Infobox Australian place type suburb name West Rockhampton city Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton state qld image caption lga Rockhampton Regional Council postcode 4700 coordinates coord 23.3789 150.4894 format dms display inline,title region AU QLD type city est pop 1,457 pop footnotes ref name ABS area area footnotes stategov Electoral district of RockhamptonRockhampton fedgov Division of Capricornia Capricornia near nw near n near ne near w near e near sw near s near se dist1 6 dir1 NW location1 Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton West Rockhampton is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia situated about six kilometres north west of the central business district. At the 2006 census, West Rockhampton had a population of 1,457. ref name ABS Census 2006 AUS id SSC37855 name West RockhamptonRockhampton City State Suburb accessdate 2008 02 26 quick on ref Two schools were established in the area. Crescent Lagoon, the local primary school, was established around 1896, and was moved to its current location in 1932 and the Rockhampton Grammar School , which was built in Agnes Street in 1883. The Rockhampton Grammar School is the oldest school in Rockhampton. West Rockhampton is also the location of the Rockhampton Airport , the Rockhampton Base Hospital , the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens and the Brothers Rockhampton Roos the local Australian Rules Football Club Australian Football League AFL . References reflist External links http queenslandplaces.com.au west rockhampton University of QueenslandQueensland Places West RockhamptonRockhampton suburbs Category Suburbs of RockhamptonQueensland geo stub ... more details
This article is about the suburb Rockhampton City representing the CBD of Rockhampton, Queensland . br For urban Rockhampton, see Rockhampton, Queensland . br For other uses, see Rockhampton disambiguation . Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Rockhampton City city Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton state qld image imagesize 270 caption pop 2,260 pop footnotes ref name ABS2006 Census 2006 AUS id SSC37315 name Rockhampton City Rockhampton City State Suburb accessdate 2008 02 29 quick on ref density 625 density footnotes est postcode 4700 coordinates coord 23 22 43.7 S 150 30 44.22 E type ... cite web url http www.rockhampton.qld.gov.au doccache uploadfiles 13131 Suburbs.pdf title Rockhampton Local Authority Area Suburb Names & Boundaries publisher City of Rockhampton accessdate 2008 02 29 Refimprove date March 2008 Rockhampton suburbs Category Suburbs of RockhamptonQueensland geo stub ... dir1 location1 lga Rockhampton Regional Council region county stategov Electoral district of RockhamptonRockhampton fedgov Division of Capricornia Capricornia near n Park Avenue, Queensland Park Avenue near ne Berserker, Queensland Berserker near e The Common, Queensland The Common near se Depot Hill, Queensland Depot Hill near s Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown , Depot Hill, Queensland Depot Hill near sw Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown near w The Range, Queensland The Range near nw Wandal, Queensland Wandal Rockhampton City , which forms the central business district of Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton in Queensland , Australia , is home to many regional offices of various government organisations as well as many private companies, serving as a hub for Central Queensland. There has been extensive construction in the city centre over the last 10 years. Rockhampton CBD is home to the East ... traffic to the Mall. The CBD also features Rockhampton s beautiful Riverbank Parklands. The Riverbank ... significance in three blocks of Quay Street and East Street. Rockhampton s major southside shopping ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Kawana city Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton state qld image caption lga Rockhampton Regional Council postcode 4701 est pop 4,674 pop footnotes ref name ABS area area footnotes stategov Electoral district of RockhamptonRockhampton and Electoral district of Keppel Keppel fedgov Division of Capricornia Capricornia near nw near n near ne near w near e near sw near s near se dist1 8 dir1 N location1 Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton Kawana is a suburban area of Rockhampton, Queensland , Australia situated about eight kilometres west of the central business district. At the 2006 census in Australia census , Kawana had a population of 4,674. ref name ABS Census 2006 AUS id SSC37855 name Kawana Rockhampton City State Suburb accessdate 2008 02 26 quick on ref References reflist Rockhampton suburbs coord 23 20 10 S 150 30 23 E type city region AU QLD display title Category Suburbs of Rockhamptonqueensland geo stub ... more details
Bangalee is a locality within the Rockhampton Regional Council in Queensland , Australia. It was gazetted a placename in 2000. ref cite web publisher Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water title Bangalee url http www.nrw.qld.gov.au property placenames detail.php?id 41235 accessdate 21 March 2009 ref At the 2006 Census in Australia census , Bangalee had a population of 469. ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC35159 name Bangalee Livingstone Shire State Suburb accessdate 6 April 2010 quick on ref References reflist External links Mapit AUS suburbscale long 150.784722 lat 23.0766 Category Towns in Queensland ... more details
rainfall 795.0 Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland , Australia. The city lies ... buildings, built when Rockhampton was envisaged as being capital of a state of North Queensland. Most ... of Central Queensland. File Quay Street 1912.jpg thumb right Quay Street, Rockhampton in 1912 ... tramway began operating on 16 June 1909, making Rockhampton the only provincial city in Queensland ... Location of Rockhampton in Queensland red Rockhampton lies just north of the Tropic of Capricorn ... growing town of Yeppoon, Queensland Yeppoon its major centre. Suburbs Rockhampton is made up ... Oasis Gardens Park Avenue Parkhurst Port Curtis Rockhampton City, QueenslandRockhampton City CBD Rockhampton City, which forms the central business district of Rockhampton in Queensland , Australia ... Connell Touch Fields, Rockhampton Cricket Club and Callaghan Race Park. The Range, Queensland The Range ... Grounds belonging to the Rockhampton Agricultural Society. West Rockhampton, Queensland West Rockhampton ... Grazing is still a dominant industry in Central Queensland. Two large abattoirs are located in the Rockhampton ... to March. Citation needed date August 2008 The Fitzroy River Queensland Fitzroy River at Rockhampton ... regional queensland subforum 13180 acton property corporation riverside precinct rockhampton ... and history of rail based transportation in the major central Queensland town of Rockhampton and is set ... from Rockhampton City , and is the major hospital for the Central Queensland Region. The smaller Hillcrest ... College Rockhampton Heights College Rockhampton Emmaus College Rockhampton, Queensland Emmaus ... Queensland region. Rockhampton provides important transport links between the Central Highlands ... Brisbane to Rockhampton, Central Queensland s Tourism Hub. Rockhampton is also served by long distance ..., Queensland The Range and Lakes Creek, Queensland Lakes Creek in the west Rockhampton has one major taxi company, Rocky Cabs who service the City of Rockhampton , Gracemere, Queensland Gracemere ... more details
Rockhampton can refer to Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia Rockhampton City, Queensland , a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland Electoral district of Rockhampton , Queensland, Australia Rockhampton, South Gloucestershire is a village in South Gloucestershire, England geodis cy Rockhampton fr Rockhampton ... more details
About a former local government area the urban centre of RockhamptonRockhampton, Queensland the new local government area Rockhampton Region Infobox Australian Place type lga name City of Rockhampton state qld image Rockhampton LGA Qld.png imagesize 180 caption Location within Queensland pop 59,943 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id LGA36350 name Rockhampton C Local Government Area accessdate 2008 03 18 quick on ref area 188.7 est 1860 seat Rockhampton region Central Queensland logo ... the Rockhampton Region . History Rockhampton was proclaimed as Queensland s fourth municipality ... of gold in 1882 at Mount Morgan, Queensland Mount Morgan , about convert 20 km mi 0 south of Rockhampton ... in Stapleton Park, North Rockhampton, Queensland North Rockhampton , became a Department of Main ... Implementation Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the City of Rockhampton ... of Mount Morgan Mount Morgan to form the Rockhampton Region . Suburbs Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown ... Bower Frenchville, Queensland Frenchville Kawana, QueenslandRockhampton Kawana Koongal, Queensland ... Parkhurst, Queensland Parkhurst Port Curtis, Queensland Port Curtis Rockhampton City, QueenslandRockhampton City The Common, Queensland The Common The Range, Queensland The Range Wandal, Queensland Wandal West Rockhampton, Queensland West Rockhampton Population class wikitable Year Population ... reflist Queensland former LGAs Category Rockhampton Category Former Local Government Areas of Queensland ... of Fitzroy Fitzroy near se Shire of Fitzroy Fitzroy The City of Rockhampton was a Local Government Areas of Australia Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland , Australia , encompassing most of the suburban area of the regional city of Rockhampton . The city covered ... a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland when it became a separate colony in 1859 ... River Queensland Fitzroy River and had a population of about 600. In 1864, the council was divided into three ... more details
est 2008 seat Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton region Central Queensland logo Rockhampton regional ... Gladstone The Rockhampton Region is a Local Government Areas of Australia Local Government Area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia . Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas extending to almost the beginning of local government in Queensland. It has an estimated operating budget of A 132.4 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Rockhampton Region existed as four distinct local government areas City of Rockhampton Shire of Fitzroy Shire of Livingstone and Shire of Mount Morgan . Rockhampton was proclaimed as Queensland s fourth ... Rockhampton, Queensland North Rockhampton , became a Department of Main Roads Queensland Main .... Suburbs and towns width 25 valign top Rockhampton region Allenstown, Queensland Allenstown Berserker ... Ironpot, Queensland Ironpot Kawana, QueenslandRockhampton Kawana Koongal, Queensland Koongal Lakes ..., Queensland Port Curtis Rockhampton City, QueenslandRockhampton City Rockyview, Queensland Rockyview The Common, Queensland The Common The Range, Queensland The Range Wandal, Queensland Wandal West Rockhampton, Queensland West Rockhampton width 25 valign top Yeppoon Keppel region Adelaide Park, Queensland Adelaide Park Bangalee, QueenslandRockhampton Bangalee Barlows Hill, Queensland Barlows Hill ... title Category Local Government Areas of Queensland Category Rockhampton de Rockhampton Region fr ...Infobox Australian Place type lga name Rockhampton Region state qld image Rockhampton LGA Qld 2008.png imagesize 200 caption Location in Queensland mayor Brad Carter ref http www.ecq.qld.gov.au elections ... 3218.0 2009 10 Main Features Queensland?OpenDocument title Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009 ... of RockhamptonRockhampton stategov2 Electoral district of Keppel Keppel stategov3 Electoral district ... October 1858 ref a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland when it became a separate ... more details
sec 54 lat dir S lon deg 150 lon min 28 lon sec 30 lon dir E small Location of airport in Queensland small center type Public owner Rockhampton Regional Council operator Rockhampton Regional Council city served Rockhampton , Queensland location Rockhampton , Queensland elevation f 34 elevation m 10 ... is also serviced by bus and taxi, with regular connections to Rockhampton City, QueenslandRockhampton ... Category Airports in Queensland Category Rockhampton Category Buildings and structures in Rockhampton ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox Airport name Rockhampton Airport image Rockhampton Airport logo.JPG image width 200 caption IATA ROK ICAO YBRK center Location map Queensland width 200 float center ... Rockhampton Airport metric elev no metric rwy yes r1 number 04 22 r1 length f 5,396 r1 length m 1,645 ... wad.cgi?id AS42456&sch YBRK title World Aero Data ROCKHAMPTON YBRK publisher Avigation Networks, Inc accessdate 19 January 2008 ref br About Rockhampton Airport ref cite web url http www.rockhampton.qld.gov.au airport article all view.aspx?cat 49 title About Rockhampton Airport publisher City of Rockhampton accessdate 20 January 2008 ref Rockhampton Airport Connor Park Airport codes ROK YBRK is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Rockhampton , with flights to the cites of Brisbane , Sydney , Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone , Cairns , Townsville , Mackay, Queensland Mackay and Melbourne . In the 2009 10 financial year, Rockhampton Airport had approx 750,000 domestic ... and now its official publisher City of Rockhampton accessdate 17 January 2008 ref In 2007, Rockhampton Airport handled 41,232 aircraft operations. ref cite web url http www.airservicesaustralia.com ... by a number of aspiring aviators, and they set about making it suitable for aircraft. The Rockhampton ... History history.html title Rockhampton Aero Club history publisher Rockhampton Aero Club accessdate ... on 2 March 1930. A few weeks later, the aerodrome was again officially opened as Rockhampton ... more details
Bishop of Rockhamption may refer to Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton Bishops of Rockhampton Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton Bishops of Rockhampton Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton disambig ... more details
Rockhampton J203 M203 , named for the city of Rockhampton, Queensland , was one of 60 Bathurst class ... HMAS Rockhampton title HMAS Rockhampton accessdate 15 September 2008 publisher Sea Power Centre Australia ref Construction Rockhampton was laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough, Queensland ...Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File HMAS Rockhampton 301281.jpg 300px HMAS Rockhampton in Sydney Harbour during 1944 Ship caption HMAS Rockhampton in Sydney Harbour during 1944 Infobox Ship Career Ship country Australia Ship flag shipboxflag Australia naval 1913 Ship namesake City of Rockhampton, Queensland Ship builder Walkers Limited in Maryborough, Queensland Ship laid down 6 November 1940 Ship launched 26 June 1941 Ship commissioned 21 January 1942 Ship decommissioned 5 August 1946 Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Battle honours br South West Pacific theatre of World War II Pacific 1942 45 br New Guinea campaign New Guinea 1944 Ship fate Sold for scrap in 1961, scrapped in 1962 Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Ship class Bathurst class corvette Bathurst ... name SPC Rockhampton had a slightly wider Beam nautical beam than other Bathurst class corvettes convert 1.5 in greater. ref name SPC Operational history Rockhampton began her career as a convoy escort ... SPC Rockhampton and USS Selfridge DD 357 6 escorted the first Sydney to Brisbane convoy. ref name SPC ... to escort duties in New Guinea waters. ref name SPC Rockhampton operated in both Australian and New Guinea waters up until the end of World War II. ref name SPC Following the end of the war, Rockhampton ... return home. ref name SPC Rockhampton returned to Sydney in November 1945, where she was assigned ... Rockhampton paid off to reserve on 5 August 1946, and was sold to Kino Shito Australia Pty Ltd for scrap ... the navbox Bathurst class corvette DEFAULTSORT Rockhampton Category Bathurst class corvettes of the Royal Australian Navy Category Queensland built ships Category 1941 ships Category World War II ... more details
infobox shopping mall shopping mall name Stockland Rockhampton image StocklandRockhamptonlogo.JPG image width 150px caption location Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton , Queensland , Australia coordinates coord 23.3556 150.5221 display inline format dms opening date closing date developer manager owner Stockland company Stockland number of stores 190 ref http jun09.stockland.onlinepropertyportfolio.com.au commercial portfolio retail page 38.php ref number of anchors 7 floor area convert 59500 m2 ... http www.sunbus.com.au tt index rockhampton.php title Capricorn Sunbus Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia ... Young s Buses Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia author Young s Bus Service accessdate 2007 12 12 ... Rockhampton is a major Shopping mall shopping centre , located on Bruce Highway in Park Avenue, a suburb of Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton . History and development The centre was originally known as Rockhampton Shopping Fair, and was built in two stages, the first opening in 1985 and the second in 1988. It was acquired by Schroders Property Fund along with two other Queensland shopping ... cite news title Major International Award For Rockhampton Shopping Fair QLD Part A author Schroders ... refurbishment of Rockhampton Shopping Fair date 10 December 2001 work http www.insideretailing.com.au ... title Stockland Sale, Queensland date 15 December 2003 work http www.insideretailing.com.au Inside Retailing ref In 2004, following the centre s rebranding as Stockland Rockhampton , it won the Property Council of Australia s Queensland Shopping Centre of the Year award in the 30,000 50,000 sqm category ... title Sunshine Plaza Named Queensland s Shopping Centre of the Year author Property Council of Australia ... by Moving walkway travelators . After the redvelopment, Stockland Rockhampton will be Stockland ... www.stockland.com.au Retail QLD Regional StocklandRockhampton Stockland Rockhampton website Shopping centres in Queensland Category Shopping centres in Queensland ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 51.638 2.512 display title region GB scale 10000 commons cat Rockhampton is a village in South Gloucestershire , England , to the north east of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Thornbury . It has a GL13 postal address, and used to get its mail via Berkeley, Gloucestershire Berkeley . The South end of the village is more properly called Newton, and is in the Thornbury, Bristol postal area. South Gloucestershire Category Villages in South Gloucestershire SouthGloucestershire geo stub pl Rockhampton Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2007 Infobox prison prison name Rockhampton Correctional Centre location Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton , Queensland status Non Operational classification capacity opened closed managed by Rockhampton Correctional Centre also known as Etna Creek Prison was an Australian prison at Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton , Queensland , Australia . The prison was replaced by the Capricornia Correctional Centre in 2001. See also Portal Queensland List of Australian prisons and detention centres QueenslandPrisons coord 23 13 07.8 S 150 28 19.25 E display title region AU type city source GNS enwiki Category Defunct prisons in Queensland Category Maximum security prisons in Australia Category Rockhampton Category Buildings and structures in Rockhampton Category 1969 establishments in Australia Category 2001 disestablishments Australia prison stub ... more details
Infobox school name The Rockhampton Grammar School image Image Rockhamptongrammar.jpg motto lang la Macte Virtute Et Litterus br Grow in character and scholarship established 1881 type Independent school Independent , Non denominational , Co education al, Day school Day & Boarding school Boarding head Dr. Phillip Moulds city Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton state Queensland country Australia campus The Range students 1350 P 12 free label free colors Red, Black & White homepage http www.rgs.qld.edu.au www.rgs.qld.edu.au The Rockhampton Grammar School is an Independent school independent , co education al, non denominational , Day school day and boarding school located in Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton , Queensland , Australia . It has recently expanded to include the newly compulsory Preparatory year level, starting one year before Year 1. The Rockhampton Grammar school was founded in 1881, and was originally a co educational school before becoming an all boys school, until 1977 when it again became co educational. In 2006 the School celebrated 125 years in education. In 2007, the Rockhampton Grammar School Early Learning Centre was established, catering for children aged 6 weeks to Kindergarten. The Centre currently caters to 100 families and vacancies at the Early Learning Centre are in very high demand. The four school houses are Kellow, Wheatley, Wheatcroft and Jardine, all being named after previous headmasters. Headmaster, Mr Islay Lee, retired at the end of the 2009 ... Race Day. See also List of schools in Queensland List of boarding schools References reflist External links http www.rgs.qld.edu.au Rockhampton Grammar School Website coord 23 23 04.85 S 150 29 37.93 E display title region AU type city source GNS enwiki Category Boarding schools in Queensland Category Private schools in Queensland Category High schools in Queensland Category Educational ... Schools in Rockhampton Australia school stub ... more details
www.rok.catholic.net.au Parishes default.html title Diocesean profile Parishes work Diocese of Rockhampton year 2008 accessdate 7 October 2011 ref Rockhampton deanery covering four parishes of Bundaberg, Queensland Bundaberg , Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone , Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton , and Valleys ... Diocese Type of jurisdiction i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese name Rockhampton latin Dioecesis Rockhamptoniensis ... metropolitan Brisbane territory Central Queensland Central Queensland province Province of Brisbane ... map caption Website website http www.rok.catholic.net.au Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton footnotes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton is an suffragan diocese suffragan Latin rite diocese of the Roman ... Queensland Central Queensland , Australia. History Empty section date October 2011 section Ordinaries The following individuals have been elected as Roman Catholic Bishops of Rockhampton ref name CH cite web title Diocese of Rockhampton work The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church url http www.catholic ... Emeritus of Rockhampton align center nts 9 Brian Heenan align center 20 November 1992 align center ... Water, Queensland Agnes Water St Agnes , Bargara, Queensland Bargara St James , Biloela, Queensland Biloela St Joseph , Bundaberg Holy Rosary , Calliope, Queensland Calliope St Patrick , Emu Park, Queensland Emu Park Mary Immaculate , Gladstone Our Lady, Star of the Sea , Gracemere, Queensland Gracemere St Paul , Miriam Vale, Queensland Miriam Vale St Peter Chanel , Mount Larcom, Queensland Mount Larcom Our Lady of Mt Carmel , Mount Morgan, Queensland Mount Morgan Sacred Heart , Monto, Queensland Monto St Therese , Moura, Queensland Moura St Michael , North Rockhampton St Mary, Holy Family, and St Maria Goretti , Park Avenue Our Lady Help of Christians , Rockhampton St Peter , South Bundaberg Immaculate Heart of Mary , Tannum Sands, Queensland Tannum Sands St Peter Chanel , Theodore, Queensland Theodore Sacred Heart , Ubobo, Queensland Ubobo St Mary , Wandal, Queensland Wandal St Vincent ... more details
The Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton is a diocese of in the Province of Queensland and one of the 23 dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia . The diocese covers an area of approximately 57 million hectares, roughly twice the size of New Zealand and four times the size of England and Wales. The diocese contains nearly the whole central regions of Queensland . The population of the diocese is 216,000 of whom approximately 48,000 indicate that they are Anglicans. The diocese has 20 parishes and ministry districts, with the largest parish bigger than the State of Victoria. ref Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton website http www.anglicanrock.org.au ref The cathedral church of the diocese is St Paul s Cathedral in Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton . The current Bishop of Rockhampton is the Right Reverend Godfrey Fryar. History The Diocese of Rockhampton traces its history unbroken through the beginnings of the Anglican Church in Australia back to the establishment of Christianity in England in the first and second centuries. The Rockhampton diocese was formed in 1892 from the Anglican Diocese ... Queensland, between the Diocese of Brisbane to the south and the Diocese of North Queensland to the north ... of Rockhampton the tiocese also includes the cities and towns of Gladstone, Yeppoon, Gracemere, Mt ..., Bedourie and Boulia. ref Diocese of Rockhampton Year Book 2009 2010, page 3 ref Bishops of Rockhampton ... Valley, North Rockhampton, North Mackay and Stafford. He was the Dean of the Canberra and Goulburn ... as the Bishop of Rockhampton in St Paul s Cathedral on 13 December 2003. ref The Australian Anglican Directory 2009, page 216 ref Ministries ref Diocese of Rockhampton Year Book 2009 2010, Published by The Diocesan Registry, Kershaw House, Glenmore Road, North Rockhampton, 2010, pages 10 15 ref Chaplaincies ... www.anglicanrock.org.au Anglican hierarchy in Australia DEFAULTSORT Anglican Diocese Of Rockhampton Category Anglican dioceses in Australia Rockhampton Category Anglican bishops of Rockhampton ... more details
notability date December 2010 refimprove date December 2010 wikify date December 2010 Orphan date February 2009 The Rockhampton National School was a school in Rockhampton, Queensland . On February 15, 1859, there was a meeting of those appointed as the Rockhampton School and Church committee, over which the Sub Collector of Customs, Henry Lumsden , presided, when it was resolved to erect a school building, 40 ft 12.3m long and 20 ft 6.15m wide in which Service of worship Divine service could also be held on Sundays. The building having been completed, it was opened for business on August 16 1859, F K Milne, afterwards the first town clerk, being appointed schoolmaster, each scholar to pay 1 6 1 shilling and 6 penny pence or 18 pence per week. Thus a day a school was started, the population being only a few hundreds, principally men. By May 1860, it was found that the school building was not large enough, and it was resolved to petition the new Queensland Government for a site for a public school. This request was granted and the allotments at the corner of William and Denison Streets was granted where the Rockhampton Special School now stands. References Bird, J. T. S. Early History of Rockhampton 1920 http www.cqhistory.com cbsr History of Central Boys School Rockhampton Image School 1870.jpg Earliest Known Image of the National School Rockhampton coord 23 22 55.35 S 150 30 41.21 E type landmark region AU display title Category Educational institutions established in 1859 Category Rockhampton Category Schools in Rockhampton ... more details
A by election was held in the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Electoral district of RockhamptonRockhampton on 16 February 1985. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Australian Labor Party Labor member Keith Wright Australian politician Keith Wright . The seat was retained by the Labor Party with the election of candidate Paul Braddy . Background Keith Wright Australian politician Keith Wright was first elected to state parliament at the Queensland state election, 1969 1969 state election as the Labor member for Electoral district of Rockhampton South Rockhampton South , retaining the seat at the Queensland state election, 1972 1972 state election when the district was renamed Electoral district of RockhamptonRockhampton . Wright held Rockhampton continuously thereafter, becoming Leader of the Opposition Queensland Leader of the Opposition on 20 October 1982. After leading his party to defeat at the Queensland state election, 1983 1983 state election , at which his own support in Rockhampton had slipped by 6 despite statewide gains by his party, Wright was replaced as leader on 29 August 1984 by Nev Warburton . ref cite web title Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly, 1860 2009 publisher Queensland Parliament House url http www.parliament.qld.gov.au view historical documents membregisterHB.pdf ref Wright resigned from state parliament on 5 November 1984 to contest the Australian federal election, 1984 1984 federal election . The following ... Event 5 November 1984 Keith Wright resigned, vacating the seat of Electoral district of RockhamptonRockhampton . 25 January 1985 Writs were issued by the Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly ... box begin title Rockhampton state by election, 1985 ref cite book title Details of polling at general election held on 1 November 1986 author Queensland Legislative Assembly date 17 March 1987 page ... by elections 44th parl Category 1985 elections in Australia Category Queensland state by elections ... more details
Rockhampton ref through the amalgamation of the St Stanislaus College, a school for boys 1958 1979 , ref cite book title Rockhampton A History of City and District year 1981 publisher University of Queensland Press. location Rockhampton ref Marion College 1964 1983 , a school for girls, and Emmaus ... to Year 12. ref cite web title City of Rockhampton year 2005 url http www.rockhampton.qld.gov.au CommDirectoryOrg.asp?ID 806 publisher Rockhampton City Council ref History Emmaus College is a culmination of a series of changes to Catholic education in Rockhampton designed, to meet the changing needs ... Catholic schooling in Rockhampton had been provided by the Range College and St. Joseph s College ... in Rockhampton. Campus Emmaus College operates on two sites. ref cite web url http www.ceo.rok.catholic.edu.au page.asp?id 128 title Catholic Education Rockhampton accessdate 2007 04 05 author Jeffcoat, L director publisher Catholic Education Diosese of Rockhampton ref Years 8 10 have most of their classes ... band placed first and third respectively in the queensland high schools music comp. Notable alumni ... city source GNS enwiki Category Private schools in Queensland Category Educational institutions established in 1983 Category Roman Catholic schools in Australia Category Rockhampton Category Schools in Rockhampton ... more details
of Rockhampton Election box begin title Queensland state election, 2009 Rockhampton ref cite web last Green first Antony authorlink Antony Green title 2009 Queensland Election Analysis of Results ... of Queensland Category Electoral districts of QueenslandRockhampton Category Rockhampton ...Infobox Australian Electorate name Rockhampton state qld image QLD Rockhampton 2008.png imagesize 300 caption Rockhampton 2008 lifespan 1865 1960 1972 present mp Robert Schwarten mp party Australian Labor Party Labor namesake Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton area class Rockhampton is an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland . Wedged between the electoral districts of Electoral district of Keppel Keppel to the east and Electoral district of Mirani Mirani to the west, Rockhampton encompasses the bulk of the regional city of Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton and many of its outlying developed areas, including the community of Gracemere, Queensland Gracemere . Members for Rockhampton class wikitable colspan 2 First incarnation 1865 1878, 1 member Member Term Charles Fitzsimmons 1865 1867 Thomas Fitzgerald Australian politician Thomas Fitzgerald 1867 Archibald Archer 1867 1869 Henry Milford ref label 1 1 1 1869 1870 Alexander Fyfe 1870 1873 Charles Hardie Buzacott 1873 1877 John MacFarlane Australian politician John MacFarlane 1877 1878 note label 1 1 1 Milford did not take his seat, resigned, and was defeated in the resulting by election. class wikitable colspan 8 Second incarnation 1878 1912, 2 members colspan 2 Member Party Term colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Other William Rea politician William Rea 1878 ... Australian Labor Party Labor 1956 1957 Australian politics party colours QLP Queensland Labor Party Queensland Labor 1957 1960 colspan 4 Fourth incarnation 1972 present, 1 member colspan 2 ... more details
File ROK HeritageHotel.jpg thumb The Heritage Hotel The Heritage Hotel is a hotel in Rockhampton, QueenslandRockhampton , Queensland , Australia . The building is noted for its late 19th century commercial architecture. ref name aia cite web url http www.architecture.com.au awards search?option showaward&entryno 2007040396 title The Heritage Hotel, Rockhampton author Evans Brown Associates, Architects date 2010 publisher The Australian Institute of Architects accessdate 18 November 2010 ref History The town s first pub was the Bush Inn, erected in 1856 on the site of the current Criterion Hotel. By the time of the city s proclamation in 1902 there were already 42 hotels in a town of only 3,000. The same number of establishments today services a population of over 60,000. In 1859, at 228 Quay Street on the corner of Quay and William Streets , William James built the Golden Fleece Hotel. This hotel didn t last long. It was reopened in 1864 as Hart s and then as the Commercial Hotel in 1865. Citation needed date November 2010 History was made on the site in 1867 when the Gold Commissioner turn thief, Thomas John Griffin, shouted drinks at the hotel, and in doing so revealed himself as the murderer of two police officers. Ten days prior two officers were shot and killed whilst on gold escort they were transporting 4,000 on the instruction of Griffin, who apprehended them en route and hijacked their payload. Griffin was revealed as the culprit when a pound note he used in the hotel ... title Category Buildings and structures in Rockhampton Category Hotels in Queensland ... old hotels of Rockhampton. Citation needed date November 2010 The Hotel s restaurant was reportedly one of Douglas MacArthur s favourite dining rooms during his war time stays in Rockhampton in the 1940s. In 1949 another well known female Queensland hotelier, Pat Floyd, took over the Commercial ... Queensland . The ground and first floors were completely remodeled, the retail tenancies were ... more details
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