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Suburb of Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia
Mount Byron is a rural locality in the Somerset Region , Queensland , Australia.[2] 2021 census , Mount Byron had a population of 21 people.[1]
Geography
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The rugged terrain of the D'Aguilar Range in the east is protected within the D'Aguilar National Park . Mount Byron reaches elevations greater than 600 metres (2,000 ft ) above sea level. Lower elevations along Byron Creek, a tributary of the Stanley River , have been cleared of vegetation.[citation needed
Mount Byron (27°06′54 ″S 152°40′21 ″E / 27.1151°S 152.6726°E / -27.1151; 152.6726 (Mount Byron ) ft ) above sea level.[3] [4]
History
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The locality takes its name from the mountain Mount Bryon.[5]
Mount Byron Station was operated by the Bowman Family from the 1880s until the 1960s. William Macarthur Bowman had come to the area in 1848 to work on the neighbouring local station, Mt Brisbane. The McConnel family who ran Mt Brisbane then still operate that station today.
Brown & Broad operated a timber sawmill at Mount Byron around 1912.[6] [7] [8]
Mining operations commenced in 1918.[9]
Mount Byron State School opened on 29 May 1919 and closed on 17 January 1930.[10] [11] [12] [13]
A large bushfire occurred in October 1926.[14]
Demographics
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In the 2016 census , Mount Byron had a population of 18 people.[15]
In the 2021 census , Mount Byron had a population of 21 people.[1]
Education
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There are no schools in Mount Byron. The nearest government primary schools are Dayboro State School in Dayboro to the east and Toogoolawah State School in Toogoolawah to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Woodford State School (to Year 10) in Woodford to the north-east, Bray Park State High School in Bray Park to the south-east, Toogoolawah State High School (to Year 12) in Toogoolawah to the west, and Kilcoy State High School in Kilcoy to the north-west.[16]
References
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^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland" . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government . 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Byron – mountain in Somerset Region (entry 5593)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Byron (entry 44900)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 May 2014 .
^ "Advertising" . The Queensland Times . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ "ESK" . The Brisbane Courier 10 . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ "SOUTHERN DISTRICT" . The Worker 12 . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ "Esk Letter" . The Queensland Times . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ "Item ID15496, Mount Byron No.1668 State School" . Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 18 January 2021 .
^ "ESK" . The Queensland Times . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ "ESK" . The Brisbane Courier 8 . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "BUSH FIRES" . The Northern Miner 2 . Retrieved 9 May 2014 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Byron (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 May 2022 .
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