Pentland, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Pentland
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.5227°N 145.3991°W
Pop:248
Postcode:4816
Area:14979.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:107
Dir1:SW
Location1:Charters Towers
Dist2:242
Dir2:SW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1406
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Charters Towers Region
Region:North Queensland
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Basalt
Near-Ne:Homestead
Near-E:Campaspe
Near-Se:Llanarth
Belyando
Near-S:Laglan
Near-Sw:Aramac
Near-W:Torrens Creek
Near-Nw:Porcupine

Pentland is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Pentland had a population of 248 people.

Geography

Pentland is located between Charters Towers and Hughenden.[3]

In the east, a small section of the Campaspe River flows through Pentland. White Mountains National Park has been established in the north. The Cape River rises in the area. In the south is the salt lake known as Lake Buchanan.

The Flinders Highway passes through Pentland (both town and locality) from east to west, as does the Great Northern railway line. The locality is served by the following railway stations (from west to east):

The former town of Capeville (-20.4511°N 145.3731°W) on the Cape River is within the locality of Pentland approximately NNW of the town of Pentland.[6]

Within the town, the Flinders Highway is also known as Main Street.

History

The Cape River goldfields opened in July 1867 on the advice of geologist Richard Daintree.[7] By 1870 there were over 20,000 men working the goldfield but by 1873, the population of Capeville had reduced to about 30.[8]

There was a telegraph office from 1880 to 1884.[9]

Bett's Creek Post Office opened on 7 October 1884. It was renamed Pentland in 1885.[10]

The Great Northern Railway opened to Pentland on 6 October 1884.

Pentland Provisional School opened on 11 May 1885. On 1 January 1909, it became Pentland State School.

Oakvale Provisional School opened in 1902 and closed in 1907.

The Soldiers Memorial Hall was opened on Saturday 24 April 1926 by Mrs Lydia Pilcher, who had four sons in the military in World War I, one of whom, Ernest Sydney Pilcher, died of wounds in 1918.[11] [12] [13]

Cape River State School opened on 25 October 1915 and closed in 1938.

Pentland Meatworks (also known as Cape River Meatworks) was opened in 1943 to meet the additional needs of Australian and American forces arriving in North Queensland during World War II.[14] The end of the war in 1945 meant the army no longer had a need for the facility, after which it had a number of changes of ownership. The meatworks saw the township of Pentland thrive.[15] The meatworks eventually closed in September 1989.

In 1964, St Mary's Catholic Church opened in Pentland. It was relocated from Sellheim where it was built in 1906.[16] [17] [18]

In the early 1970s, there were two grocery stores and the Pentland State School had around 70 enrolled students, the town pool was opened and the town's only hotel, the Pentland Hotel Motel was renovated.

In 2009, the locality of Pentland was expanded to include the discontinued localities of The Cape, Buchanan and Torrens Creek.

The 2013 Australian Federal Government budget included funds for a feasibility study on "the potential to develop land for sugarcane production, milling, ethanol and cogeneration infrastructure in the Pentland region."[19]

On Wednesday 25 April (Anzac Day) 2018, a war memorial was officially opened at the Soldiers Memorial Hall as part of the Centenary of World War I. The memorial commemorates all who have served and died in Australia's military forces.[20]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Pentland had a population of 306 people.

In the, the locality of Pentland had a population of 248 people.

Education

Pentland State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 18 Mill Street (conner of Gilmore Street, -20.5231°N 145.3982°W).[21] [22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[23]

There is no secondary school in Pentland or nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are options.

Amenities

Pentland Soldiers Memorial Hall is at 2 Gilmore Street .[24] There is a small war memorial at the front of the building where the annual Anzac Day ceremony is held.[25]

There are two churches in Pentland:

Attractions

Pentland's history is presented at Pentland Hotel at 32 Main Street . It also provides meals and accommodation.[29]

In the west of the locality where the highway passes over the Great Dividing Range (-20.7146°N 145.2247°W) is the Burra Range Lookout, on the Flinders Highway at the Burra Range Rest Area in the White Mountains National Park.[30] [31]

Transport

Queensland Rail's Inlander service between Townsville and Mount Isa provides a twice-weekly service which can be booked to stop at Pentland and Torrens Creek.[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 27 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Charters Towers Regional Council. Our Region – Pentland. 8 December 2015. 11 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211133952/http://www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au/pentland. live.
  4. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. 19 April 2017.
  6. 19 April 2017.
  7. News: CAPE RIVER GOLD-FIELDS.. 6 August 1867. 3,064. Queensland, Australia. XXII. 3. National Library of Australia. The Brisbane Courier. 19 April 2017. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212101336/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1286367. live.
  8. News: MR. JARDINE ON THE NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS.. 8 February 1873. 4,793. Queensland, Australia. XXVII. 5. National Library of Australia. The Brisbane Courier. 19 April 2017. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212101331/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1308679. live.
  9. Book: Hooper . Colin . Angor to Zillmanton; stories of North Queensland’s deserted towns . 2011 . Bolton . 0975775006 . 13 . 7th.
  10. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 19 February 2021 . 12 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220212101335/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2APentland%2A . live .
  11. News: 4 May 1926. PENTLAND NOTES. XLII. 10. Townsville Daily Bulletin. 106. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 13 February 2022.
  12. Web site: NAA: B2455, PILCHER ERNEST SYDNEY. 2022-02-12. National Archives of Australia.
  13. Web site: Driver Ernest Sydney Pilcher. 2022-02-12. War Casualty Details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. en.
  14. Web site: Cape River Meat Works. 2016-12-07. Queensland World War II Historic Places. en-AU. 1 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301122305/http://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/places/?id=468. live.
  15. Web site: Pentland abattoir. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221084838/https://australianabattoirs.wordpress.com/tag/pentland-abattoir/. 21 December 2016. 2016-12-07. Australian Abattoirs.
  16. Web site: Pentland's History. 2022-02-12. Pentland Hotel. 17 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317081833/http://www.pentlandhotel.com.au/st-marys-church. live.
  17. Web site: Blake. Thom. St Mary's Catholic Church. 2022-02-12. Queensland religious places database.
  18. News: 13 September 1906. New Church at Sellheim, Queensland. X. 4. The Catholic Press. 560. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 15 February 2022.
  19. http://www.budget.gov.au/2013
  20. Web site: Pentland War Memorial. 2022-02-12. Monument Australia. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212220415/https://monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_monument/display/114447. live.
  21. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. Queensland Government. 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.
  22. Web site: Pentland State School. 21 November 2018. 26 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326124934/https://pentlandss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  23. 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.
  24. Web site: Pentland Soldiers Memorial Hall. 2022-02-12. Monument Australia. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212220439/https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/display/97432-pentland-soldiers-memorial-hall. live.
  25. Web site: Pentland Soldiers Memorial Hall Stone. 2022-02-12. Queensland War Memorials Register. en-AU. 9 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309084438/https://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/memorial. live.
  26. Web site: Ministry Units: Charters Towers. 2022-02-12. Anglican Diocese of North Queensland. 6 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170106061543/http://www.anglicannq.org/parishes/parishdetails/11. live.
  27. Web site: Blake. Thom. St Aidan's Anglican Church. 2022-02-12. Queensland religious places database. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212220425/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4255. live.
  28. Web site: Blake. Thom. St Mary's Catholic Church. 2022-02-12. Queensland religious places database. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212220426/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=461. live.
  29. Web site: Pentland's History. 2022-02-12. Pentland Hotel. 14 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514214408/http://www.pentlandhotel.com.au/pentlands-history. live.
  30. Web site: 18 November 2020. Tourist points - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  31. Web site: Charters Towers - Pentland. 2022-02-12. Visit Charters Towers. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418150131/https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/pentland. live.
  32. Web site: Timetables . Queensland Rail . 17 October 2022 . 17 October 2022.

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