East End is a rural
locality
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in the
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
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In the , East End had a population of 59 people.
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Geography
The Bruce Highway
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enters the locality from the south-west ( West Stowe) and exits to the north ( Mount Larcom).Blackwater railway system
The Blackwater railway system is located in Central Queensland and services the coal mining area of the Bowen Basin. It carries coal, as well as products, to other destinations by way of connections to the North Coast Line at Rocklands and t ...
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History
The area was originally known as Wilmott after a squatter called Wilmott who brought two flocks of sheep into the area in 1855. One flock was situated near a lagoon approximately long, now called Wilmot Lagoon ().
Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915. In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963. It was located at .
In the 2011 census, East End was included with neighbouring Bracewell; together they had a population of 462 people.
Heritage listings
East End has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Mount Larcombe Station Original Homestead Site, 52780 Bruce Highway ()
Education
There are no schools in East End. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Larcom State School in neighbouring Mount Larcom to the north and Yarwun State School in Yarwun
Yarwun is a rural coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Yarwun had a population of 119 people.
Geography
The North Coast railway line, Queensland, N ...
to the east The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Mount Larcom and Gladstone State High School
Gladstone State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in West Gladstone, a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1500 students per year, with ...
in West Gladstone to the east.Calliope
In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; grc, Καλλιόπη, Kalliópē, beautiful-voiced) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muse ...
to the south-east opened in 2020 and will offer secondary education to Year 10 from 2022 and to Year 12 from 2024.
See also
* List of schools in Central Queensland
This is a list of schools in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, and includes schools in Central West Queensland. The region is centred on the coastal cities of Rockhampton and Gladstone, and the inland towns of Emerald, ...
References
Further reading
* — includes Cedar Vale State School and East End State School
* — also includes closed schools: Bracewell State School, Raglan State School, Cedar Vale State School, East End State School, Hourigan Creek School, Hut Creek School, Langmorn School, Langmorn Creek Crossing School, Machine Creek State School
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Localities in Queensland