Mount Murchison, Queensland

Mount Murchison is a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Mount Murchison
Queensland
Mount Murchison
Coordinates24°20′09″S 150°34′15″E
Population226 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4715
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Murchison:
Callide Dumgree Dumgree
Dakenba Mount Murchison Dumgree
Dakenba Valentine Plains Valentine Plains

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]

The mobile library service commenced in 2004.[8]

In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.[1]

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.[9]

Amenities

Banana Shire Council operate a fortnightly mobile library service to the school.[10][11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Murchison (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. "Mount Murchison (entry 23112)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. "Agency ID 5539, Mount Murchison State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. "MT. MURCHISON STATE SCHOOL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 19 July 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. "BILOELA". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. "MURGON". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Mount Murchison State School. Mount Murchison State School. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. "Library: Branches & Opening hours". Banana Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. "Banana Shire Mobile Library Timetable" (PDF). Banana Shire Council. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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