Mount Fox, Queensland
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| Coordinates | 18°49′11″S 145°51′16″E / 18.8198°S 145.8544°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 84 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 147.3 km2 (56.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Fox is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Mount Fox is a locality on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. The eastern side of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped; much of it is within the Girrigun National Park and the Lannercost State Forest. The dormant volcano Mount Fox is in the western part of the locality and the locality presumably takes its name from that mountain.[3]
History
Mount Fox State School opened on 12 February 1938 but it closed in December 1941. It reopened on 28 July 1954 but closed on 2 September 1955. It reopened on 11 May 1959 but closed again on 6 July 1964. It reopened on 28 January 1988.[4]
Education
Mount Fox is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queeensland Government at 2957 Mount Fox Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 5 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Fox (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Mount Fox – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42523)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Mount Fox State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Further reading
- Shepherd, R. L; Australia. Army. Royal Queensland Regiment, 2nd (1962), Mount Fox background : history of mining, pastoral and timber activities of Mt. Fox and hinterland providing background setting for 1962 Annual Camp, 2nd Royal Queensland Regiment, retrieved 13 October 2017
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Blackford, Keith (1990), A history of the timber industry covering Kirrama Range, Mt. Spec, Mt. Fox, Herbert River, Keith Blackford], retrieved 13 October 2017
External links
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