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[[File:Queensland State Archives 2300 North Isis Sugar Mill with cart load of cane in foreground 16 September 1896.png|left|thumb|North Isis Sugar Mill, 1896]] |
[[File:Queensland State Archives 2300 North Isis Sugar Mill with cart load of cane in foreground 16 September 1896.png|left|thumb|North Isis Sugar Mill, 1896]] |
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Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> |
Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|author1=Queensland Family History Society|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> The school was at 350 Knockroe Road ({{Coord|-25.17169|152.25779|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=North Isis State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Cordalba |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cordalba-1943/original |access-date=22 September 2024 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map}}</ref><ref name="globeother">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=22 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
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A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67939844|title=THE SUGAR INDUSTRY|date=3 March 1894|newspaper=[[The Capricornian]]|access-date=3 August 2017|issue=9|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=20|page=35|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It had ceased operation before 1931.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61334738|title=QUEENSLAND SUGAR.|date=6 May 1931|newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]]|access-date=3 August 2017|issue=108|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LIII|page=11|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67939844|title=THE SUGAR INDUSTRY|date=3 March 1894|newspaper=[[The Capricornian]]|access-date=3 August 2017|issue=9|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=20|page=35|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It had ceased operation before 1931.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61334738|title=QUEENSLAND SUGAR.|date=6 May 1931|newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]]|access-date=3 August 2017|issue=108|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LIII|page=11|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:59, 22 September 2024
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  North Isis | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°10′24″S 152°16′14″E / 25.1733°S 152.2705°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 566 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.669/km2 (19.864/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4660 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 73.8 km2 (28.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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North Isis is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, North Isis had a population of 566 people.[1]
Geography
The Bruce Highway touches the south-west boundary of North Isis (but does not enter it). At this point, the Isis Highway splits off and passes through the south-west corner of the locality and then forms the western boundary of the locality.[3]
The land use is predominantly crop growing, mostly sugarcane, with grazing on native vegetation.[4] There is a network of cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.[3]
History
Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942.[5] The school was at 350 Knockroe Road (25°10′18″S 152°15′28″E / 25.17169°S 152.25779°E).[6][7]
A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894.[8] It had ceased operation before 1931.[9]
Whitebridge State School opened on 1915 and closed on 1921.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, North Isis had a population of 533 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, North Isis had a population of 566 people.[1]
Education
There are no schools in North Isis. The nearest government primary schools are Cordalba State School in neighbouring Cordalba to the west and Childers State School in neighbouring Childers to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Isis District State High School, also in Childers.[11]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Isis (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "North Isis – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47654)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Cordalba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "THE SUGAR INDUSTRY". The Capricornian. Vol. 20, no. 9. Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1894. p. 35. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND SUGAR". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LIII, no. 108. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Isis (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
