Morinish is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Morinish had a population of 62 people.[1]
| Morinish Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Alliance Mine in operation at Morinish, circa 1890 | |||||||||||||||
  Morinish | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°12′18″S 150°03′09″E / 23.205°S 150.0525°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 62 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0820/km2 (0.2123/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 756.3 km2 (292.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Rockhampton Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe locality is bounded by the Fitzroy River to the north and west.[3]
Ten Mile Creek rises in the south-west of the locality (23°17′11″S 150°02′16″E / 23.2864°S 150.0377°E) and flows northward through the locality where it becomes a tributary of the Fitzroy River (23°05′10″S 150°00′04″E / 23.0861°S 150.0010°E).[3][4]
The former town of Morinish is south of centre of the locality (approx 23°15′09″S 150°08′18″E / 23.2524°S 150.1382°E).[5][6][7]
History
editGold was found at Morinish in 1866 with miners working in the area by December 1866,[8] and a "new rush" being described in the newspapers in February 1867 with the population being estimated on the field as 600.[9][10]
The Morinish Post Office opened on 1 July 1867 and closed on 4 November 1872.[11]
There were at least three major mines in the period of 1880s to 1900s: Welcome Reef, Alliance Mine and Mount Morinish Mine.[12]
Perhaps reflecting the changing fortunes on the goldfields, schooling in Morinish was available intermittently.
Morinish Provisional School opened circa 1882 and closed circa 1890.[13] A second Morinish Provisional School opened circa 1894 and closed circa 1897, but it is not known if this was first school re-opening or a different school.[13]
In 1902, two new provisional schools opened called Morinish No 1 Provisional School and Morinish No 2 Provisional School. They were half-time schools (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). In 1915, the No 2 school was closed and the No 1 school became the full-time Morinish State School. It closed in 1928 due to "insufficient pupils".[13][14] In 1930, the school building was relocated to establish the State School at Garnant.[15][16][17] Morinish State School was on Morinish Road (approx 23°15′04″S 150°09′24″E / 23.2512°S 150.1566°E).[18][3]
Ten Mile Creek Provisional School opened in 1916 but closed circa 1917.[13]
Morinish was within the Shire of Fitzroy until 2008 when amalgamation of local government areas resulted in it becoming part of the newly created Rockhampton Region.
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Morinish had a population of 89 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, Morinish had a population of 62 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no school in Morinish. The nearest government primary school is Ridgelands State School in neighbouring Ridgelands to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Rockhampton State High School in Wandal, a suburb of Rockhampton; however, it is sufficiently distant that other options would be distance education and boarding school.[3]
Notable residents
edit- Fergus McMaster, one of the founders of the airline Qantas, was born in Morinish
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morinish (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Morinish – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48774)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Ten Mile Creek – watercourse in the Rockhampton Region (entry -23.28640,150.03771)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "County of Livingstone sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1912. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "The Gazette". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXIII, no. 3, 408. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 29 August 1868. p. 9:1005 (PDF) 1007 (page).
- ^ "TELEGRAPHIC". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXI, no. 2, 781. Queensland, Australia. 25 December 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND". South Australian Register. Vol. XXXI, no. 6335. South Australia. 22 February 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ROCKHAMPTON". Warwick Argus And Tenterfield Chronicle. Vol. III, no. 30. Queensland, Australia. 15 February 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Gold occurrences in Central Queensland". Treasure Enterprises of Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "RIDGELANDS". Morning Bulletin. No. 19, 917. Queensland, Australia. 30 May 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 560. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MORINISH STATE SCHOOL". Morning Bulletin. No. 20, 443. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RIDGELANDS". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 1, no. 30. Queensland, Australia. 24 July 1930. p. 44. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "County of Livingstone sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Morinish (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
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- Johnson, Lex (2012), Morinish : where the bottle tree stands, Lex Johnson, ISBN 978-0-9806333-3-7