Millchester, Queensland

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Millchester
Charters Towers, Queensland
Millchester is located in Queensland
Millchester
Millchester
Coordinates20°05′15″S 146°17′26″E / 20.0876°S 146.2905°E / -20.0876; 146.2905 (Millchester (town centre))
Population543 (2016 census suburb)[1]
 • Density108.6/km2 (281.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 3.8 km (2 mi) SE of Charters Towers CBD
  • 138 km (86 mi) SW of Townsville
  • 1,312 km (815 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Millchester:
Mosman Park Queenton Queenton
Mosman Park Millchester Broughton
Broughton Broughton Broughton

Millchester is a rural residential town and suburb in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the suburb of Millchester had a population of 543 people.[1]

Geography[]

Although historically the town centre is on Jardine Street Street (between Macdonald Street and Palmer Road) opposite the Venus State Battery,[2] most of that area is currently used for grazing.[4]

The land use is a mix of residential, grazing and some quarrying.[4]

History[]

Millchester State School opened on 21 September 1874.[5]

Charters Towers School of Distance Education opened on 27 January 1987 as part of Australia's School of the Air.[5] When the school opened, it relied on HF radio (using six 1000 watt transmitters) to speak with the students (with one person speaking at a time), the postal system to deliver printed materials, with occasional face-to-face opportunities in the field or at "camps" held in a major town. In 2002 the school replaced radio with teleconferencing, enabling simultaneous conversations between teacher and student. From 2010 it became possible to incorporate video-conferencing.[6]

In the 2011 census, Millchester had a population of 581 people.[7]

In the 2016 census the suburb of Millchester had a population of 543 people.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Millchester has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education[]

Millchester State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at on the corner of Bluff and Phillipson Roads (

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20°05′21″S 146°16′31″E / 20.0891°S 146.2753°E / -20.0891; 146.2753 (Millchester State School)).[11][12] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 162 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[13]

Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) distance education school for boys and girls in outback locations without access to conventional schools. The teachers are at 15-23 Brisk Street (

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20°05′22″S 146°16′06″E / 20.0894°S 146.2682°E / -20.0894; 146.2682 (Charters Towers School of Distance Education)) in Millbank.[11][14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 2,137 students with 70 teachers (69 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).[13] It includes a special education program (Prep-12).[11]

There is no conventional secondary school in Millchester. The nearest conventional secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers City to the north-west.[4]

Attractions[]

Venus State Battery, 2015

Venus Gold Battery is a tourist attraction showcasing the gold mining history of the area (

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20°05′11″S 146°17′36″E / 20.0865°S 146.2934°E / -20.0865; 146.2934 (Venus Gold Battery)).[15] It has guided tours and video-presentations.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Millchester (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Millchester – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 22080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Millchester – suburb in Charters Towers Region (entry 44548)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "History". Charters Towers School of Distance Education. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Millchester (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Venus State Battery (entry 600413)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Charters Towers Gold Mine Shafts and Remains (entry 602221)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers (entry 602512)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. ^ a b c "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Millchester State School". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Charters Towers School of Distance Education". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Landmark Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Venus Gold Battery". Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links[]

  • "Charters Towers Suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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