Mount Murchison, Queensland
| Mount Murchison Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  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 | ||||||||||||
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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 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mount Murchison (entry 23112)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Agency ID5539, 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.
- ↑ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Mount Murchison State School. Mount Murchison State School. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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