Sheep Station Creek, Queensland

Sheep Station Creek Queensland
Paddocks along Kilcoy Murgon Road, 2015
Sheep Station Creek
Coordinates	26°51′47″S152°30′18″E / 26.8630°S 152.505°E / -26.8630; 152.505 (Sheep Station Creek (centre of locality))
Population	116 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.844/km2 (2.185/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4515
Area	137.5 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Somerset Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Sheep Station Creek: Linville Monsildale Jimna Moore Harlin Sheep Station Creek Mount Kilcoy Woolmar Kilcoy Winya

Sheep Station Creek is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Sheep Station Creek had a population of 116 people. ^[1]

Geography

Northern parts rise in elevation along the south-western extent of the Conondale Range. The majority of Sheep Station Creek has been cleared of native vegetation and is now used for agriculture purposes. ^[3]

History

In December 1878, the Queensland Government established a temporary reserve of 21 acres 1 rood (8.6 ha) for a school. ^[4] On 8 July 1882, a public meeting was held and resulted in an application being made to establish a provisional school with an expected enrolment of 14 students, noting that the nearest school was 15 miles (24 km) distant in Neurum. ^[5] In 1884, the school opened under the name Kilcoy Provisional School. In 1894, it was renamed Sheep Station Creek Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Sheep Station Creek State School. On 24 May 1919, the school's old decaying building was replaced by a school building relocated from Kandanga, which had outgrown its building. ^[6] Sheep Station Creek State School closed in 1941. ^{[7] [8]} It was on Kilcoy Murgon Road ( 26°52′26″S152°32′21″E / 26.8738°S 152.5392°E / -26.8738; 152.5392 (Sheep Station Creek State School (former)) ). ^{[9] [10]}

In 1942 during World War II, the school was part of a site used for training by the Adelaide Rifles, a military unit of 760 men. ^[6] The Sheep Station Creek 2/10th Battalion Memorial to the immediate west of the school ( 26°52′25″S152°32′18″E / 26.87364°S 152.53843°E / -26.87364; 152.53843 (Sheep Station Creek 2/10th Battalion Memorial) ) commemorates this unit from which 237 men were killed and 319 wounded in the Battle of Milne Bay and the Battle of Buna–Gona. ^[11] The memorial was unveiled on Saturday 3 November 1951. ^{[12] [13]}

After the army abandoned the school site, the local community constructed a dance hall as an extension of the school building, using the school building as a supper room. ^{[6] [14]} In November 2018, the hall was damaged in a storm. In January 2019, the Somerset Regional Council decided that the building was not a valuable asset and not worth the cost of repairing and had the building quickly demolished. ^[15] This upset the local community who believed they were not consulted about the future of the hall. The local community managed to obtain the materials from the demolished building and proposed to reconstruct the hall incorporating the recycled materials. ^[6] As at February 2020, the council has invited the Sheep Station Creek Progress Association to submit a formal proposal. ^[15]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the locality recorded a very low population so it was included in the population statistics for a wider area which totalled 431. ^[16]

In the 2016 census, Sheep Station Creek had a population of 108 people. ^[17]

In the 2021 census, Sheep Station Creek had a population of 116 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Sheep Station Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Kilcoy State School in neighbouring Kilcoy to the south and Mount Kilcoy State School in neighbouring Mount Kilcoy to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy. ^[18]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sheep Station Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Sheep Station Creek – locality in Somerset Region (entry 49222)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 June 2022.
4. "Official Notifications". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXXIII, no. 3, 619. Queensland, Australia. 23 December 1878. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Application for Establishment of a School". Save Sheep Station Creek School. Facebook. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
6. Modistach, Denise (2 September 2020). "Local Schools Past & Present #14 Sheep Station Creek". Save Sheep Station Creek School. Facebook. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
7. "Agency ID 9217, Sheep Station Creek State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 5 June 2022.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Glasshouse" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
10. "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 13 north" (Map). Queensland Government. 1919. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
11. "Sheep Station Creek 2/10th Battalion Memorial". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
12. "Going back to Kilcoy". The Courier-mail . No. 4657. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1951. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022– via National Library of Australia.
13. "Sheep Station Creek Memorial Chimney". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
14. Google (5 June 2022). "Sheep Station Creek Hall" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
15. "Minutes of Ordinary Meeting Held Wednesday 26 February 2020". Somerset Regional Council. 26 February 2020. pp. 74–77. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sheep Station Creek (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sheep Station Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
18. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 June 2022.

Further reading

• Kilcoy State School : the first one hundred years, 1892-1992 : commemorative issue: including the closed small schools of Gregor's Creek, Sheep Station Creek, Stanley River, Villeneuve, West Vale, Wineya, Woolmar and Yednia, Kilcoy State School Centenary Committee, 1992

External links

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