East End, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
East End
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.9°N 151.0055°W
Pop:88
Postcode:4695
Area:184.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.0
Dir1:S
Location1:Mount Larcom
Dist2:38.8
Dir2:W
Location2:Gladstone
Dist3:80.5
Dir3:SE
Location3:Rockhampton
Dist4:542
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Gladstone Region
Stategov:Gladstone
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Mount Larcom
Near-Ne:Aldoga
Near-E:West Stowe
Near-Se:West Stowe
Near-S:Wooderson
Near-Sw:Mount Alma
Near-W:Bracewell
Near-Nw:Machine Creek

East End is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, East End had a population of 88 people.

Geography

The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the south-east (West Stowe) and exits to the north (Mount Larcom).

East End railway station is a railway station on the Blackwater railway system (-23.8755°N 150.9672°W).[2]

History

The area was originally known as Wilmott after a squatter called Wilmott who brought two flocks of sheep into the area in 1855. One flock was situated near a lagoon approximately NaNmiles long, now called Wilmot Lagoon .[3] [4]

Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915.[5] In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963. It was located at .[6]

Demographics

In the, East End was included with neighbouring Bracewell; together they had a population of 462 people.

In the, East End had a population of 59 people.

In the, East End had a population of 88 people.

Heritage listings

East End has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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

Calliope State High School in Calliope to the south-east opened in 2020 and will offer secondary education to Year 10 from 2022 and to Year 12 from 2024.[8] Once fully operational, it will be closer than Gladstone State High School.

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. News: WILMOTT AND OTHER FARMS.. 15 November 1924. The Capricornian. 13 March 2020. Queensland, Australia. 57. Trove. 3 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220603055546/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/69748006. live.
  4. 13 March 2020.
  5. News: THE WEEK AT A GLANCE.. 3 April 1915. The Queenslander. 13 March 2020. Queensland, Australia. 11. Trove. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127084716/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22295590. live.
  6. Web site: Langmorn, Queensland. 1943. Queensland Government. Map. JPG. 13 March 2020. 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.
  7. Web site: Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150425231207/http://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=a01854c5-039b-46ed-ae7b-9130feb124c0&groupId=1570002 . 25 April 2015 . 26 June 2014 . Local Heritage Register . . dmy-all.
  8. Web site: 2019-07-23 . Enrolments . 2022-06-03 . Calliope State High School . en . 25 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325235613/https://calliopeshs.eq.edu.au/enrolments . live .