Caldervale, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Caldervale
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.9227°N 146.8241°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4478
Area:2936.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:80.8
Dir1:E
Location1:Tambo
Dist2:264
Dir2:NE
Location2:Charleville
Dist3:449
Dir3:NW
Location3:Roma
Dist4:927
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Blackall-Tambo Region
Stategov:Gregory
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Mantuan Downs
Near-Ne:Carnarvon Park
Near-E:Upper Warrego
Near-Se:Upper Warrego
Near-S:Nive
Near-Sw:Yandarlo
Near-W:Tambo
Near-Nw:Windeyer

Caldervale is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Caldervale had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The ridge of the Great Dividing Range passes through Caldervale and creates a drainage divide. The north and south of the locality are within the Warrego River drainage basin which becomes part of the Murray-Darling basin which enters the Southern Ocean at Lake Alexandrina in South Australia. The west of the locality is within the Cooper Creek drainage basin which ultimately ends at Lake Eyre. The east of the locality is within the Fitzroy River drainage basin which flows into the Coral Sea south of Rockhampton. The Pluto Timber Reserve is in the east of the locality.

History

In March 1881, the Caldervale pastoral station of 25sqmi was forfeited by its previous owner and sold to J. & R. Winton.[2]

Malta Provisional School opened in 1881 and closed in 1883. Malta is the name of the parish[3] and a pastoral property in the west of Caldervale. When it was sold by Joseph Henry Hoddinott to Edward Goddard Blume in 1924, the Caldervale pastoral station had an area of 430sqmi and carried 2,000 head of cattle.[4]

In 1934, the cattle station was quarantined due to an outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle.[5]

In 2014, Caldervale station, along with other pastoral properties owned by the Hughes family, became certified for its organic Wagyu beef production.[6]

Demographics

In the, Caldervale had a population of 11 people.

In the, Caldervale had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Caldervale. Tambo State School is neighbouring Tambo to the east provides primary schooling and secondary schooling to Year 10, but, given the size of Caldervale, it may too distant from some parts of the locality for a daily commute. Also, there is no nearby school offering secondary schooling to year 12. For both reasons, other options include distance education and boarding school.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 9 June 2019.
  2. News: Sale of Forfeited Runs.. 5 March 1881. The Queenslander. 9 June 2019. 290. Queensland, Australia. XIX. 309. National Library of Australia. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807064739/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20705589. live.
  3. 25 November 2019.
  4. News: BIG STATION DEAL. 22 February 1924. The Daily Mail. 9 June 2019. 6861. Queensland, Australia. 4. National Library of Australia. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807064738/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217619442. live.
  5. News: PLEURO-PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK. 21 October 1934. Sunday Mail. 9 June 2019. 595. Queensland, Australia. 4. National Library of Australia. 7 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807064749/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97792066. live.
  6. News: Lake Nash Station: Hughes family follows organic Wagyu dream. Hudson. Sarah. 4 January 2017. The Weekly Times. 9 June 2019. 10 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910182451/http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/on-farm/lake-nash-station-hughes-family-follows-organic-wagyu-dream/news-story/cc6f2431460a26485c98966898adbb79. live.