Nine Mile is a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
Rockhampton Region
The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Ar ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Nine Mile had a population of 84 people.
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Geography
The land use is predominantly grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...
on native vegetation.
History
Nine Mine Provisional School opened on 8 July 1901 as a half-time school in conjunction with Lavendale Provisional School, sharing one teacher between them. In 1908, Woodville Provisional School opened and the teacher was shared between all three schools. In 1909, Nine Mile Provisional School closed due to low student numbers.
Demographics
In the , Nine Mile had a population of 77 people.
Education
There are no schools in Nine Mile. The nearest government primary schools are Gracemere State School in neighbouring Gracemere
Gracemere is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gracemere had a population of 11,315 people.
Geography
Gracemere is approximately west of the city of Rockhampton. Because of ...
to the south-east and Stanwell State School in neighbouring Stanwell
Stanwell is a village close to two of the three main towns in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, about west of central London. A small corner of its land is vital industrial land serving Heathrow Airport – most of the rest is residential ...
to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Rockhampton State High School
Rockhampton State High School is a coeducational public secondary school located in Wandal, a suburb of Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1000 students, with an official count of 1119 students ...
in Wandal, Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
to the north-east.
Paradise Lagoons Campdraft
An annual campdrafting
Campdrafting is a unique Australian sport involving a horse and rider working cattle. The riding style is Australian stock, somewhat akin to American Western riding and the event is similar to the American stock horse events such as cutting, w ...
event called the Paradise Lagoons Campdraft is held in Paradise Lagoons pastoral property 973 Malchi Nine Mile Road (). A multi-million dollar, purpose-built facility was opened in 2003 when the event was inaugurated by Graeme Acton who died following a campdrafting accident at Clarke Creek in 2014. Acton's funeral was held at Paradise Lagoons in Nine Mile which was attended by numerous dignitaries including then-Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Anthony John Abbott (; born 4 November 1957) is a former Australian politician who served as the 28th prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Abbott was born in Londo ...
, who had attended the campdraft the previous year prior to becoming prime minister.
References
{{Rockhampton Region
Suburbs of Rockhampton Region
Localities in Queensland