Mount Steadman

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Mount Steadman
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Mount Steadman
Coordinates 25°27′24″S151°47′44″E / 25.4566°S 151.7955°E / -25.4566; 151.7955 (Mount Steadman (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 25°27′24″S151°47′44″E / 25.4566°S 151.7955°E / -25.4566; 151.7955 (Mount Steadman (centre of locality))
Population8 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.205/km2 (0.53/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4650
Area39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Mount Steadman:
Mingo Mingo Wateranga
Mingo Mount Steadman Didcot
Wetheron Gooroolba Didcot

Mount Steadman is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Mount Steadman had a population of 8 people. [1]

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Geography

The Perry Fault, a major regional strike-slip structure in south east Queensland is in the New England Orogenic Belt. Mount Steadman is located along the Perry Fault. [3] [4]

The locality is roughly bounded by the Bin Bin Range to the north-east and south-east, Taylors Road to the south-west, and Gayndah Mount Perry Road to the north-west. [5] [6] Mount Steadman ( 25°26′56″S151°49′00″E / 25.4488°S 151.8167°E / -25.4488; 151.8167 (Mount Steadman) ) rises to 354 metres (1,161 ft) above sea level is part of the range in the east of the locality. [7] [8]

Mount Steadman Road enters the locality from the south (Gooroolba) and exits to the north (Mingo). [5]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation. [5]

History

The Mount Steadman Intrusion Related Gold System (IRGS) has been intermittently explored since 1888. [9] The most recent was the Mt Steadman project covering 5,700 hectares (14,000 acres). [4]

Mount Steadman Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1895. Mount Steadman State School opened on 4 May 1920 and closed circa 1952. [10]

In the 2016 census Mount Steadman had a population of 8 people. [1]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: [11]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Steadman. The nearest primary school is Coalstoun Lakes State School in Coalstoun Lakes to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in Biggenden to the east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Steadman (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Mount Steadman – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45396)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Jessop, K.; Daczko, N. R.; Piazolo, S. (19 May 2019). "Tectonic cycles of the New England Orogen, eastern Australia: A Review". Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 66 (4): 459–496. doi:10.1080/08120099.2018.1548378. ISSN   0812-0099. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "EMX Royalty Continues to Expand its Portfolio of Australian Gold Projects and Royalties". EMX Royalty Corp. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mount Steadman – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 32308)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "MOUNT STEADMAN GOLDFIELD". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 6, 506. Queensland, Australia. 17 August 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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