Butchers Creek Explained

Type:suburb
Butchers Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.3397°N 145.6986°W
Pop:85
Postcode:4885
Area:27.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.7
Dir1:NW
Location1:Malanda
Dist2:31.3
Dir2:ESE
Location2:Atherton
Dist3:78.4
Dir3:SW
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:1702
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Gadgarra
Near-Ne:Gadgarra
Near-E:Gadgarra
Near-S:Topaz
Near-Sw:Glen Allyn
Near-W:North Johnstone
Near-Nw:Lake Eacham

Butchers Creek is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Butchers Creek had a population of 85 people.

Geography

Butchers Creek is on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland. It is one of the few parts of the tableland that drains eastward, its creeks being tributaries of the Mulgrave River. The area receives high rainfall and the traditional land use has been for dairying and beef fattening.[2]

History

Butchers Creek is said to take its name from a massacre of the Ngajanji people at a bora ring in the area in the 1880s.

In the early 20th century, a group of Russian immigrants established dairy farms in the area, giving it the nickname "Little Siberia".[3]

Butchers Creek Provisional School opened on 8 October 1913 with 11 students studying under teacher John Tait. It became Butchers Creek State School in 1918. The school celebrated its centenary in 2013.[4]

Demographics

In the, Butchers Creek had a population of 113 people.

In the, Butchers Creek had a population of 85 people.

Education

Butchers Creek State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cnr Topaz & Gadaloff Roads (-17.3612°N 145.6922°W).[5] [6]

In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 27 students with 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[7]

In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 11 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[8] It includes a special education program.

Notable residents

Alexander Prokhorov, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1964, was born in Butchers Creek (then part of Peeramon) and attended Butchers Creek State School.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Annual Report 2016. Butchers Creek State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002011852/https://butccreess.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Butchers%20Creek%20State%20School%202015-2016%20School%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 2 October 2017. live. 2 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Local Heritage Places. Mareeba Shire Council. 7. 2 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150321022129/http://msc.qld.gov.au/download/planning/draft_planning_scheme/10.6.7%20-%20Local%20Heritage%20Places.pdf. 21 March 2015. dead.
  4. News: Butchers Creek celebrates century. Daley. Brigitte. 10 November 2013. North Queensland Register. 2 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002012601/http://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/3583718/butchers-creek-celebrates-century/. 2 October 2017. live.
  5. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Butchers Creek State School. 21 November 2018. 25 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130425213008/http://butccreess.eq.edu.au/. live.
  7. Web site: Annual Report 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002011852/https://butccreess.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Butchers%20Creek%20State%20School%202015-2016%20School%20Annual%20Report.pdf. 2 October 2017. 2 October 2017. Butchers Creek State School.
  8. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.