Struck Oil, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Struck Oil
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.6125°N 150.4463°W
Pop:151
Postcode:4714
Area:21.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:9.3
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Mount Morgan
Dist2:36.5
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:661
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Rockhampton Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Bouldercombe
Near-Ne:Bouldercombe
Near-E:Bouldercombe
Near-Se:Bajool
Near-S:Limestone
Near-Sw:Mount Morgan
Near-W:Leydens Hill
Johnsons Hill
Near-Nw:Bouldercombe

Struck Oil is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.

History

The place was named after the play Struck Oil.[2]

Struck Oil Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 March 1911, it became Struck Oil State School. It closed circa 1944. It was on the south side of Struck Oil Road (approx).[3]

Demographics

In the, Struck Oil had a population of 179 people.

In the, Struck Oil had a population of 151 people.

Education

There are no schools in Struck Oil. The nearest primary schools are in neighbouring Bouldercombe and Mount Morgan. The nearest secondary school is in Mount Morgan.

Notes and References

  1. 5 November 2019.
  2. News: There's drama & tragedy in place names . The Sydney Morning Herald . Aug 2, 1947 . 18 October 2015 . Beatty, Bill . 8 . 20 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160520081011/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bgNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=25MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5417,493034 . live .
  3. Web site: 1942 . Westwood . 21 August 2023 . . Map . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728082609/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-westwood-emergency-ed-1942/original . live .