 26 Biloela Dirt Riders operate the Stoneyridge Raceway on Cocups Road 24 21 24 S 150 37 19 E 24 3567 S 150 6219 E 24 3567 150 6219 Stoneyridge Raceway 27 28 29 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Mount Murchison suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp Mount Murchison Postcode Australia Post Mount Murchison locality in Shire of Banana entry 49565 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 26 December 2020 Google 27 December 2022 Callide Power Station Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 27 December 2022 Callide Power Station CS Energy Archived from the original on 27 December 2022 Retrieved 27 December 2022 Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools Queensland Government Retrieved 2 July 2014 Agency ID 5539 Mount Murchison State School Queensland State Archives Retrieved 2 July 2014 MT MURCHISON STATE SCHOOL The Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Qld National Library of Australia 19 July 1934 p 6 Retrieved 2 July 2014 BILOELA The Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Qld National Library of Australia 24 April 1935 p 7 Retrieved 2 July 2014 MURGON Maryborough Chronicle Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser Qld National Library of Australia 31 December 1935 p 9 Retrieved 2 July 2014 a b Callide Power Station Archived from the original on 2 October 2018 Retrieved 2 October 2018 Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016 17 PDF Public Libraries Connect State Library of Queensland November 2017 p 11 Archived PDF from the original on 30 January 2018 Retrieved 29 January 2018 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Mount Murchison SSC 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 2 July 2014 nbsp Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Mount Murchison SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Parkinson Giles 3 June 2021 Queensland coal generators tripped off like dominoes after Callide explosion RenewEconomy Archived from the original on 14 August 2021 Queensland power outage leaves hundreds of thousands in dark 25 May 2021 Archived from the original on 25 May 2021 Retrieved 25 May 2021 CS Energy CSEnergyQld 25 May 2021 CS Energy has immediately acted following an incident at Callide Power Station near Biloela in Central Queensland today Tweet via Twitter Archived copy Facebook Archived from the original on 22 January 2022 Retrieved 25 May 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link State and non state school details Queensland Government 9 July 2018 Archived from the original on 21 November 2018 Retrieved 21 November 2018 Mount Murchison State School Retrieved 5 March 2021 Google 27 December 2022 Mount Murchinson State School Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 27 December 2022 2013 School Annual Report PDF Mount Murchison State School Mount Murchison State School Archived PDF from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 2 July 2014 ACARA School Profile 2018 Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 4 March 2021 Library Branches amp Opening hours Banana Shire Council Archived from the original on 19 March 2017 Retrieved 8 May 2017 Banana Shire Mobile Library Timetable PDF Banana Shire Council Retrieved 8 May 2017 permanent dead link Biloela Dirt Riders MCC Motorcycling Queensland Retrieved 27 December 2022 Google 27 December 2022 Stoneyridge Raceway aerial Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 27 December 2022 Google 27 December 2022 Stoneyridge Raceway Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 27 December 2022 Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Murchison Queensland Mount Murchison Jubilee Book Committee compiler 1995 Mount Murchison remembers 1935 1995 Biloela Qld Mount Murchison State School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Murchison Queensland amp oldid 1129812314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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