Bells Bridge

Bells Bridge is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Bells Bridge had a population of 197 people.[1]

For the bridge in Glasgow, see Bell's Bridge.

Bells Bridge
Queensland
Bells Bridge is located in Queensland
Bells Bridge
Bells Bridge
Coordinates26.1194°S 152.5361°E / -26.1194; 152.5361 (Bells Bridge (centre of locality))
Population197 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.760/km2 (9.74/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area52.4 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Bells Bridge:
Lower Wonga Sexton Curra
Lower Wonga Bells Bridge Chatsworth
Widgee Glastonbury Fishermans Pocket

Geography

The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from the east to the north-east, where it has a junction with the Wide Bay Highway which passes through the location to the north-west.[3]

The Mary River flows through the locality from south-east to north-east, eventually flowing into the Great Sandy Strait.[3]

Most of the locality is the Brooyar State Forest, except for the eastern and north-eastern parts which are farmland supporting cropping and grazing.[3]

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Bell's Bridge built at O'Leary's Crossing over the Mary River, which was opened by the Minister for Lands, Joshua Thomas Bell, on Thursday 28 May 1908. The bridge was funded by the Widgee and Kilkivan Shire Councils, the Queensland Government and other public donations. It was named after Bell for the support he had given them in obtaining the funding for the bridge.[4]

Bell's Bridge State School opened on 8 June 1926. It closed on 11 November 1932.[5]

Bells Bridge was a locality in the Shire of Cooloola prior to the 2008 amalgamation into the Gympie Region.[2]

In the 2016 census Bells Bridge had a population of 197 people.[1]


References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bells Bridge (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bells Bridge – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46305)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. "O'Leary's Crossing". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XL, no. 5219. Queensland, Australia. 30 May 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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