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Calliope, Queensland
Calliope is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Calliope had a population of 5,263 people.
Calliope is near the 'cross-roads' of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway in Central Queensland, 20 kilometres (12 mi) SSW of the port city of Gladstone. Gladstone–Monto Road (State Route 69) runs south from the Dawson Highway through the locality.
The town takes its name from the Calliope River, which in turn was named after HMS Calliope by the Governor of New South Wales, Charles Augustus FitzRoy, on 18 April 1854, after travelling from Sydney to Port Curtis on board that ship.
Industries of the town and surrounds since that time have included gold mining, beef, timber, and more recently heavy industry (Aluminium, Coal, LNG), shipping and tourism.
Alluvial gold was mined in the area after its discovery in 1862. The following year, Queensland's first goldfield was officially proclaimed.[citation needed]
Calliope Post Office opened on 1 March 1864.
Calliope State School opened on 2 September 1872.
Booroom State School opened in 1911 and closed in 1939. Booroom is a parish west of Calliope.
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Calliope, Queensland
Calliope is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Calliope had a population of 5,263 people.
Calliope is near the 'cross-roads' of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway in Central Queensland, 20 kilometres (12 mi) SSW of the port city of Gladstone. Gladstone–Monto Road (State Route 69) runs south from the Dawson Highway through the locality.
The town takes its name from the Calliope River, which in turn was named after HMS Calliope by the Governor of New South Wales, Charles Augustus FitzRoy, on 18 April 1854, after travelling from Sydney to Port Curtis on board that ship.
Industries of the town and surrounds since that time have included gold mining, beef, timber, and more recently heavy industry (Aluminium, Coal, LNG), shipping and tourism.
Alluvial gold was mined in the area after its discovery in 1862. The following year, Queensland's first goldfield was officially proclaimed.[citation needed]
Calliope Post Office opened on 1 March 1864.
Calliope State School opened on 2 September 1872.
Booroom State School opened in 1911 and closed in 1939. Booroom is a parish west of Calliope.
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