Sellheim, Queensland

Sellheim is a town in the locality of Breddan in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Sellheim
Queensland
Sellheim is located in Queensland
Sellheim
Sellheim
Coordinates20.0052°S 146.4216°E / -20.0052; 146.4216 (Sellheim (town centre))
Postcode(s)4820
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

Geography

Sellheim is in the most easterly part of Breddan beside the Burdekin River where the Burdekin River Rail Bridge is located (20.0064°S 146.4373°E / -20.0064; 146.4373 (Burdekin River Rail Bridge)).[2]

The Flinders Highway and Great Northern railway both pass through the town.[2] Sellheim railway station serves the town (20.0093°S 146.4151°E / -20.0093; 146.4151 (Sellheim railway station)).[3]

History

The town is named after Philip Frederic Sellheim, who was a gold warden in Charters Towers from 1880 to 1888.[1]

Sellheim State School opened circa 1889 and closed circa 1939.[4] It was on the corner of School Street and the Flinders Highway (approx 20.0068°S 146.4156°E / -20.0068; 146.4156 (Sellheim State School (former))).[5][2]

On Thursday 26 November 1902, St Mark's Anglican Church was dedicated by Archdeacon David Garland. The church was in Wyndham Street and was 32 by 20 feet (9.8 by 6.1 m). The church cost about £200 and was opened free of debt.[6]

On Sunday 12 August 1906, St Mary's Catholic Church was officially opened by Bishop James Duhig.[7] In 1964, the church was relocated to Pentland, where it is still known as St Mary's.[8][9]

References
  1. "Sellheim – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 30379)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Charters Towers" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. "Dedication of St. Mark's Church, Sellheim". The Evening Telegraph. Vol. 3, no. 841. Queensland, Australia. 27 November 1903. p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "New Church at Sellheim, Queensland". The Catholic Press. Vol. X, no. 560. New South Wales, Australia. 13 September 1906. p. 4. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Pentland's History". Pentland Hotel. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. Blake, Thom. "St Mary's Catholic Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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