Netherdale, Queensland

Netherdale is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Netherdale had a population of 111 people.[1]

Netherdale
Queensland
Netherdale is located in Queensland
Netherdale
Netherdale
Coordinates21.1227°S 148.5319°E / -21.1227; 148.5319 (Netherdale (centre of locality))
Population111 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2.337/km2 (6.05/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4756
Area47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Netherdale:
Dalrymple Heights Dalrymple Heights Finch Hatton
Eungella Netherdale Finch Hatton
Broken River Crediton Crediton

Geography

Netherdale is the most western locality of the Pioneer Valley. The river does not pass through Netherdale but Netherdale is within its drainage basin. The Mackay–Eungella Road passes from the east to the west through the locality after which it climbs the Clarke Range to Eungella.[3]

The north and south of the locality are mountainous (part of the Clarke Range) and rise to 890 metres and 670 metres respectively. Between them lie the "valley" through which the road runs at an elevation of 140 metres (in the east) to 180 metres (in the west). The land use in the valley is a mixture of sugar cane and grazing like most of the Pioneer Valley. There is no development of the mountainous north and south of the locality.[3]

History
Netherdale district, circa 1931

The Mackay Railway was extended from Finch Hatton (to the west) to Netherdale in 1911. The locality was served by two stations:

The line and the stations was were closed in 1977 as part of the overall closure of the Mackay Railway.

The Netherdale State School opened on 24 January 1914, having been originally proposed to be called the Eungella Range State School. It closed on 31 December 1963.[6][7]

On 21 April 1928 there was a stump capping ceremony for the Netherton Methodist Church.[8] On Saturday 6 June 1928 the church was officially opened.[9]

Netherdale was within the Shire of Mirani until the shire was amalgamated into the Mackay Region in 2008.

In the 2016 census Netherdale had a population of 111 people.[1]

Attractions
Pioneer Valley from Peases Lookout

Peases Lookout offers panoramic views of the Pioneer River Valley.[10] Although within the boundaries of the locality, the lookout can only be accessed from Dalrymple Road in neighbouring Eungella (21.1166°S 148.5166°E / -21.1166; 148.5166 (Peases Lookout)). It was named after Percy Pease, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[11]

Notable residents

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Netherdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Netherdale – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46816)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Mackay Region Pilot Heritage Study, p. Appendix 1 - 13
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. Mackay Region Pilot Heritage Study, pp. Appendix 1 - 14, 19
  8. "Stump-capping". Daily Mercury. Vol. 61, no. 4854. Queensland, Australia. 12 May 1928. p. 5. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Bazaars--Sale of work". Daily Mercury. Vol. 61, no. 4894. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1928. p. 10. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. The Mackay Region Visitor Guide. Mackay Regional Council. 2016. p. 26.
  11. "Peases Lookout – lookout in Mackay Regional (entry 26272)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

Sources

Further reading

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