Morinish, Queensland
| Morinish Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Alliance Mine in operation at Morinish, circa 1890 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 62 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Rockhampton Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Morinish is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is bounded by the Fitzroy River to the north and west.
History
Gold was also found at Morinish in 1866 with miners working in the area by December 1866,[3] and a "new rush" being described in the newspapers in February 1867[4] with the population being estimated on the field as 600.[5]
There were at least three major mines in the period of 1880s to 1900s: Welcome Reef, Alliance Mine and Mount Morinish Mine.[6]
The Morinish Post Office opened on 1 July 1867 and closed on 4 November 1872.[7]
Perhaps reflecting the changing fortunes on the goldfields, schooling in Morinish was provided on a somewhat erratic basis. A provisional school was opened in 1882 but closed in 1890. Another provisional school opened in 1894 but closed in 1897. In 1902, two provisional schools opened on a part-time basis, but merged into Morinish State School in 1915 and then closed in 1928.[8]
Morinish was within the Shire of Fitzroy until 2008 when amalgamation of local government areas resulted in it becoming part of the newly created Rockhampton Region.
Notable residents
- Fergus McMaster, one of the founders of the airline Qantas, was born in Morinish
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morinish (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Morinish (entry 46481)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Rockhampton", The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), 25 December 1866, p. 2
- ^ "Queensland", South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 – 1900), 22 February 1867, p. 2
- ^ "Rockhampton", Warwick Argus and Tenterfield Chronicle (Qld. : 1866 – 1879), 15 February 1867, p. 2
- ^ "Gold occurrences in Central Queensland". Treasure Enterprises of Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
Further reading
- Johnson, Lex (2012), Morinish : where the bottle tree stands, Lex Johnson, ISBN 978-0-9806333-3-7