Mount Chalmers, Queensland
| Mount Chalmers Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 216 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Livingstone | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Keppel | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Chalmers is a town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Mount Chalmers had a population of 216 people.[1]
History
Gold was found in Mount Chalmers in 1860 but gold mining did not commence in the area until 1869. It was named after Mr Chambers who established a battery. In 1899 copper mining commenced.[4]
A provisional school opened on 23 January 1901; it was proclaimed Mount Chalmers State School in 1909.[5]
In 1908 the Yeppoon railway line was established from Sleipners Junction on the North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line and then through to Yeppoon railway station.[4] Mount Chalmers railway station (23°18′04″S 150°38′28″E / 23.30111°S 150.64111°E) served the town.[6]
In 1911, the census recorded a population of 1181. However, the mining ended in 1914 and people moved away; the 1921 census showed the population had fallen to 95 people.[4]
The Yeppoon railway line ceased passenger services in 1978 and closed completely in 2004.[7]
The school was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and its closure finalised on 31 December 2006.[8]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Chalmers (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers – town (entry 22988)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Mount Chalmers – locality (entry 49425)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mount Chalmers". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Mount Chalmers railway station (entry 22989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Emu Park/Yeppoon Railway" (PDF). Archer Park Rail Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
External links
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