Selene, Queensland

Selene Queensland
Railway workers at their camp in the Selene district, 1949
Selene
Coordinates	25°00′24″S151°08′24″E / 25.0066°S 151.14°E / -25.0066; 151.14 (Selene (centre of locality))
Population	27 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.813/km2 (2.11/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4630
Area	33.2 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	17.4 km (11 mi) S of Montol 114 km (71 mi) NNW of Gayndah 177 km (110 mi) S of Gladstone CBD 185 km (115 mi) W of Bundaberg 472 km (293 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Selene: Coominglah Forest Mulgildie Tellebang Glenleigh Selene Tellebang Glenleigh Kapaldo Tellebang

Selene is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Selene had a population of 27 people. ^[1]

Geography

Abercorn Road enters the locality from the north-west (Mulgildie) and exits to the south-west (Glenleigh). ^[3]

Tuturi is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality ( 25°00′00″S151°08′00″E / 25.0000°S 151.1333°E / -25.0000; 151.1333 (Tuturi) ) near the former railway station of the same name. ^[4] The name Tuturi was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department and is word from the Waka language, meaning grey box tree. ^[4]

The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation and crop growing. ^[5]

History

Originally proposed as Mulgeldie State School, Selene State School opened on 25 January 1926 under teacher Miss Hall. ^{[6] [7]} In June 1938, the school was relocated to new 2-acre (0.81 ha) site at 261 Selene Hall Road ( 25°00′31″S151°09′56″E / 25.0086°S 151.1655°E / -25.0086; 151.1655 (Selene State School (former)) ). ^{[8] [9] [10]} It closed on 25 July 1965. ^{[11] [12]}

The now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened to Selene in 1927. The locality was served by two now-abandoned stations:

• Tuturi railway station ( 24°59′59″S151°08′53″E / 24.9997°S 151.1480°E / -24.9997; 151.1480 (Tuturi railway station) ) ^[13]
• Selene railway station ( 25°00′28″S151°08′47″E / 25.0078°S 151.1464°E / -25.0078; 151.1464 (Selene railway station) ) ^[13]

Selene Baptist Church was officially opened by Reverend Benjamin Hewison (President of the Queensland Baptist Union) on Saturday 13 May 1933. ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]} It was on Kalpaldo Road (opposite junction with Selene Hall Road, 25°00′21″S151°08′20″E / 25.0059°S 151.1390°E / -25.0059; 151.1390 (Selene Baptist Church (former)) ). In 1962, it was relocated to Monto be used as a hall for the Monto Baptist Church. ^[18]

The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed. ^[19]

Selene Public Hall was on Selene Hall Road. ^[20] Having been unused for about ten years, it was relocated in February 2017 to the Monto Historical Centre at 20 Flinders Street, Monto, for use as an archive for the photographs of the Monto Historical Society. ^{[21] [22] [23]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Selene had a population of 25 people. ^[24]

In the 2021 census, Selene had a population of 27 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Selene. The nearest government primary school is Mulgildie State School in neighbouring Mulgildie to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto to the north. There is also a Catholic primary school in Monto. ^[25]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Selene (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Selene – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
4. "Tuturi – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 35438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
6. "UPPER BURNETT". The Brisbane Courier . No. 21, 231. Queensland, Australia. 10 February 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
7. "UPPER BURNETT". The Daily Mail . No. 7477. Queensland, Australia. 15 February 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
8. "KAPALDO". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 20, 780. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
9. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 December 2021.
11. "Agency ID 9214, Selene State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
14. "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
15. "1933 Selene". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
16. "BAPTIST". The Brisbane Courier . No. 23, 495. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
17. "BAPTIST CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 19, 520. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
18. "Selene Baptist Church | Selene". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
19. Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier Mail . Retrieved 5 December 2021.
20. "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
21. Lawrie, Jack (2 February 2017). "Selene Hall arrives at Monto Historical Society". The Courier-Mail . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
22. "Selene Hall". Google Street View . July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
23. "Selene Hall - Monto Magic". Monto Magic. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
24. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Selene (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
25. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 May 2025.

Further reading

• Mulgildie State School. Jubilee Booklet Committee (1977), The golden jubilee of Mulgildie State School 1927-1977 — includes Selene State School