Mount Pelion, Queensland Explained
Mount Pelion is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Pelion had a population of 90 people.
Geography
The mountain Mount Pelion (-20.9556°N 148.7995°W) rises to above sea level in the south-east of the locality.[2] [3]
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Mount Ossa) and exits the locality to the north-west (Calen). The North Coast railway line also enters from the east (Mount Ossa) and exits to the north-west Calen) but is north of highway.
Mount Pelion railway station is an abandoned railway station on the North Coast railway line in the east of the locality (-20.9322°N 148.8127°W).[4]
History
The mountain was named by surveyor William Charles Borlase Wilson after the Greek mythological Mount Pelion. The locality and railway station take their name from the mountain.[1]
Mount Pelion Provisional School opened on 26 February 1924. On 1 August 1926 it became Mount Pelion State School. It closed on 31 December 1970. The school was located about 19 Bogga Road .[5] [6] On 11 August 1987 the school building was relocated to Northview State School in Mount Pleasant but it gradually fell into disrepair. On 24 October 2014 the building was moved to Sarina to be restored as part of the Sarina Tourist Art and Craft Visitor Information Centre in Railway Square.[7] [8] [9]
Demographics
In the, Mount Pelion had a population of 125 people.
In the, Mount Pelion had a population of 90 people.
Further reading
- — includes Cameron's Pocket State School, Silent Grove State School, Mount Ossa State School, and Mount Pelion State School.
Notes and References
- 27 December 2020.
- 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.
- 25 November 2020.
- 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.
- Web site: 1952. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218214459/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m309-admin-bdy-1952.jpg. 18 February 2021. 19 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
- Web site: 1944. St Helens. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127201150/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-st-helens-emergency-ed-1944.jpg. 27 January 2021. 19 January 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
- Web site: Zakilew. D.C.. 24 October 2014. Old school building moves on. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013022919/https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/old-school-building-moves-on/2430079/. 13 October 2020. 2021-01-19. Mackay Daily Mercury. en-AU.
- Web site: 24 Feb 2018. The perils of school at Pelion. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224032004/https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/the-perils-of-school-at-pelion/3345092/. 24 February 2018. 2021-01-19. Mackay Daily Mercury. en.
- Web site: 2015-05-12. The Sarina Arts & Crafts Centre. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203203928/https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/facilities/council_facilities/the_sarina_arts_and_crafts_centre. 3 December 2020. 2021-01-19. Mackay Regional Council. en-au.