Cannon Valley, Queensland

Cannon Valley Queensland
Cannon Valley State School, 1969
Cannon Valley
Coordinates	20°18′57″S148°39′04″E / 20.3158°S 148.6511°E / -20.3158; 148.6511 (Cannon Valley (centre of locality))
Population	1,131 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	67.32/km2 (174.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	5.44 km (3 mi) SW of Cannonvale 16.7 km (10 mi) NW of Proserpine 265 km (165 mi) SW of Townsville 1,117 km (694 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal division(s)	Dawson
Suburbs around Cannon Valley: Riordanvale Woodwark Cannonvale Sugarloaf Cannon Valley Cape Conway Strathdickie Mount Marlow Brandy Creek

Cannon Valley is a semi-rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 1,131 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road (State Route 59) runs through from south (Proserpine) to north (Cannonvale). ^[3]

Extending south from Cannonvale, the locality east of the road is increasingly being developed as residential housing, both as suburban lots and larger rural residential lots. The land use to the west of the road remains mostly grazing on native vegetation. ^[4]

History

George Strong Nares (Royal Navy), the commander of HMS Salamander, named the area Cannon Valley, after Richard Cannon, the assistant surgeon on the ship. When town lots were sold in the coastal area 1904, the town name used was Cannonvale (which is now the neighbouring locality). ^[5]

Cannon Valley State School opened in 1910 in Cannon Valley. In 1968, it was decided to relocate the school into Cannonvale as the majority of the students were coming from Cannonvale. The new school buildings in Cannonvale opened in July 1969 with 84 students and the school was then renamed Cannonvale State School. ^[6] Cannon Valley State School was at 1-11 Abell Road (north-east corner of Shute Harbour, 20°17′20″S148°40′42″E / 20.2890°S 148.6784°E / -20.2890; 148.6784 (Cannon Valley State School (former)) ). ^[7] Although the school's original location was outside of Cannonvale in 1969, that location is now within the present-day boundary of Cannonvale due to the growth of Cannonvale. ^[4]

Windermere State School opened on 21 March 1922. ^[8] It consisted of one room 21 by 14 feet (6.4 by 4.3 m) with an awning 27 by 9 feet (8.2 by 2.7 m). In 1936, a new school building was erected with the old building sold for removal. ^{[9] [10] [11]} The school closed in 1942. ^{[12] [13]} In 1946, the school building was relocated to Proserpine State School to support the expansion of that school to offer secondary schooling. ^{[14] [15]} Windermere State School was on the south-eastern corner of Shute Harbour Road and Cannon Valley Road ( 20°19′25″S148°39′14″E / 20.3235°S 148.6539°E / -20.3235; 148.6539 (Windermere State School (former)) ). ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 963 people. ^[19]

In the 2021 census, Cannon Valley had a population of 1,131 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Cannon Valley. The nearest government primary schools are Cannonvale State School in neighbouring Cannonvale to the north-east and Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School, also in Proserpine. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cannon Valley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Cannon Valley – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49531)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 November 2018.
3. "Cannon Valley, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
5. "Cannonvale – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49530)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 November 2018.
6. "History". Cannonvale State School. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
7. "8657-III-North Cannon Valley" (Map). Queensland Government. 1968. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
8. "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph . No. 15, 378. Queensland, Australia. 11 March 1922. p. 13 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 2 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
9. "Advertising". The Proserpine Guardian . Vol. 31, no. 2046. Queensland, Australia. 24 October 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
10. "STATE PUBLIC WORKS". The Courier-mail . No. 795. Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1936. p. 23. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
11. "NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS". Daily Standard . No. 7242. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
13. "Agency ID 9278, Windermere State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
14. "STATE SCHOOL". The Proserpine Guardian . Vol. 41, no. 2786. Queensland, Australia. 22 February 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
15. "PROSERPINE STATE SCHOOL: 125 years of Education". Mackay and Whitsunday life. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
16. "Proserpine" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
17. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m312" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
18. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Watercourse; Land Parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cannon Valley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• Souvenir of the Cannon Valley School : 1910 - 1969 : and the opening of the Cannonvale School. Cannonvale State School. 1969.