| Stalworth Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Stalworth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′39″S 151°35′44″E / 26.1108°S 151.5955°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 37 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.820/km2 (2.125/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Stalworth is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Stalworth had a population of 37 people. [1]
Geography
Okeden Road forms most of the south-western boundary of the locality. [3]
Hopefield is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality ( 26°07′00″S 151°36′00″E / 26.1166°S 151.6°E). [4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and plantation forestry. [3]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded by government on 16 October 1998, [2] although the locality name has been used since the earliest days of settlement.
A hall was built at Stalworth which hosted dances and social events for many years. It opened on Saturday 21 September 1929 [5] and was later extended with significant alternations and improvements which were opened on Saturday 3 March 1934. [6] [7] Church services and activities were also held in the hall regularly. [8] [9] A Stalworth branch society within the Christian Endeavour movement met in the hall and they hosted the Weinholt Christian Endeavour Union rally there in 1937. [10]
Other social activities in the district included the formation of a Stalworth local soccer team. [11]
There was also a cheese factory at Stalworth for a short time. Newspaper articles from 1925 report that it was destroyed by fire on 30 December 1924 along with the adjoining residence, [12] and the circumstances were regarded as suspicious with the possibility of insurance fraud. [13] It was insured for £1100 [13] and was owned at the time by E.V.Hobbs who did not reside there but engaged a caretaker. [14] The caretaker was James Wardill. [15] A local farmer giving evidence at the subsequent inquiry held in Wondai Court House [15] testified that the factory had by then been in disuse for many years, [16] however the owner testified that his son-in-law had operated the cheese plant for a short time between approximately 1919 and 1922 generating turnover to the value of £6000. [14] An advertisement was placed in the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser newspaper on 6 June 1917 calling for tenders to construct the Stalworth cheese factory by its proprietor E.T.Howes of Memerambi. [17]
One of the first settlers in the district was Sydney Shaw, who subsequently became the first teacher at nearby Abbeywood State School. [18]
Communication services were established relatively early. Telephone was first made available at Stalworth on 25 March 1926. [19] Further, the district is mentioned in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 23 June 1932 when the Postmaster General was calling for tenders for mail delivery in the area - "Proston and Proston, via Block 10, Stalworth Post Office, Slingers and Jingeri letter-box, twice a week. Tenderers to state additional price required for three trips a week." [20]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Stalworth had a population of 33 people. [21]
In the 2021 census, Stalworth had a population of 37 people. [1]
Education
There are no schools in Stalworth but primary and secondary schooling (to Year 10) are available in neighbouring Proston. The nearest secondary school to Year 12 is at Murgon. [22]
Children living in the area attended primary school at Abbeywood State School while it operated between the years 1914 and 1969.
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stalworth (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Stalworth – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46265)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Hopefield – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 16125)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Hivesville". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 28 September 1929. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "STALWORTH". The Courier-mail. No. 168. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1934. p. 3. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WONDAI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 761. Queensland, Australia. 9 March 1934. p. 9. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BAPTIST". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 582. Queensland, Australia. 14 June 1930. p. 10. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Proston". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 16 December 1935. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "WONDAI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 9 December 1937. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "SOCCER". Brisbane Courier. 25 June 1931. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheese Factory Destroyed". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 7 January 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Suspicious Circumstances". Evening News. 17 March 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Cheese Factory Burned". Telegraph. 16 March 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "South Burnett". Daily Mail. 21 February 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ ""WILFULLY SET ON FIRE."". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 927. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1925. p. 16. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.>
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 6 June 1917. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Shaw, S. (1977) Over the Fence. Arthur H. Stockwell, Ilfracombe, Devon.
- ^ "Telephone for Stalworth". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 31 March 1926. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Postmaster-General's Department". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 23 June 1932. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stalworth (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
| Stalworth Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Stalworth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′39″S 151°35′44″E / 26.1108°S 151.5955°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 37 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.820/km2 (2.125/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4613 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Stalworth is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Stalworth had a population of 37 people. [1]
Geography
Okeden Road forms most of the south-western boundary of the locality. [3]
Hopefield is a neighbourhood in the centre of the locality ( 26°07′00″S 151°36′00″E / 26.1166°S 151.6°E). [4]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and plantation forestry. [3]
History
The locality was officially named and bounded by government on 16 October 1998, [2] although the locality name has been used since the earliest days of settlement.
A hall was built at Stalworth which hosted dances and social events for many years. It opened on Saturday 21 September 1929 [5] and was later extended with significant alternations and improvements which were opened on Saturday 3 March 1934. [6] [7] Church services and activities were also held in the hall regularly. [8] [9] A Stalworth branch society within the Christian Endeavour movement met in the hall and they hosted the Weinholt Christian Endeavour Union rally there in 1937. [10]
Other social activities in the district included the formation of a Stalworth local soccer team. [11]
There was also a cheese factory at Stalworth for a short time. Newspaper articles from 1925 report that it was destroyed by fire on 30 December 1924 along with the adjoining residence, [12] and the circumstances were regarded as suspicious with the possibility of insurance fraud. [13] It was insured for £1100 [13] and was owned at the time by E.V.Hobbs who did not reside there but engaged a caretaker. [14] The caretaker was James Wardill. [15] A local farmer giving evidence at the subsequent inquiry held in Wondai Court House [15] testified that the factory had by then been in disuse for many years, [16] however the owner testified that his son-in-law had operated the cheese plant for a short time between approximately 1919 and 1922 generating turnover to the value of £6000. [14] An advertisement was placed in the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser newspaper on 6 June 1917 calling for tenders to construct the Stalworth cheese factory by its proprietor E.T.Howes of Memerambi. [17]
One of the first settlers in the district was Sydney Shaw, who subsequently became the first teacher at nearby Abbeywood State School. [18]
Communication services were established relatively early. Telephone was first made available at Stalworth on 25 March 1926. [19] Further, the district is mentioned in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 23 June 1932 when the Postmaster General was calling for tenders for mail delivery in the area - "Proston and Proston, via Block 10, Stalworth Post Office, Slingers and Jingeri letter-box, twice a week. Tenderers to state additional price required for three trips a week." [20]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Stalworth had a population of 33 people. [21]
In the 2021 census, Stalworth had a population of 37 people. [1]
Education
There are no schools in Stalworth but primary and secondary schooling (to Year 10) are available in neighbouring Proston. The nearest secondary school to Year 12 is at Murgon. [22]
Children living in the area attended primary school at Abbeywood State School while it operated between the years 1914 and 1969.
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stalworth (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Stalworth – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46265)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Hopefield – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 16125)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Hivesville". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 28 September 1929. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "STALWORTH". The Courier-mail. No. 168. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1934. p. 3. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WONDAI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 761. Queensland, Australia. 9 March 1934. p. 9. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BAPTIST". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 582. Queensland, Australia. 14 June 1930. p. 10. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Proston". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 16 December 1935. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "WONDAI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 9 December 1937. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "SOCCER". Brisbane Courier. 25 June 1931. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheese Factory Destroyed". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 7 January 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Suspicious Circumstances". Evening News. 17 March 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Cheese Factory Burned". Telegraph. 16 March 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "South Burnett". Daily Mail. 21 February 1925. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ ""WILFULLY SET ON FIRE."". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 927. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1925. p. 16. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.>
- ^ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 6 June 1917. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Shaw, S. (1977) Over the Fence. Arthur H. Stockwell, Ilfracombe, Devon.
- ^ "Telephone for Stalworth". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 31 March 1926. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Postmaster-General's Department". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 23 June 1932. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stalworth (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2018.