Joskeleigh, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Joskeleigh
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.3811°N 150.8°W
Pop:60
Postcode:4702
Area:51.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Livingstone Shire
Stategov:Keppel
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Keppel Sands
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Thompson Point
Near-Sw:Nankin
Near-W:Tungamull
Near-Nw:Coowonga

Joskeleigh is a coastal rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 60 people.

Geography

The waters of the Coral Sea form the eastern boundary.

History

Joskeleigh Provisional School opened on 28 October 1913 in a church building, pending the erection of a school building, under head teacher Frederick Vespermann. There was an average of 21 students in 1913. In 1918 it became Joskeleigh State School. It closed on 29 April 1985 due to falling enrolments.[2] It was at 356 Joskeleigh Road .[3] [4]

Sandhills Post Office opened on 24 December 1923 (a receiving office had been open from 1898, named Fishergate until 1908) and closed in 1937.[5]

Joskeleigh Post Office opened on 1 September 1947 and closed in 1971.[5]

Between 2008 and 2013, the locality was within the Rockhampton Region.

Demographics

In the, the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 70 people.

In the, the locality of Joskeleigh had a population of 60 people.

Heritage listings

Joskeleigh has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 28 December 2015.
  3. Web site: 1944 . Rockhampton . 9 April 2022 . . Map . 9 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220409125904/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-rockhampton-1944.jpg . live .
  4. Web site: 1974 . Parish of Meadow Flats . 9 April 2022 . . Map . 9 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220409130124/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-meadow-flats-1974.jpg . live .
  5. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= . live .
  6. 12 July 2013.