Mount Colliery, Queensland

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Mount Colliery
Queensland
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Mount Colliery
Coordinates 28°15′33″S152°21′55″E / 28.2591°S 152.3652°E / -28.2591; 152.3652 (Mount Colliery (centre of locality))
Population111 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.032/km2 (2.672/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4370
Area107.6 km2 (41.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Mount Colliery:
Emu Vale Emu Vale Emu Vale
Tannymorel Mount Colliery Carneys Creek
Killarney The Falls The Head

Mount Colliery is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Mount Colliery had a population of 111 people. [1]

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History

In 1915, a former school building from Tannymorel was relocated to Mount Colliery. [3] Tannymorel Colliery State School opened on 17 September 1915. In 1922, it was renamed Mount Colliery State School. It closed in 1968. [4] It was located at 21 Roach Street ( 28°17′11″S152°17′05″E / 28.2863°S 152.2846°E / -28.2863; 152.2846 (Mount Colliery State School (former)) ). [5] [6]

Methodist church services were being held in private homes from at least December 1913. [7] Fund raising to build a Methodist church was underway by June 1914. [8] By October 1914, land for the church had been purchased. [9] The stump-capping ceremony for Mount Colliery Methodist Church was held on Wednesday 27 January 1915. [10] On Sunday 7 March 1915, the church was officially opened by Reverend Charles Martin (chairman of the Downs District Methodist Church). Although built by the Methodists, the church was available for use for any Protestant worship. [11] [12] The first couple to be married in the church were Arthur Collins and Millicent Bolton on 21 April 1915. [13] It was subsequently[ when? ] sold and relocated to 15 Oak Street, Tannymorel, where it is used as a private residence. [14]

The Church of England building was damaged in a cyclone in December 1915. [15] St Augustine's Anglican Church was dedicated on 14 September 1941 by Archbishop William Wand. It closed circa 1989. [16] It was at 17 Roach Street ( 28°17′09″S152°17′04″E / 28.2858°S 152.2844°E / -28.2858; 152.2844 (St Augustine's Anglican Church (former)) ). The property was sold in August 1990 for $6,000. [17] As at 2021, it is a private residence. [18]

In the 2016 census, Mount Colliery had a population of 111 people. [1]

Amenities

The Mount Colliery branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 7 Bakers Road. [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Colliery (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Colliery – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45955)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "History". 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "Parish of Cunningham" (Map). Queensland Government. 1949. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "BRIEF NEWS". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4515. Queensland, Australia. 13 December 1913. p. 5. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "THE WEEK IN QUEENSLAND. AROUND THE DISTRICTS". Daily Standard . No. 479. Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1914. p. 16 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "METHODIST SYNODS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 17, 721. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1914. p. 16. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "NEW METHODIST CHURCH". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4666. Queensland, Australia. 30 January 1915. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "KILLARNEY". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4684. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1915. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "METHODISM". Warwick Daily News . No. 5109. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1935. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "WEDDING". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4709. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1915. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Mt Colliery Methodist Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "THE DROUGHT BREAKS". Warwick Examiner And Times . No. 4803. Queensland, Australia. 18 December 1915. p. 5. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "17 Roach Street, Mount Colliery Qld 4370". Realestate.com.au . Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "St Augustine's Anglican Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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