Jackson North is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Jackson North had a population of 45 people.

Geography

The

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enters the locality from the north-west (

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/ Yuleba North) and exits to the north-east ( Woleebee / Bogandilla). Unlike some parts of the range, the range in Jackson North is not defined by a chain of mountains, but rather by forming the

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between the North-East Coast drainage basin (where rivers flow east into the

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) and the Murray-Darling Basin (where rivers flow south-west to the

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). The

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enters from the east (Jackson), forms the southern boundary of the locality, and then exits to the west ( Jackson South / Yuleba North). The Western railway line runs immediately parallel and south to the highway. The Jackson Wandoan Road enters the location from the south (

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) and exits to the north-east (Woleebee). The land use is

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on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing in the west of the locality.

History

The locality takes its name from the town of

to the south, which was named after John Woodward Wyndham Jackson who was a pioneer settler in the district. Noonga Provisional School opened in 1916, as a half-time school in conjunction with Clarke's Creek Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared on teacher between them). The school closed in 1917, but reopened in 1918 as a half-time school in conjunction with Bogandilla Provisional School. In 1919 it was briefly a full-time school (not sharing its teacher) before reverting to a half-time school in conjunction with Noonga Creek Provisional School in August 1920. The school closed circa 1921. On 22 September 1947 a new Noonga State School opened. It closed at end of the school year in 1968. Noonga State School was located on the Noonga pastoral station west of the Jackson Wandoan Road and immediately west of Noonga Creek ().

Demographics

In the , Jackson North had a population of 61 people. In the , Jackson North had a population of 45 people.

Education

There are no schools in Jackson North. The nearest government primary schools are Dulacca State School in neighbouring

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to the south-east, Yuleba State School in

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to the south-west, and Guluguba State School in Guluguba to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10) in Wallumbilla to the west and Wandoan State School (to Year 10) in

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to the north-east. However, not all students in the locality would be within range of these schools for a daily commute. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 nearby. The alternatives are

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and boarding school.

References

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