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Mount Murchison, Queensland

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Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935. The new school was built to cater for up to 24 students with a single 18x18 foot classroom with 8 foot verandas front and rear; it was a timber building with a galvanised iron roof and was built on the property of Mr C. G. Skinner. The teacher was
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On 25 May 2021, an explosion and subsequent fire at Callide Power Station caused a significant power outage that affected over 375,000 premises.
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Mount Murchison State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lot 137 Dawson Highway (
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There is no secondary school in Mount Murchison. The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in
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Callide Power Station commenced operation in 1965. It was officially opened by
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Callide Power Station is an coal-powered electricity generator with eight
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Biloela Dirt Riders operate the Stoneyridge Raceway on Cocups Road (
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Premier Frank Nicklin opening Callide Power Station, 21 August 1965
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is in the south-east of the locality at 1092 Biloela Callide Road (
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operate a fortnightly mobile library service to the school.
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Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
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Queensland

Mount Murchison is located in Queensland
Coordinates
24°20′09″S 150°34′16″E / 24.3358°S 150.5711°E / -24.3358; 150.5711 (Mount Murchison (centre of locality))
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Time zone
AEST
UTC+10:00
Biloela
Gladstone
Rockhampton
Brisbane
LGA(s)
Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)
Callide
Federal division(s)
Flynn
Callide
Dumgree
Dumgree
Dakenba
Dumgree
Dakenba
Valentine Plains
Valentine Plains
locality
Shire of Banana

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