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Einasleigh
Queensland
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Einasleigh
Coordinates 18°30′48″S144°05′37″E / 18.5133°S 144.0936°E / -18.5133; 144.0936 (Einasleigh (town centre))
Population87 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.02143/km2 (0.0555/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4871
Area4,060.5 km2 (1,567.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Etheridge
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Einasleigh:
Georgetown Talaroo Mount Surprise
Forsayth Einasleigh Conjuboy
Forsayth Lyndhurst Lyndhurst

Einasleigh is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 87 people. [1]

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Geography

The town is in the north of the locality at the confluence of Einasleigh River with the Copperfield River. [4] The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of 24,366 square kilometres (9,408 sq mi). [5] Following its confluence with the Gilbert River, they spill into a vast estuarine delta approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide [6] that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across the Gulf Country. The Einasleigh River descends 730 metres (2,400 ft) over its 618-kilometre (384 mi) course. [4]

Kidston is a ghost town within the south of the locality ( 18°52′25″S144°10′05″E / 18.8736°S 144.1680°E / -18.8736; 144.1680 (Kidston (ghost town)) ). [7]

The Tablelands railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Surprise) and exits to the west (Forsayth). The line passes through the town of Einasleigh which is served by the Einasleigh railway station in Railway Street ( 18°30′50″S144°05′30″E / 18.5140°S 144.0917°E / -18.5140; 144.0917 (Einasleigh railway station) ). [8]

Mountains

Einasleigh has numerous mountains (from north to south):

History

The indigenous people of Einasleigh were the Ewamin. [29] [30]

The name of Einasleigh came from the river, which was named by a surveyor and pastoralists in August 1864. [31]

A police station was established in 1900 but closed in 1903.[ citation needed ] Questions were raised in 1906 as to why Einasleigh, with two hotels, two stores, and "hundreds of travelling public" annually had no police protection. [32] A station was opened again.[ when? ] The police station in Baroota Street was closed in August 2005. [33] It was in Baroota Street ( 18°30′43″S144°05′36″E / 18.51206°S 144.09327°E / -18.51206; 144.09327 (Einasleigh Police Station (former)) ). [34] As at September 2024, the police station building is still extant. [35]

Einasleigh Provisional School opened on 29 October 1901. It closed in 1905, but reopened in 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Einasleigh State School. It closed in 1955. [36] It was at 5–7 First Street ( 18°30′36″S144°05′36″E / 18.5101°S 144.0932°E / -18.5101; 144.0932 (Einasleigh State School (former)) ). [37] [4]

In September 1908, housekeeper Nellie Margaret Duffy was murdered at the Carpentaria Downs pastoral station, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Einasleigh. [38] [39] [40] There were two alleged offenders; one was later discharged and, despite confessions, the other was found not guilty. [41]

Einasleigh Post Office opened by May 1909 (a receiving office had been open from 1900) and closed in 1993. [42]

In 1930, the local butcher and another man were charged with the murder of two Chinese market gardeners, Jimmy Hop and Wing Chung. [43] The defendants were later found not guilty as the evidence was only circumstantial. [44]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 202 people. [45]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 92 people. [46]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 87 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Einasleigh has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy

Kidston Solar Project is a solar farm located south-west of the former town of Kidston ( 18°53′22″S144°08′33″E / 18.8894°S 144.1425°E / -18.8894; 144.1425 (solar farm) ). [52] This area has highest solar radiation zone in Australia. In the project's first phase, 540,000 solar panels have been installed and are operating on a single axis tracking system. [53]

Education

There are no schools in Einasleigh. The nearest government primary schools are Forsayth State School in neighbouring Forsayth to the west, Georgetown State School in neighbouring Georgetown to the north-west, and Mount Surprise State School in neighbouring Mount Surprise to the north-east. However, for students living in the south and east of the locality, these schools will be too distant for a daily commute. Also, there are no secondary schools nearby to Einasleigh. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [54]

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