Callide, Queensland

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Callide
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Callide
Coordinates 24°18′04″S150°27′45″E / 24.3011°S 150.4624°E / -24.3011; 150.4624 (Callide (town centre)) Coordinates: 24°18′04″S150°27′45″E / 24.3011°S 150.4624°E / -24.3011; 150.4624 (Callide (town centre))
Population86 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.942/km2 (2.440/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4715
Area91.3 km2 (35.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Banana
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Localities around Callide:
Jambin Jambin Dumgree
Jambin Callide Dumgree
Orange Creek Dakenba Mount Murchison

Callide is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Callide had a population of 86 people. [1]

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Geography

The Dawson Highway enters the locality from the east (Dumgree) and exits to the south-east (Mount Murchison); it does not pass through or near the town. [4]

The Moura railway line enters the locality from the west (Jambin), passes through the town, and exits the locality to the south (Dakenba). [4] Historically, the town was served by the Callide railway station ( 24°18′06″S150°27′48″E / 24.3018°S 150.4634°E / -24.3018; 150.4634 (Callide railway station (former)) ), but it is now abandoned. [5]

The town of Callide is the south-west of the locality on the boundary with Jambin near the railway station. It has had little development. [4]

The land use is a mix of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. [4]

History

The town takes its name from the creek and pastoral run, originally used by pioneer pastoralist Charles Archer in 1853, who possibly intended to use the Greek word "kalos" meaning good, as a description of the country, which was corrupted to "Calleide" on a later survey. [2]

Callide Provisional School opened on 24 November 1925. On 1 June 1927, it became Callide State School. It closed in 1971. [6] It was on Callide Road ( 24°18′04″S150°27′32″E / 24.3012°S 150.4588°E / -24.3012; 150.4588 (Callide State School (former)) ). [7] Although it is within the town of Callide, it is within the present-day boundaries of the neighbouring locality of Jambin. [4]

Callide Bridge State School opened circa June 1929, but had been renamed Raedon State School by 1930. It closed circa 1959. [6] It was at 11 Teys Road ( 24°21′58″S150°29′55″E / 24.3662°S 150.4985°E / -24.3662; 150.4985 (Raedon State School (former)) ), [8] now within Biloela but on the locality boundary with Dakenba. [4]

Coreen State School opened on 23 August 1933 and closed in 1951. [6]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Callide had a population of 86 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Callide. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Murchison State School in neighbouring Mount Murchison to the south-east and Biloela State School in Biloela to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Callide (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Callide – town in Shire of Banana (entry 5754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Callide – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49783)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "8949-II-N Callide" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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