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Sharon is a rural
The locality is named after the 
Circa 1935, the Anglican Church purchased the former Primitive Methodist Church building and commenced services in February 1935. St Stephen's Anglican church was dedicated on 30 April 1945 by Rural Dean Reverend N.C.C. Bertram. Its closure was approved in September 1991. The church was in Gin Gin Road roughly opposite the Sharon State School (approx ).
In the , Sharon had a population of 1,131 people.
In the , Sharon had a population of 1,316 people.
Sharon has the following heritage listings:
* Splitters Creek Railway Bridge
locality
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in the Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
, Queensland
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, Australia. In the , Sharon had a population of 1,316 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the north and east by Splitters Creek and to the south by theBurnett River
The Burnett River is a river located in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, close to Mount Gaeta a ...
.
Sharon is approximately eight kilometres west of Bundaberg
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...
towards Gin Gin. The Sharon Gorge is a further four kilometres along the highway, and is home to a tranquil area with rainforests, ferns, palms and orchids.
The neighbourhood of Manoo is located in the south-western area of Sharon (); it takes its name from the former Manoo railway station on the now closed Mount Perry railway line
The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essentia ...
. The name ''Manoo'' is an Aboriginal word meaning ''clear straight track''.
History
The locality is named after the Sharon plain
The Sharon plain ( ''HaSharon Arabic: سهل شارون Sahel Sharon'') is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain. The plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, to the east. It stretches from Nahal ...
in Israel.
A Methodist Sunday School was established in 1882 by the Workman family which met on the verandah of the school until a church could be built. The Primitive Methodist church was officially opened on Sunday 29 March 1896 by Reverend William Powell
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the ''The Thin Man (film), Thin Man'' series based on the Nick and Nora Cha ...
and Reverend Tom Ellison. The church was used by the Primitive Methodists on three Sundays each month with the fourth Sunday being available to other denominations. Circa 1935, the church building was sold to the Anglican Church.
Tantitha Provisional School opened on 26 February 1883. In 1894 it became a state school and was renamed Sharon State School.
Erin Hill State School opened on 30 April 1917. It closed on 14 June 1957. It was on a in the Splitters Creek area, now part of Sharon, at 411 Ten Mile Road ().
Circa 1935, the Anglican Church purchased the former Primitive Methodist Church building and commenced services in February 1935. St Stephen's Anglican church was dedicated on 30 April 1945 by Rural Dean Reverend N.C.C. Bertram. Its closure was approved in September 1991. The church was in Gin Gin Road roughly opposite the Sharon State School (approx ).
In the , Sharon had a population of 1,131 people.
In the , Sharon had a population of 1,316 people.
Heritage listings
Sharon has the following heritage listings:
* Splitters Creek Railway Bridge
Education
Sharon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18 Sharon School Road (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 116 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Sharon. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School inBundaberg North
Bundaberg North is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bundaberg North had a population of 5,451 people. It occupies the developed area north of the Burnett River, opposite the Bundaberg CBD.
Geograp ...
to the north-east.
Amenities
Sharon Public Hall is at 1016 Gin Gin Road ().References
External links
* {{Bundaberg Region Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland