Stalworth, Queensland
| Stalworth Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Stalworth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′39″S 151°35′44″E / 26.1108°S 151.5955°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.653/km2 (1.692/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50.5 km2 (19.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Stalworth is a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Stalworth had a population of 33 people.[1]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded by government on 16 October 1998,[2] although the locality name has been used since the earliest days of settlement.
A hall was built at Stalworth which hosted dances and social events for many years. It opened on Saturday 21 September 1929[3] and was later extended with significant alternations and improvements which were opened on Saturday 3 March 1934.[4][5] Church services and activities were also held in the hall regularly.[6][7] A Stalworth branch society within the Christian Endeavour movement met in the hall and they hosted the Weinholt Christian Endeavour Union rally there in 1937.[8]
Other social activities in the district included the formation of a Stalworth local soccer team.[9]
There was also a cheese factory at Stalworth for a short time. Newspaper articles from 1925 report that it was destroyed by fire on 30 December 1924 along with the adjoining residence,[10] and the circumstances were regarded as suspicious with the possibility of insurance fraud.[11] It was insured for £1100[11] and was owned at the time by E.V.Hobbs who did not reside there but engaged a caretaker.[12] The caretaker was James Wardill.[13] A local farmer giving evidence at the subsequent inquiry held in Wondai Court House[13] testified that the factory had by then been in disuse for many years,[14] however the owner testified that his son-in-law had operated the cheese plant for a short time between approximately 1919 and 1922 generating turnover to the value of £6000.[12] An advertisement was placed in the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser newspaper on 6 June 1917 calling for tenders to construct the Stalworth cheese factory by its proprietor E.T.Howes of Memerambi.[15]
One of the first settlers in the district was Sydney Shaw, who subsequently became the first teacher at nearby Abbeywood State School.[16]
Communication services were established relatively early. Telephone was first made available at Stalworth on 25 March 1926.[17] Further, the district is mentioned in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 23 June 1932 when the Postmaster General was calling for tenders for mail delivery in the area - "Proston and Proston, via Block 10, Stalworth Post Office, Slingers and Jingeri letter-box, twice a week. Tenderers to state additional price required for three trips a week."[18]
Education
There are no schools in Stalworth but primary and secondary schooling (to Year 10) are available in neighbouring Proston. The nearest secondary school to Year 12 is at Murgon.[19]
Children living in the area attended primary school at Abbeywood State School while it operated between the years 1914 and 1969.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stalworth (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Stalworth – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46265)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Hivesville". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 28 September 1929.
- ^ "Stalworth". Courier-Mail. 12 March 1934.
- ^ "WONDAI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 9 March 1934.
- ^ "Baptist". Brisbane Courier. 14 June 1930.
- ^ "Proston". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 16 December 1935.
- ^ "WONDAI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 9 December 1937.
- ^ "SOCCER". Brisbane Courier. 25 June 1931.
- ^ "Cheese Factory Destroyed". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 7 January 1925.
- ^ a b "Suspicious Circumstances". Evening News. 17 March 1925.
- ^ a b "Cheese Factory Burned". Telegraph. 16 March 1925.
- ^ a b "South Burnett". Daily Mail. 21 February 1925.
- ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20894818?searchTerm=stalworth%20factory Archived 1 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine>
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 6 June 1917.
- ^ Shaw, S. (1977) Over the Fence. Arthur H. Stockwell, Ilfracombe, Devon.
- ^ "Telephone for Stalworth". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 31 March 1926.
- ^ "Postmaster-General's Department". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 23 June 1932.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
