East End, Queensland

East End is a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

East End
Queensland
Willmott State School, 1924
Population462 (2011 with Bracewell)[1]
Postcode(s)4695
Location30 km (19 mi) west of Gladstone
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Gladstone
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around East End:
Machine Creek Mount Larcom Aldoga
Bracewell East End West Stowe
Mount Alma Wooderson West Stowe

History

The area was originally known as Wilmott after a squatter called Wilmott who brought two flocks of sheep into the area in 1855. One flock was situated near a lagoon approximately 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) long, now called Wilmot Lagoon (23.8519°S 150.9838°E / -23.8519; 150.9838 (Wilmot Lagoon)).[3][4]

Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915.[5] In 1936, it was renamed East End State School. The school closed in 1963.[6] It was located at 23.8782°S 150.9439°E / -23.8782; 150.9439 (Wilmott State School, later East End School).[7]

In the 2011 census, East End was included with neighbouring Bracewell; together they had a population of 462 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bracewell (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. "East End (entry 46604)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. "WILMOTT AND OTHER FARMS". The Capricornian. Queensland, Australia. 15 November 1924. p. 57. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Wilmot Lagoon - waterhole in the Gladstone Region (entry 37586)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "Agency ID 6166, East End State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  7. "Langmorn, Queensland" (JPG) (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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