South Johnstone, Queensland Explained

Type:town
South Johnstone
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.5963°N 145.9961°W
Pop:456
Postcode:4859
Area:4.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:10.5
Dir1:SSW
Location1:Innisfail
Dist2:96.7
Dir2:S
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:253
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Townsville
Dist4:1605
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Currajah
Near-Ne:Boogan
Near-E:Boogan
Near-Se:Boogan
Near-S:Camp Creek
Near-Sw:Camp Creek
Near-W:No 6 Branch
Near-Nw:Currajah

South Johnstone is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of South Johnstone had a population of 456 people.

Geography

South Johnstone is in Far North Queensland, approximately 10km (10miles) south-west of Innisfail.

History

South Johnstone Sugar Mill opened in 1915.[3]

South Johnstone State School was opened on 5 June 1916.[4] The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016.[5]

St Rita's Catholic School was established on 1 February 1932 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.[6]

The South Johnstone parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1947. It is now merged with the Innisfail and Mourilyian parishes.[7]

St Saviour's Anglican Church was designed by Arthur Brown and constructed by local builder Mose Romano using masonry in 1939. It was officially opened on Sunday 2 September 1939 by Bishop John Feetham.[8] It was at 26 Hynes Street (-17.5979°N 145.994°W) and has now closed.[9]

The town was originally called Basilisk until 1954, when it was officially renamed South Johnstone after the South Johnstone River. The river was named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in honour of Robert Johnstone who accompanied him on an expedition in 1873.[1] The name Basilisk is now used for a nearby locality.[10]

St Rita's Roman Catholic Church was built from brick in 1970.[11]

Demographics

In the, the town of South Johnstone had a population of 411 people.

In the, the locality of South Johnstone had a population of 413 people.

In the, the locality of South Johnstone had a population of 456 people.

Heritage listings

South Johnstone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy

South Johnstone Sugar Mill is operated by MSF Sugar. It is on Innisfail Japoon Road (-17.6042°N 145.9879°W).[13] [14]

Education

South Johnstone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at East Avenue (-17.5934°N 145.9999°W).[15] [16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[17]

St Rita's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 8 Green Street (-17.5988°N 145.9963°W).[18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 117 students with 15 teachers (10 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in South Johnstone. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in East Innisfail.

Amenities

St Rita's Catholic Church is at 5 Green Street (-17.5991°N 145.9956°W). It is within the Innisfail Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[19] [20] [21]

South Johnsone has a number of facilities:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 November 2019.
  2. 29 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Bradley . Ernie . 2021 . History of the Queensland Ambulance, South Johnstone . 20 June 2023.
  4. 18 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Queensland school anniversaries (2016). education.qld.gov.au. en-AU. 2018-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216221614/http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/ann/2016.html. 16 February 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Our History. St Rita's Catholic School. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200118140125/https://www.stritascps.qld.edu.au/about-us/our-history/. 18 January 2020. 2020-01-18.
  7. Web site: Innisfail Parish. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118140346/http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/parishes/innisfail.html. 18 November 2020. 18 November 2020. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.
  8. News: 5 April 1939 . CHURCH OF ENGLAND. . 12 . . 11,586 . Queensland, Australia . 21 June 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: Blake . Thom . St Saviour's Anglican Church . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221106204755/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=4491 . live .
  10. 18 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Blake . Thom . Church of St Rita . 22 September 2022 . Queensland religious places database . 9 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109190337/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=6019 . live .
  12. 7 July 2013.
  13. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Landmark Areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12 . 21 November 2020 . 21 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  14. Web site: MSF Sugar . 2023-06-20 . en-AU . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508080300/https://www.msfsugar.com.au/ . live .
  15. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  16. Web site: 2021-05-24 . South Johnstone State School . 2023-06-20 . South Johnstone State School . en . 2 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302063711/https://southjohnstoness.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  17. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  18. Web site: St Rita's School. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010031546/http://www.stritascps.qld.edu.au/. 10 October 2018. live.
  19. Web site: Innisfail Parish. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118140346/http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/parishes/innisfail.html. 18 November 2020. 18 November 2020. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.
  20. Web site: South Johnstone Parish - Catholic Diocese of Cairns . 2023-06-20 . cairns.catholic.org.au . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325051746/https://cairns.catholic.org.au/parishes/south-johnstone . live .
  21. Web site: Church of St Rita South Johnstone . 2023-06-20 . Queensland Religious Places Database.
  22. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Building points - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  23. Web site: 18 November 2020 . Emergency services facilities - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6 . 24 November 2020 . 24 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.

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