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Mount Murchison, Queensland

Mount Murchison is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 128 people.

Callide Power Station is in the south-east of the locality at 1092 Biloela Callide Road (24°20′47″S 150°37′08″E / 24.3463°S 150.6189°E / -24.3463; 150.6189 (Callide Power Station)).

Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935. The new school was built to cater for up to 24 students with a single 18x18 foot classroom with 8 foot verandas front and rear; it was a timber building with a galvanised iron roof and was built on the property of Mr C. G. Skinner. The teacher was Reg Davidson.

Callide Power Station commenced operation in 1965. It was officially opened by Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin on 21 August 1965.

The mobile library service commenced in 2004.

On 25 May 2021, an explosion and subsequent fire at Callide Power Station caused a significant power outage that affected over 375,000 premises.

In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.

In the 2016 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 149 people.

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