25-521: Morganville may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Morganville, Queensland Canada [ edit ] Morganville, Nova Scotia United States of America [ edit ] Morganville, Georgia Morganville, Kansas Morganville, New Jersey Morganville, New York Morganville, Ohio Other [ edit ] Morganville, an earlier name for Shelbyville on The Simpsons Morganville, Texas,
50-461: A "crude bark humpy" with 36 students under teacher Archibald Douglas of Gayndah . It became Mount Perry State School on 9 February 1874. In the early 1900s, the school had several hundred students. On Saturday 1 April 1922, the teacher's residence was burned down, but a bucket brigade was able to save the school building. In September 1954, a new school building opened on the school's current site. Mount Perry Post Office opened on 26 July 1871. It
75-579: A major regional strike-slip structure in South East Queensland is in the New England Orogenic Belt. Mount Perry is about 365 kilometres (227 mi) northwest of Brisbane , the capital of Queensland , and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Bundaberg . The town is nestled in a valley near Mount Perry, the area's highest mountain. The Normanby Lookout is located on Normanby Range Road off Towns Creek Road from
100-436: A population of 538 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 487 people. Mount Perry has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Mount Perry is a rural farming area, primarily for raising cattle. Gold mining continues as an important industry. Evolution Mining owns and operates Mt Rawdon Mine which is a gold and silver mine with annual community tours. Mount Perry State School
125-712: Is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Annie Street ( 25°10′56″S 151°38′35″E / 25.1823°S 151.6431°E / -25.1823; 151.6431 ( Mount Perry State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 52 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mount Perry. The nearest government secondary schools are Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to
150-497: Is a government-run health centre and a 9-hole golf course. There is a general store, petrol station and post office (with bank agency), motel and a hotel. Mount Perry has historic copper workings. Mount Perry has an art gallery and a bicentennial museum with active historic gold stamper (demonstrations on request). An 18 kilometres (11 mi) section of the Bicentennial National Trail passes through
175-839: Is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Morganville had a population of 118 people. The locality is bounded by the Old Gayndah Road to the north, the Burnett River to the east, the Goodnight Scrub Road to the south-east, and the Perry River to the west. Perry River is a neighbourhood ( 25°11′00″S 151°57′00″E / 25.1833°S 151.95°E / -25.1833; 151.95 ( Perry River (neighbourhood) ) ) around
200-479: Is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 487 people. The neighbourhood of Drummers Creek is in the locality ( 25°09′00″S 151°39′00″E / 25.1500°S 151.6500°E / -25.1500; 151.6500 ( Drummers Creek, Queensland ) ). The Perry Fault,
225-408: Is at 18 Pearson Street ( 25°10′48″S 151°38′31″E / 25.179999°S 151.642°E / -25.179999; 151.642 ( St Patrick's Catholic Church ) ). St Anne's Anglican Church is at 99 Heusman Street ( 25°10′39″S 151°38′35″E / 25.177599°S 151.643°E / -25.177599; 151.643 ( St Anne's Anglican Church ) ). There
250-628: The Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road and offers views of the Mount Perry Township and the surrounding countryside. Schuh’s Lookout is on Schuhs Lookout Road off the Monto-Mount Perry Road at the top of the range, offering views south of Mount Perry. Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by
275-558: The Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg , Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers , inland to Monto and Mt Perry. The locality takes its name from Mount Perry pastoral run which was named in 1857. Originally there were two private towns known as Fife-Barnett and the town of Tenningering. Tenningering was renamed Mount Perry on 14 January 1915. In 1869, copper
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#1732787568211300-543: The Perry River, a tributary of the Burnett River ( 25°10′08″S 151°59′22″E / 25.1688°S 151.9894°E / -25.1688; 151.9894 ( Perry River (mouth) ) ). The name Perry refers to the mountain Mount Perry, which, in turn, was named after shepherd William Perry on the Tenningering pastoral run in the 1860s. The locality takes its name from the railway station, which
325-401: The church building was still extant and signed as the "Hilltop Chapel". The Salvation Army hall opened on Saturday 8 August 1908. Harpur's Hill Provisional School opened on 1908 and closed circa 1909. It reopened in 1917, becoming Harpur's Hill State School. In 1919, it had 11 students under teacher Miss E. Plumb. It closed permanently circa 1924. It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on
350-404: The church under teacher Miss Bertheau. A second St Patrick's Church was built in 1904 from timber on the site of the earlier church, which had sold for removal. The architect was F H Faircloth and the builder was John Guthrie. Although the church was to be opened on Sunday 12 February 1905 by Archbishop Robert Dunne , he was unable to attend on the day and the church was officially opened by
375-577: The east and Wallaville State School in neighbouring Wallaville to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the north and Isis District State High School in Childers to the east. The Goodnight Scrub Hall is at 333 Goodnight Scrub Road ( 25°12′42″S 151°58′09″E / 25.21156°S 151.96907°E / -25.21156; 151.96907 ( Goodnight Scrub Hall ) ). Tenninering Download coordinates as: Mount Perry
400-429: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morganville&oldid=1169159609 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Morganville, Queensland Download coordinates as: Morganville
425-417: The local priest Father Mimnagh with over 400 people in attendance. Drummer's Creek Provisional School opened on 5 April 1880. On 1 January 1909, it became Drummer's Creek State School. It closed in 1959. It was at 1 School Lane ( 25°08′25″S 151°37′31″E / 25.1404°S 151.6253°E / -25.1404; 151.6253 ( Drummer's Creek State School (former) ) ). Mount Perry
450-556: The north-east and Burnett State College in Gayndah to the south. However, some parts of Mount Perry are too distant to attend these schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. The North Burnett Regional Council operates a public library at 34 Heusman Street. The Mount Perry branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 73 Heusman Street. St Patrick's Catholic Church
475-473: The setting for the Morganville Vampires novels by Rachel Caine See also [ edit ] Morgansville, West Virginia All pages with titles containing Morganville [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
500-410: The western side of Homestead Road ( 25°08′18″S 151°33′52″E / 25.1382°S 151.5645°E / -25.1382; 151.5645 ) and served a mining community. In the 2006 census , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 431 people. In the 2011 census , the locality of Mount Perry had a population of 480 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Mount Perry had
525-539: Was at 90 Perry River Farms Road ( 25°10′38″S 151°57′28″E / 25.17721°S 151.95788°E / -25.17721; 151.95788 ( Perry River State School (former) ) ). In the 2016 census , Morganville had a population of 112 people. In the 2021 census , Morganville had a population of 118 people. There are no schools in Morganville. The nearest government primary schools are Booyal Central State School in neighbouring Booyal to
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#1732787568211550-629: Was connected by the Mount Perry railway line to Bundaberg from 1884 until 1960. St Anne's Anglican Church was built in 1903. It could seat 100 people. Mount Perry Presbyterian Church was opened on Wednesday 17 June 1908 by the Reverend Andrew Gillison. It has closed. It was at 11 Isabella Street ( 25°10′39″S 151°38′38″E / 25.177508°S 151.6439°E / -25.177508; 151.6439 ( Mount Perry Methodist Church ) ). As at April 2021,
575-582: Was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg ) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essential to provide cheap transport and make the mining of low percentage ore viable. Maryborough and Bundaberg vied for the opportunity to be the terminus and the latter city was successful. The first 65 kilometres (40 mi) section of the Mount Perry railway line from North Bundaberg railway station (originally called Bundaberg station) to Moolboolaman opened on 19 July 1881. Mount Perry Provisional School opened on 7 October 1871 in
600-616: Was known as Tenningering between 1882 and 1884. Mount Perry Wesleyan Methodist Church opened on Sunday 21 July 1872. It was built from timber at a cost of £220. It could seat 120 people. In 1919, it was relocated to become the Methodist Church in Woowoonga . In 1939, it was relocated to Biggenden to be used as the Methodist church hall. St Patrick's Catholic Church was built in 1873. A Catholic day school opened at
625-522: Was the terminus of the branch line from Goondoon . The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 14 March 1929 (although the line didn't open until 5 October 1931). It was named after politician Godfrey Morgan who was Secretary for Railways from 1929 to 1932 and who officially opened the line. Perry River State School opened on 19 May 1925 under head teacher Norman Pyle. It closed on 9 December 1988. It
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