Kilkivan, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Kilkivan
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.085°N 152.2419°W
Pop:689
Established:1840s
Postcode:4600
Area:158.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:49.6
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Gympie
Dist2:216
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Mudlo
Near-Ne:Woolooga
Near-E:Oakview
Near-Se:Oakview
Near-S:Oakview
Near-Sw:Black Snake
Near-W:Cinnabar
Near-Nw:Tansey

Kilkivan is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region of Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Kilkivan had a population of 689 people.

Geography

The town is situated on the Wide Bay Highway, 229km (142miles) north of the state capital, Brisbane and 50.4km (31.3miles) west of Gympie. One Mile Creek meanders through the town, east of the Wide Bay Highway. The town lies in the Mary River drainage basin.[3]

Rossmore is a neighbourhood within the locality to the south-west of the town of Kilkivan .[4]

History

Kilkivan was first inhabited by the Wakka Wakka tribe of the Australian Aboriginal peoples. The town was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s. Queensland’s first gold discovery was at Kilkivan in 1852 and subsequent findings escalated into a gold rush in the 1860s. The town was named for a pastoral run owned by pastoralist John Daniel MacTaggart (1823–1871) after his father's farm name near Drumlemble, Kintyre, Scotland.[5] The nearby Australian 'Glenbarr' property owned by MacTaggart was also named for a nearby Scottish farm.[6]

Kilkivan Post Office opened on 8 June 1868. It was known as Neureum between 1876 and 1881.[7] [8]

Kilkivan State School opened in March 1876.[9] [10]

In 1883, a court house, police quarters and lock-up was built at a total cost of £748 10s. It was a wooden building with an iron roof and consisted of the court house, two bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen, verandahs, and two cells.[11]

The Nanango railway line opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan. The locality was served by three railway stations:

Anticipation of the line opening brought an increase in the desire to build near the station, which was located on a goldfield.[13] The line was officially closed in early 2010.[14]

In 1887, two parcels of land were resumed from the Kilkivan pastoral run: one of 6900acres (described as "Murray's debatable land") and the other 32000acres. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.[15]

St Matthew's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1888 by Reverend E. C. Osbourne of Gympie.[16] Its closure circa 2013 was approved by Bishop Rob Nolan.[17]

Fairfield State School opened circa 1915. In 1916 it was renamed Rossmore State School. It was closed circa 1943.

The Kilkivan Library opened in 1967.[18]

The Kilkivan War Memorial commemorates those of the district who served in the wars. It was dedicated on 28 March 1996.[19]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Kilkivan had a population of 713 people.

In the, the locality of Kilkivan had a population of 689 people.

Heritage listings

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

Economy

Major industries today include tourism, beef, dairying and forestry.

Education

Kilkivan State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 6 Council Street (-26.0877°N 152.2413°W).[21] [22] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 97 students with 14 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 127 students with 14 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[24]

For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary school is James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.[25]

Amenities

The Gympie Regional Council operates a public library at 31 Bligh Street .[26] [27]

The Kilkivan branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA hall at 6 Park Street.[28] The building was built as the council chambers of the Division of Kilkivan (later the Shire of Kilkivan) at 26 Bligh Street in 1890, but was purchased and relocated to its present site in 1958.[29] The QCWA branch in Kilkivan was established in 1926.[30] [31] [32]

Kilkivan Bowls Club is in Crescent Street.[33]

Attractions

The Kilkivan and District Museum and information centre in the main street features extensive displays which pay tribute to the region's early pioneers.[34]

The country town features parks and restored historical buildings. Kilkivan has antique stores, a historical walk, and a cafe and B&B housed in the town's original bank.

Kilkivan is one of the few towns on the Bicentennial National Trail. A stone plaque commemorates the opening of the trail in 1988.

The Kilkivan Great Horse Ride is held annually in April. Over 1,000 horses and riders start from five points around Kilkivan and travel along parts of the National Trail to Kilkivan for the Grand Parade down the main street.[35]

Mudlo Gap is a popular forest park 8.5km (05.3miles) north of Kilkivan.The Mount Clara chimney of Mount Clara Copper Smelter, thought to be the oldest surviving mining industry chimney in Queensland, and also among the first to have been built, is located by road outside town, and is now conserved as a tourist attraction.[36]

The Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail follows the old railway line between the two towns.[37] [38] [39] It is 88km (55miles) long and passes through Goomeri, Murgon, Wondai, Tingoora, Wooroolin, Memerambi, and Crawford. The trail from Kilkivan to Murgon is unsealed. The first creek crossing is of Coppermine Creek about south west of Kilkivan.[40] A low level bridge was opened across Wide Bay Creek in October 2021.[41]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 21 June 2017.
  2. 21 June 2017.
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  4. 13 March 2020.
  5. News: Land settlement in Queensland.—IV. . . LX . 14,397 . Queensland, Australia . 5 March 1904 . 27 August 2019 . 15 . National Library of Australia . 19 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819071456/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19268920 . live .
  6. News: Woolbroker's Death . . 15,965 . Queensland, Australia . 30 January 1924 . 27 August 2019 . 2 . National Library of Australia . 19 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819071456/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181242554 . live .
  7. 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 .
  8. News: 14 February 1881 . The Brisbane Courier. . XXXV . 2 . . 4,285 . Queensland, Australia . 5 February 2023 . National Library of Australia . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007085424/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/918391 . live .
  9. 18 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Kilkivan SS. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060812/https://kilkivanss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. 2 February 2017. 30 January 2017. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Kilkivan Police Station. 6 May 2014. Queensland Police Museum. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018223220/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2014/05/06/vault-kilkivan-police-station/. 18 October 2017. live. 19 October 2017.
  12. 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.
  13. News: 20 May 1886 . KILKIVAN. . 3 . . 4,001 . Queensland, Australia . 2 November 2022 . National Library of Australia . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007085327/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146771558 . live .
  14. Web site: Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail Brochure v4 . Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail . 2022-10-29 . . en . 14 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814024035/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/kilkivan-kingaroy-rail-trail/kilkivan-kingaroy-rail-trail-1 . live .
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  17. Web site: Closed Anglican Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 29 June 2020. Anglican Church South Queensland.
  18. Web site: Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17. November 2017. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf. 30 January 2018. live. 31 January 2018. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Kilkivan War Memorial. Monument Australia. 5 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407135627/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/91802-kilkivan-war-memorial. 7 April 2014. live. dmy-all.
  20. 8 July 2013.
  21. Web site: 9 July 2018 . State and non-state school details . live . 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 . 21 November 2018 . Queensland Government.
  22. Web site: Kilkivan State School . 21 November 2018 . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007085343/https://kilkivanss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  23. Web site: 2016 Annual Report. Kilkivan State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018224748/https://kilkivanss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Kilkivan_SS_sar2016V2.pdf. 18 October 2017. live. 19 October 2017.
  24. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018 . 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 . dead .
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  27. Web site: Kilkivan Library . 2024-10-07 . Gympie Regional Council . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007085328/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/285/kilkivan-library . live .
  28. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. 26 December 2018. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. live.
  29. Web site: Kilkivan - CWA hall. Bonzle. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227061851/http://www.maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=pic&fn=xxfspgxi&s=4&src=showcase. 27 December 2018. live. 27 December 2018.
  30. News: KILKIVAN.. 17 March 1926. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 27 December 2018. 17,451. Queensland, Australia. 4. National Library of Australia.
  31. News: COUNTRY WOMEN. 13 April 1926. Daily Mail. 27 December 2018. 7526. Queensland, Australia. 12. National Library of Australia. 19 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220819071457/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219030712. live.
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  33. Web site: Bowls Clubs . 2022-08-19 . Gympie Regional Council . en . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315171855/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/directory-record/78/bowls-clubs?recordID=78 . live .
  34. Web site: Kilkivan Shire Museum . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202051027/http://www.sunshinecoastpoint.com.au/attractions/kilkivan-shire-museum/ . 2 February 2017 . 30 January 2017 . dmy-all.
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  41. Web site: 16 October 2021 . New bridge at water crossing on Kilkivan to Kingaroy – Rail Trails Australia . 2022-10-30 . RTA news . en-AU.

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