Black Jack, Queensland

Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Black Jack had a population of 161 people.[1]

Black Jack
Queensland
Black Jack, circa 1889
Black Jack is located in Queensland
Black Jack
Black Jack
Coordinates20.1688°S 146.1522°E / -20.1688; 146.1522 (Black Jack (centre of locality))
Population161 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.272/km2 (3.294/sq mi)
Established21 March 1887 (1887-03-21) (as Black Jack Provisional School),
6 July 1891 (1891-07-06) (as Black Jack State School)
Abolished1949 (1949)
Postcode(s)4820
Area126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Black Jack:
Basalt Southern Cross Mosman Park
Towers Hill
Campaspe Black Jack Broughton
Campaspe Seventy Mile Seventy Mile

It was formerly a mining town that is now abandoned.

Geography

Black Jack is a triangular-shaped locality. The Great Northern railway line forms the northern boundary of Black Jack. There are two railway stations within the locality, Wellington Yards railway station in the far north-east corner (on the outskirts of the suburban area of Charters Towers) and Southern Cross railway station on its north-west border.[3]

The Flinders Highway passes through the northern part of the locality, while the Diamantina Road forms its eastern boundary.[3]

Black Jack is approximately 350 metres (1,150 ft) above sea level rising to peaks in its south-west of 450 metres (1,480 ft).[3]

History

The Black Jack P. C. mine produced large quantities of gold in 1886 and 1887 (known as the Black Jack Boom) but then produced very little in subsequent years.[4]

Black Jack Provisional School opened on 21 March 1887. It became Black Jack State School on 6 July 1891. It closed in 1949.[5]

In the 2016 census Black Jack had a population of 161 people.[1]

References

Further reading

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