| Homestead Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Homestead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°21′42″S145°39′29″E / 20.3616°S 145.6580°E Coordinates: 20°21′42″S145°39′29″E / 20.3616°S 145.6580°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4816 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,417.3 km2 (547.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Homestead is a town and a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]
The Flinders Highway traverses from east to south-west through the locality, passing through the town which is located in the east of the locality. The Great Northern railway line follows a similar route parallel and immediately south of the highway with the Homestead railway station servicing the town. [3] [4]
In 1883, gold was discovered to the north of the town but it was not regarded as an important discovery and it was mined sporadically over the next 50 years. [5] [6]
The town of Homestead was surveyed by C.A.S Andrews on 23 December 1905. It takes its name from the Homestead Station pastoral run owned by pastoralist W.D. Stewart; it was later known as Allandale Station. [1]
Homestead Provisional School opened on 31 October 1893, becoming Homestead State School on 1 January 1909. [7]
The Homestead State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government on the Flinders Highway. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent). [8]
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