Mount Alma is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Alma had a population of 59 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded by the Mount Alma Range to the north, the

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to the west and south-west, and the Boyne Range to the south-east. The

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rises in the north-west of the locality () flowing south-east towards the centre of the locality and then flows north-east to exit the locality to the east ( Wooderson). Upper Calliope is a neighbourhood within the north-east of the locality (). Mount Alma has the following mountains: * Cedric Mountain () * Fig Tree Hill () * Mount Grim () * Mount Harper () * Mount Redshirt () * Round Mountain () * The Mole Hill () The

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enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west ( Dumgree). The Moura railway line also enters the locality from the east (Wooderson) and exits to the south-west ( Dumgree) with the locality being served by: * Clarke railway station () * Fry railway station () In the south of the locality are two protected areas: * Maxwelton State Forest, at * northern section of

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at Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is

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on native vegetation with a small area of production forestry in the south-west of the locality.

History

Calliope Station Provisional School opened in March 1912 as a half time school in conjunction with Mount Redshirt Provisional School (meaning they shared a teacher). In 1917 it became a full time provisional school. On 1 August 1922 it became Calliope Station State School. It closed on 8 July 1956. It was at 44 Galloway Plains Road ().

Demographics

In the , Mount Alma had a population of 47 people. In the , Mount Alma had a population of 59 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Bocoolima () * Colenso () * Galloway Plains () * Mount Alma () * Rockfield () * Upper Calliope () * Wyalla ()

Education

There are no schools in Mount Alma. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in Mount Larcom to the north, Calliope State School in

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to the east, and Mount Murchison State School in Mount Murchison to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Calliope State High School (to Year 10) in Calliope to the east,

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(to Year 12) in South Gladstone to the north-east, and Biloela State High School (to Year 12) in

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to the south-west. There are some parts of Mount Alma too distant from these schools;

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or boarding school would be other options.

References

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