St Theresa's Agricultural College, Abergowrie, Queensland, circa 1932
The town is named after the Abergowrie property, selected by James Atkinson in 1883. He coined the name from the Celtic word aber (confluence) and gowrie for Gowrie Creek, reflecting the location.[2]
In 1946, a Royal Commission was established to investigate soldier settlement schemes for soldiers returning from World War II.[21] Abergowrie was chosen as a site where 300 farms could be established with sugarcane being the likely crop. It was also proposed that a sugar mill be established, but instead a cane tramway was built to transport the harvested sugarcane from Abergowrie to the Victoria sugar mill near Ingham.[22]
Abergowrie Post Office opened on 1 May 1953 and closed in 1974.[23]
Abergowrie State School opened on 23 February 1953.[20]
Abergowrie State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 5 Venables Road (18°28′29″S145°53′01″E / 18.4746°S 145.8835°E / -18.4746; 145.8835 (Abergowrie State School)).[25][26] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 4 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[27] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[28]
St Teresa's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys at 3819 Abergowrie Road (18°28′49″S145°53′58″E / 18.4803°S 145.8995°E / -18.4803; 145.8995 (St Teresa's College)).[25][29] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 201 students with 36 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).[27] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 35 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (30 full-time equivalent).[28]
There is no government secondary school in Abergowrie. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-east.[30]
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^ ab"A GOOD MOVE". Cairns Post. No. 9898. Queensland, Australia. 24 October 1933. p. 6. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"PERSONAL". The Courier-mail. No. 130. Queensland, Australia. 26 January 1934. p. 12. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^"ABERGOWRIE AREA". Cairns Post. No. 13, 761. Queensland, Australia. 10 April 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Gugu Badhun". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
