Walter Lever Estate

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Walter Lever Estate
Queensland
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Walter Lever Estate
Coordinates 17°43′26″S145°58′37″E / 17.7238°S 145.9769°E / -17.7238; 145.9769 (Walter Lever Estate (centre of locality))
Population44 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density3.41/km2 (8.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4856
Area12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s) Hill
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Walter Lever Estate:
Basilisk Basilisk Basilisk
Basilisk Walter Lever Estate No 5 Branch
Japoonvale No 4 Branch Silkwood

Walter Lever Estate is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Walter Lever Estate had a population of 44 people. [1]

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Geography

Liverpool Creek forms the southern boundary of the locality. [3] The name might refer to the sailing ship Liverpool, which took part in the discovery of the wreck of the schooner Riserin August 1878, on King Reefs. [4] [5]

Mount Warrubullen is on the northern boundary of the locality with Basilisk ( 17°42′06″S145°58′58″E / 17.7017°S 145.9827°E / -17.7017; 145.9827 (Mount Warrubullen) ), rising to 394 metres (1,293 ft) above sea level. [3] [6]

Walter Lever Estate Road enters the locality from the south-west (Japoonvale) and exits to the east (No 5 Branch). [7]

The land use is predominantly crop growing (mostly sugarcane) with some grazing on native vegetation. [8] There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the South Johnstone sugar mill. [7]

History

The locality takes its name from the real estate subdivision in 1914. Called the Walter Lever Estate, it consisted of 640 acres (260 ha) of dense tropical jungle divided into individual farm lots of 45 to 116 acres (18 to 47 ha). [9] Walter Lever was an early landholder in the Liverpool Creek area. [10]

Local lobbying for a school began in 1932. [11] [12] [13] [14] Lever Estate State School opened on 2 November 1936. [15] It closed on 15 March 1964. It reopened circa January 1965 and then closed finally on 26 May 1967. [16] [17] It was at 410 Walter Lever Estate Road ( 17°43′49″N145°58′21″E / 17.73028°N 145.97258°E / 17.73028; 145.97258 (Lever Estate State School (former)) ). [18] [19] [20]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Walter Lever Estate had a population of 49 people. [21]

In the 2021 census, Walter Lever Estate had a population of 44 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Walter Lever Estate. The nearest government primary school is Silkwood State School in neighbouring Silkwood to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south. There are also Catholic primary schools in Silkwood and Tully. [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walter Lever Estate (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Walter Lever Estate – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45765)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Creek – watercourse in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 19791)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "SEA TRAGEDIES". The Capricornian . Vol. 53, no. 41. Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Advertising". The Northern Herald . Vol. VII, no. 88. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "JOHNSTONE SETTLEMENT". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Vol. LXVII. Queensland, Australia. 30 June 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "THE SILKWOOD SCHOOL". Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News . Vol. 26, no. 66. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "SCHOOL WANTED". Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News . Vol. 28, no. 55. Queensland, Australia. 13 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "GUARANTEEING LOAN". Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News . Vol. 29, no. 17. Queensland, Australia. 1 March 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Advertising". Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News . Vol. 27, no. 15. Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "NEW SCHOOL". Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News . Vol. 27, no. 85. Queensland, Australia. 11 December 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 27 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "Agency ID 6257, Lever Estate State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  17. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  18. ↑ "Palmerston" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m403" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  21. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Walter Lever Estate (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  22. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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