Peeramon Explained

Type:town
Peeramon
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.3097°N 145.6119°W
Pop:778
Postcode:4885
Area:28.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:5.3
Dir1:NE
Location1:Malanda
Dist2:17.4
Dir2:SE
Location2:Atherton
Dist3:70
Dir3:SW
Location3:Cairns
Dist4:1670
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Yungaburra
Near-Ne:Lake Eacham
Near-E:Lake Eacham
Near-Se:Malanda
Near-S:Kureen
Near-Sw:Kureen
Near-W:Upper Barron
Near-Nw:East Barron

Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Peeramon had a population of 778 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by Lake Barrine Road and to the south-east by the Johnstone River.

There are a number of neighbourhoods in Peeramon (from north-west to south-east):

Mount Quincan (-17.3007°N 145.5772°W) is in the north-west of the locality and rises to above sea level.[6] [7]

History

The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910.[1]

Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. It was built by the Sydes Brothers,[8] who were chosen from the tenders called in September 1910.[9] A teacher's residence was built in 1917.[10] In 1919, it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed in 1959. It was at 107 Mckenzie Road (corner Peeramon School Road,).[11] [12]

The Millaa Millaa branch railway opened from Yungaburra to Kureen (via Peeramon) on 18 October 1910.

The Peeramon Methodist Church opened on Thursday 1 August 1918.[13]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.

In the, the locality of Peeramon had a population of 778 people.

Education

There are no schools in Peeramon. The nearest government primary schools are Yunaburra State School in neighbouring Yungaburra to the north and Malanda State School in neighbouring Malanda to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 7 March 2022.
  4. 7 March 2022.
  5. 7 March 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. 25 November 2020.
  8. News: 29 October 1910 . LAKE EACHAM SCHOOL. . 2 (SECOND EDITION) . . 11841 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712231503/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186544244 . live .
  9. News: 21 September 1910 . WORKS TENDERS . XXIV . 4 . . 820 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712231503/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39872908 . live .
  10. News: 8 June 1917 . NEW PUBLIC WORKS. . 5 (SECOND EDITION) . . 1402 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712231504/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180903506 . live .
  11. Web site: 1949 . Bartle Frere . 12 July 2022 . . Map.
  12. Web site: 1943 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404 . 12 July 2022 . . Map . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114025246/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m404-surv-control-1943.jpg . live .
  13. News: 8 August 1918 . Opening of the Methodist Church at Peeramon . XXII . 49 . . 279 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712231503/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147558221 . live .