Mount Chalmers is a rural town and

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 226 people.

Geography

The town of Mount Chalmers is in the north of the locality with Mount Nicholson being a neighbourhood within the south of the locality (). The locality contains the following named peaks: * Cabbage Tree Hill () * Mount Chalmers () * Mount Standish ()

History

Gold was found in Mount Chalmers in 1860 but gold mining did not commence in the area until 1869. It was named after Mr Chambers who established a

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. In 1899 copper mining commenced. Mount Chalmers Provisional School opened on 23 January 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Chalmers State School. The school was mothballed on 31 December 2005 and its closure finalised on 31 December 2006. In 2014 the

Livingstone Shire Council The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

purchased the site for $230,000 for use by the local community. It is located at 16 School Street (). In 1908, the Yeppoon railway line was established from Sleipners Junction on the

North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line The North Rockhampton to Emu Park railway line was a branch line of the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast railway line in Central Queensland. Australia. It connected Rockhampton to Emu Park, Queensland, Emu Park (from the North R ...

and then through to

Yeppoon railway station Yeppoon railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at James Street, Yeppoon, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 18 April 2008. History In 1867, residents of Rockhampton ...

. Mount Chalmers railway station () served the town, and Mount Nicholson railway station () served the south of the locality. In 1911, the census recorded a population of 1,181. The

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opened St Joseph's Catholic primary school in 1913. It closed in 1914. Mining ended in 1914 and people moved away; the 1921 census showed the population had fallen to 95 people. The Yeppoon railway line ceased passenger services in 1978 and closed completely in 2004. In January 2023, Carinity Education Rockhampton opened a campus in Mount Chalmers in former Mount Chalmers State School to provide special education services.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 216 people. In the , the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 235 people. In the , the locality of Mount Chalmers had a population of 226 people.

Education

Carinity Education Rockhampton is a

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secondary co-educational school (Years 7 to 9) at 18 School Street (). It is operated by the Baptist Union of Queensland and provides education for children who are not succeeding in a mainstream school by providing individualised support in a Christian setting. Students will then transfer to the school's Glenlee campus for later years of schooling. In 2023, the Mount Chalmers campus had 40 students. There are no government schools in Mount Chalmers. The nearest government primary school is Cawarral State School in neighbouring Cawaral to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are

North Rockhampton State High School North Rockhampton State High School is a co-educational State High School at Beserker Street, Frenchville, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It currently has over 1000 students enrolled and over 80 teaching staff. North Rockhampton High Scho ...

in Frenchville,

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

, to the south-west and Yeppoon State High School in

Yeppoon Yeppoon () is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of ...

to the north-east.

Amenities

The Mount Chalmers Community History Centre operates from the old school site. The old school also has a library run by volunteers and supported by the Livingstone Shire Council.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland