24-561: Download coordinates as: Raglan is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Raglan had a population of 143 people. Raglan is located on Raglan Creek, part of the Casuarina Creek drainage system that empties into Keppel Bay . The locality contains the following mountains: These ranges are a significant source of marble and calcite , and
48-479: A punitive expedition led by Lieutenant John Murray of the Native Police . Murray was tracking down local Aboriginal tribes suspected of involvement in the killing of five people at nearby Mount Larcombe sheep station . With a posse comitatus of around twenty armed and mounted men, including troopers, constables and colonists, Murray surrounded a "large mob" of about a hundred Aboriginal people camped on
72-425: A creek near to where the township of Raglan now stands. At the break of dawn, Murray's group attacked the camp and "bullets from a score or more carbines wrought death," with those being shot at running "from side to side in their frantic efforts to escape." Only a few escaped and these "were pursued and either shot or driven into the waters of [Keppel] Bay." A participant later wrote that the ammunition they used during
96-471: A population of 146 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Raglan had a population of 143 people. Raglan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Raglan. The nearest government primary schools are Marmor State School in neighbouring Marmor to the north-west, Ambrose State School in neighbouring Ambrose to the east, and Bajool State School in neighbouring Bajool to
120-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
144-564: A tourist information centre. Although not part of the historical village, immediately outside its entrance is one of the Q150 historical survey makers placed by the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute in 2009. This monument commemorates Francis Peter MacCabe , the first surveyor of Gladstone . MacCabe was appointed by the Government of New South Wales to take a surveying party to
168-465: Is a flying club at 123 Langmorn Road ( 23°49′20″S 150°48′45″E / 23.8222°S 150.8125°E / -23.8222; 150.8125 ( The Old Station Flying Club ) ) near The Old Station airstrip. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
192-459: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Calliope River Historical Village The Calliope River Historical Village is an open-air museum at 50951 Bruce Highway (but accessed from
216-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
240-591: The Bruce Highway to cross the Calliope River , the diversion of the highway to the new bridge created a parcel of land that the shire proposed to use as a historical village. Following site works, the village commenced operation in 1983 with the arrival of the first building, the Ambrose railway station. The museum comprises a number of historic buildings from the district which have been relocated to
264-584: The Aboriginal camp still being asleep. The creek is still called Hourigan's Creek and is still used for shooting with the Raglan Target Sports Association complex being located on its banks. An early resident of Raglan recorded that when he first came to the area he noticed that "the skulls of black warriors...had been made into an ornamental border for a large flower bed in the garden" of the homestead of Raglan Station . Raglan
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#1732797153134288-840: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
312-809: The Raglan goldfield at that time. Raglan Creek Provisional School opened on 4 August 1879, but closed on 31 October 1879. It reopened on 5 March 1883, and became Raglan Creek State School on 1 January 1909. In 1911 it was renamed Raglan State School. The school closed on 13 December 1996. The school was at 18 Langmorn Street ( 23°43′11″S 150°49′25″E / 23.7196°S 150.8237°E / -23.7196; 150.8237 ( Raglan State School (former) ) ). Langmorn Creek Crossing Provisional School opened on 20 October 1915 but closed circa 31 January 1916. It reopened as Langmorn Provisional School circa January 1926. On 1 January 1931 it became Langmorn State School. It closed on 26 October 1941, but reopened on 26 October 1944. It closed finally on 11 May 1962. It
336-600: The South Ulam mine is located there. The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east ( Ambrose ), passes through the town along Raglan Street, and exits to the north-west ( Marmor ). The North Coast railway line runs roughly parallel and north of the highway, passes through the locality with the following stations (from east to west): Amos is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 23°44′00″S 150°51′00″E / 23.7333°S 150.85°E / -23.7333; 150.85 ( Amos (neighbourhood) ) ) in
360-403: The attack had become exhausted and that they had to use their rifles as clubs. Many of the Aboriginal people were killed or terribly wounded but no casualties were recorded amongst Murray's group. The creek where this occurred was named Hourigan's Creek after the man who fired the first shot of the massacre. This shot was at "a huge savage who [was] seen to get up and stretch himself," the rest of
384-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
408-529: The historical village. Many of the buildings contain exhibits of everyday life and railway history. The Raglan Memorial Hall was built in about 1932 and was used for dances until 1990, after which it stood idle. It was relocated to the village in March 2002 and officially re-opened by George Creed, the mayor of Calliope Shire. Yarwun railway station was relocated to the village and was re-opened in June 2003 as
432-695: The side road known as Old Bruce Highway) beside the Calliope River in River Ranch in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia . It is operated by the Port Curtis Historical Society . The centenary celebrations of the Shire of Calliope in 1979 created a collection of historic material, which led to the establishment of the Port Curtis Historical Society. As a new bridge was being constructed for
456-583: The ticket office and kiosk. A wooden railway carriage (No. 1353) was built in Ipswich in the early 1940s. It was used on many routes including the Sunshine Mail that ran from Brisbane to Cairns (which was superseded by the Sunlander in the 1960s). Having become surplus to requirements for passenger transport, Queensland Rail had it transported to the village on 1 June 1989 where it serves as
480-684: The vicinity of the Amos railway station. There are two airstrips in the locality: The region was first declared as the County of Raglan and opened for British pastoral squatting in January 1854. The name Raglan was in honour of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, First Baron Raglan (1788-1855), first Commander in Chief British Army in Crimea. British occupation began in early January 1856 during
504-763: The west. The nearest government secondary schools is Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom to the south-east. For secondary education to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone , Gladstone , to the south-east and Rockhampton State High School in Wandal , Rockhampton , to the north-east. Raglan Cemetery is at 75 Hourigan Creek Road ( 23°42′57″S 150°48′30″E / 23.7159°S 150.8082°E / -23.7159; 150.8082 ( Raglan Cemetery ) ). The Old Station
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#1732797153134528-525: Was at 187 Langmore School Road, now in Ambrose ( 23°49′07″S 150°52′56″E / 23.8185°S 150.8823°E / -23.8185; 150.8823 ( Langmore State School (former) ) ). Hourigan Creek State School opened in 1916 and closed circa 1932. It was located on or near Hourigan Creek Road (approx 23°44′16″S 150°46′58″E / 23.7378°S 150.7829°E / -23.7378; 150.7829 ( Hourigan Creek State School (former) ) ). The Raglan Memorial Hall
552-510: Was built in about 1932 and was used for dances until 1990, after which it stood idle. It was relocated to the Calliope River Historical Village in March 2002 and officially re-opened by George Creed , the mayor of Calliope Shire. In the 2011 census , the locality of Raglan Raglan was included with neighbouring Ambrose and together had a population of 545 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Raglan had
576-469: Was established as a pastoral sheep station in 1857 by William Landsborough who held it for several years before selling it on. The allotments for the township of Raglan were first surveyed in 1865. Gold was found in Raglan in 1867. In August 1867 a nugget of gold was found. Described as "a monster" , it was 16 inches (41 cm) long and 4 inches (10 cm) wide, weighing 30 pounds (14 kg) and worth £1,400. There were around 300 gold diggers active at
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