Mount Colliery, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Colliery
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.2591°N 152.3652°W
Pop:117
Postcode:4370
Area:107.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:4.1
Dir1:E
Location1:Tannymorel
Dist2:11.5
Dir2:N
Location2:Killarney
Dist3:30.4
Dir3:ESE
Location3:Warwick
Dist4:112
Dir4:SSE
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:178
Dir5:SW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Emu Vale
Near-Ne:Emu Vale
Near-E:Carneys Creek
Near-Se:The Head
Near-S:The Falls
Near-Sw:Killarney
Near-W:Tannymorel
Near-Nw:Emu Vale

Mount Colliery is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Colliery had a population of 117 people.

History

In 1915, a former school building from Tannymorel was relocated to Mount Colliery.[2] Tannymorel Colliery State School opened on 17 September 1915. In 1922, it was renamed Mount Colliery State School. It closed in 1968. It was located at 21 Roach Street .[3]

Methodist church services were being held in private homes from at least December 1913.[4] Fund raising to build a Methodist church was underway by June 1914.[5] By October 1914, land for the church had been purchased.[6] The stump-capping ceremony for Mount Colliery Methodist Church was held on Wednesday 27 January 1915.[7] On Sunday 7 March 1915, the church was officially opened by Reverend Charles Martin (chairman of the Downs District Methodist Church). Although built by the Methodists, the church was available for use for any Protestant worship.[8] [9] The first couple to be married in the church were Arthur Collins and Millicent Bolton on 21 April 1915.[10] It was subsequently sold and relocated to 15 Oak Street, Tannymorel, where it is used as a private residence.[11]

The Church of England building was damaged in a cyclone in December 1915.[12] St Augustine's Anglican Church was dedicated on 14 September 1941 by Archbishop William Wand. It closed circa 1989.[13] It was at 17 Roach Street . The property was sold in August 1990 for $6,000.[14] As at 2021, it is a private residence.[15]

Demographics

In the, Mount Colliery had a population of 111 people.

In the, Mount Colliery had a population of 117 people.

Amenities

The Mount Colliery branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 7 Bakers Road.[16]

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2012-03-20 . History . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320211318/http://tannymorss.eq.edu.au/wcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=6 . 2012-03-20 . 2023-08-16 .
  3. Web site: 1949. Parish of Cunningham. live. 10 September 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003816/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-cunningham-1949.jpg.
  4. News: 13 December 1913. BRIEF NEWS. 5. Warwick Examiner And Times. 4515. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003819/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82181632. live.
  5. News: 27 June 1914. THE WEEK IN QUEENSLAND. AROUND THE DISTRICTS.. 16 (SECOND EDITION). Daily Standard. 479. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003819/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/178888144. live.
  6. News: 31 October 1914. METHODIST SYNODS.. 16. The Brisbane Courier. 17,721. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003820/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19993090. live.
  7. News: 30 January 1915. NEW METHODIST CHURCH. 2. Warwick Examiner And Times. 4666. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003822/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82822583. live.
  8. News: 13 March 1915. KILLARNEY. 2. Warwick Examiner And Times. 4684. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003820/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82824260. live.
  9. News: 30 November 1935. METHODISM. 8. Warwick Daily News. 5109. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003821/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177342278. live.
  10. News: 12 May 1915. WEDDING. 2. Warwick Examiner And Times. 4709. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003832/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82826614. live.
  11. Web site: Mt Colliery Methodist Church - Former. live. 2021-09-10. Churches Australia. en. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003820/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/methodist-wesleyan-and-other/directory/2904-mt-colliery-methodist-church-former.
  12. News: 18 December 1915. THE DROUGHT BREAKS. 5. Warwick Examiner And Times. 4803. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003835/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82798605. live.
  13. Web site: Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 3 July 2020.
  14. Web site: 17 Roach Street, Mount Colliery Qld 4370. live. 10 September 2021. Realestate.com.au. 10 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210910113424/https://www.realestate.com.au/property/17-roach-st-mount-colliery-qld-4370.
  15. Web site: St Augustine's Anglican Church - Former. live. 2021-09-10. Churches Australia. en. 11 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003821/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/l-m-towns/directory/2873-st-augustineand#39;s-anglican-church-former.
  16. 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/. dead.

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