Mount Steadman Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Steadman
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.4566°N 151.7955°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4650
Area:39.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:25.1
Dir1:NW
Location1:Coalstoun Lakes
Dist2:33.9
Dir2:NE
Location2:Gayndah
Dist3:37.2
Dir3:W
Location3:Biggenden
Dist4:332
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Mingo
Near-Ne:Wateranga
Near-E:Didcot
Near-Se:Didcot
Near-S:Gooroolba
Near-Sw:Wetheron
Near-W:Mingo
Near-Nw:Mingo

Mount Steadman is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Steadman had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Perry Fault, a major regional strike-slip structure in south east Queensland is in the New England Orogenic Belt. Mount Steadman is located along the Perry Fault.[2] [3]

The locality is roughly bounded by the Bin Bin Range to the north-east and south-east, Taylors Road to the south-west, and Gayndah Mount Perry Road to the north-west.[4] Mount Steadman (-25.4488°N 151.8167°W) rises to above sea level is part of the range in the east of the locality.[5] [6]

Mount Steadman Road enters the locality from the south (Gooroolba) and exits to the north (Mingo).

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The Mount Steadman Intrusion Related Gold System (IRGS) has been intermittently explored since 1888.[7] The most recent was the Mt Steadman project covering .

Mount Steadman Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1895. Mount Steadman State School opened on 4 May 1920 and closed circa 1952.

Demographics

In the Mount Steadman had a population of 8 people.

In the, Mount Steadman had "no people or a very low population".

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[8]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Steadman. The nearest primary school is Coalstoun Lakes State School in Coalstoun Lakes to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in Biggenden to the east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west.

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Jessop . K. . Daczko . N. R. . Piazolo . S. . 2019-05-19 . Tectonic cycles of the New England Orogen, eastern Australia: A Review . Australian Journal of Earth Sciences . 66 . 4 . 459–496 . 10.1080/08120099.2018.1548378 . 0812-0099 . https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/152142/ . 16 Oct 2019.
  3. Web site: 26 April 2021 . EMX Royalty Continues to Expand its Portfolio of Australian Gold Projects and Royalties . 2022-10-13 . EMX Royalty Corp. . en.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. 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.
  6. 25 November 2020.
  7. News: 17 August 1893 . MOUNT STEADMAN GOLDFIELD. . 3 . . 6,506 . Queensland, Australia . 13 October 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.