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Machine Creek is a rural
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in the Gladstone Region,
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, Australia. In the , Machine Creek had a population of 120 people.


Geography

The locality presumably takes its name from the watercourse Machine Creek which flows through the south-east of the locality. The Bruce Highway runs along the northern boundary. Butchers Corner is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (). Goat Hill () is in the south-west of the locality and rises to above sea level. The land use is predominantly
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on native vegetation.


History

Machine Creek State School opened on 27 July 1911 under head teacher Olivia Kettle. The school closed on 10 July 1970 due to low student numbers. It was at 540 Mount Larcom Bracewell Road (north-west corner of Ambrose Bracewell Road, ). The school building was later relocated to the Calliope River Historical Village at
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. In the , Machine Creek had a population of 120 people.


Education

There are no schools in Machine Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Ambrose State School in neighbouring
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to the north and Mount Larcom State School in neighbouring
Mount Larcom Mount Larcom is the name of a mountain, a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Larcom had a population of 361 people. Geography The town is in the south-western corner of the ...
to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Mount Larcom and Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone to the east.


See also

*
List of schools in Central Queensland This is a list of schools in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, and includes schools in Central West Queensland. The region is centred on the coastal cities of Rockhampton and Gladstone, and the inland towns of Emerald, ...


References


Further reading

* — also includes closed schools: Bracewell State School, Raglan State School, Cedar Vale State School, East End State School, Hourigan Creek School, Hut Creek School, Langmorn School, Langmorn Creek Crossing School, Machine Creek State School {{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland