Mount Debateable, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Debateable
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.6316°N 151.5566°W
Pop:40
Postcode:4625
Area:21.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.7
Dir1:W
Location1:Gayndah
Dist2:150
Dir2:SW
Location2:Bundaberg
Dist3:162
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Hervey Bay
Dist4:339
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Dirnbir
Near-Ne:Dirnbir
Near-E:Gayndah
Near-Se:Woodmillar
Near-S:Woodmillar
Near-Sw:Woodmillar
Near-W:Deep Creek
Near-Nw:Dirnbir

Mount Debateable is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Debateable had a population of 40 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms the northern boundary of the locality.

The Gayndah Mundubbera Road passes through the locality from east (Gayndah) to west (Deep Creek).

Despite the name, the Mount Debateable railway station is not in the locality but in Dirnbir north of the river.[2] It was originally known as Buckingah railway station until August 1913.[3] It was on the now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line.

There are two peaks in the locality:

The predominant land use is grazing with some irrigated cropping near the Burnett River.

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain, which in turn takes its name from the Mount Debateable pastoral run taken up in 1851 by George Mocatta. Although it is sometimes written as Mount Debatable, in February 1987, the Queensland Place Names Board confirmed the official spelling to be Mount Debateable.[7]

In January 1912, tenders were called to build Mount Debateable State School.[8] In 1926, the school building was relocated to a new site about away and the school was renamed Granite Hill State School.[9] [10] A new school building was constructed in 1929.[11] The school closed in 1957.[12]

Demographics

In the, Mount Debateable had a population of 54 people.

In the, Mount Debateable had a population of 40 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mount Debateable. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Gayndah State School and Burnett State College, both in neighbouring Gayndah to the east.[13]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. 31 July 2019.
  3. News: 22 August 1913 . WHAT'S IN A NAME? . 43 . 2 . . 5142 . Queensland, Australia . 1 July 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. 25 November 2020.
  7. 31 July 2019.
  8. News: PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS.. 8 January 1912. The Telegraph. 31 July 2019. 12,212. Queensland, Australia. 2. National Library of Australia.
  9. News: 12 January 1926 . Our Mail Bag . 8 . . 7448 . Queensland, Australia . 7 December 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: NEW STATE SCHOOLS.. 23 April 1926. The Brisbane Courier. 31 July 2019. 21,292. Queensland, Australia. 10. National Library of Australia.
  11. News: 27 June 1929 . SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS. . 6 . . 18,238 . Queensland, Australia . 7 December 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  12. 31 July 2019.
  13. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 8 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .