Bracewell, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
Bracewell
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-23.9255°N 150.9063°W
Pop:	178
Postcode:	4695
Area:	143.4
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Dist1:	14.7
Dir1:	SW
Location1:	Mount Larcom
Dist2:	46.3
Dir2:	W
Location2:	Gladstone
Dist3:	85.8
Dir3:	SE
Location3:	Rockhampton
Dist4:	553
Dir4:	NNW
Location4:	Brisbane
Lga:	Gladstone Region
Stategov:	Gladstone
Fedgov:	Flynn
Near-N:	Ambrose
Near-Ne:	Machine Creek
Near-E:	East End
Near-Se:	Mount Alma
Near-S:	Mount Alma
Near-Sw:	Mount Alma
Near-W:	Raglan
Near-Nw:	Raglan

Bracewell is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Bracewell had a population of 178 people.

Geography

Zamia Knob is a mountain in the south of the locality (-23.9694°N 150.9175°W), rising to above sea level.^{[2] [3]}

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The Bracewell Public Hall (also known as the Bracewell School of Arts) was opened in January 1914 on Mr Cuthbert's land beside the main road in the town. The building was by .^[4] It was at 1237 Mount Larcom Bracewell Road .^{[5] [6]}

Bracewell State School opened on 5 July 1915 and closed on 30 June 2000.^{[7] [8]} The school was at 1444 Mount Larcom Bracewell Road .

Cedar Vale State School opened on 12 April 1926 and closed on 15 December 1978. It was on a bend in the Mount Larcom Bracewell Road .^{[9] [10]}

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the population of Bracewell and its neighbour East End was 462 people.

In the, Bracewell had a population of 196 people.

In the, Bracewell had a population of 178 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bracewell. The nearest government primary schools are Ambrose State School in neighbouring Ambrose to the north and Mount Larcom State School in Mount Larcom to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom and Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in West Gladstone to the east.

See also

• List of schools in Central Queensland

Further reading

• — includes Cedar Vale State School and East End State School
• — also includes closed schools: Bracewell State School, Raglan State School, Cedar Vale State School, East End State School, Hourigan Creek School, Hut Creek School, Langmorn School, Langmorn Creek Crossing School, Machine Creek State School

Notes and References

1. 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
3. 7 March 2022.
4. News: MOUNT LARCOM. . . Rockhampton, Qld. . 20 January 1914 . 20 April 2014 . 8 . National Library of Australia . 30 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130082401/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53316063 . live .
5. Web site: 1943 . Langmorn . 28 April 2022 . . Map . 13 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313100358/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-langmorn-1943.jpg . live .
6. Web site: 1980 . Parish of Nolan . 28 April 2022 . . Map . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428063728/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-nolan-1980.jpg . live .
7. 20 April 2014.
8. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
9. Web site: 1943 . Langmorn . 2 June 2022 . . Map.
10. Web site: 1954 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m201 . 2 June 2022 . . Map.