Sexton, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Sexton
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.0316°N 152.4769°W
Pop:187
Postcode:4570
Area:61.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Miva
Near-Ne:Scotchy Pocket
Near-E:Curra
Near-Se:Bells Bridge
Near-S:Lower Wonga
Near-Sw:Lower Wonga
Near-W:Woolooga
Near-Nw:Woolooga

Sexton is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Sexton had a population of 187 people.

History

The Nanango railway line opened in December 1886 as far as Kilkivan with the locality being served by Sexton railway station (-26.0063°N 152.4367°W).[2] The railway line through Sexton was mothballed in 2006 and officially closed in 2010.[3]

Carmyle Provisional School opened on 30 July 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Carmyle State School. It closed in 1910. The school reopened in 1911 when it was described as being plus a verandah and was well-ventilated with six windows and a door. At that time, it had 16 students under teacher Miss Grace Smith.[4] The school closed in December 1963. In 1921, the school was on the eastern side of Devil Mountain Road .[5] From 1936 to 1961, it was on the eastern corner of Lower Wide Bay Road and Carmyle Road .[6] [7] [8]

Sexton Provisional School opened in 1913. On 1 December 1914, it became Sexton State School.[9]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: About & History of the branch - South Burnett Rail Trail . 2024-10-07 . en-AU.
  4. News: 12 May 1911 . SEXTON. . 7 October 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . 11,872.
  5. Web site: 1921 . County of Lennox Sheet 1 . 7 October 2024 . . Map . 9 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230809005700/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-lennox-sh1-1921/original . live .
  6. Web site: 1936 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113 . 7 October 2024 . . Map . 6 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006233743/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m113-surv-control-1936/original . live .
  7. Web site: 1943 . Kilkivan . 7 October 2024 . . Map . 6 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241006221543/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-kilkivan-1943/original . live .
  8. Web site: 1961 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113 . 7 October 2024 . . Map.
  9. News: 20 November 1914 . OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. . 7 October 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . 603.
  10. News: 4 September 1924 . TIARO. . 7 October 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 13 . National Library of Australia . 20,785 . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112710/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22888311 . live .
  11. News: 11 June 1912 . TIARO SHIRE COUNCIL . 7 October 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . 12,203 . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112711/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146914450 . live .
  12. News: 9 July 1912 . TIARO SHIRE COUNCIL. . 7 October 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 5 . National Library of Australia . 2,227 . 7 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007112737/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146945433 . live .
  13. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 7 October 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  14. News: 20 November 1914 . OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. . 7 October 2024 . Daily Standard |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=603}} In March 1922, it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Miva Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher who taught at each school in alternating weeks).[9] The two schools were closed in September 1924.[10] The school was on a 2acres site in the north-eastern corner of the council's gravel reserve.[11] [12]

    Demographics

    In the, Sexton had a population of 161 people.

    In the, Sexton had a population of 187 people.

    Education

    There are no schools in Sexton. The nearest government primary schools are Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the west, Theebine State School in Theebine to the north-east, and Chatsworth State School in Chatsworth to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school in James Nash State High School in Gympie to the south-east.[13]

    There are also non-government schools in Gympie and its suburbs.

    Further reading

    • Book: Celebrating 100 years of education at Chatsworth : Chatsworth School centenary : incorporating Bell’s Bridge, Carmyle, Corella, Curra and Tamaree . 2000 . Chatsworth State School. — via State Library of Queensland
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