Mount_Molloy
Mount Molloy
Town in Queensland, Australia
Mount Molloy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Mount Molloy had a population of 254 people.[1]
| Mount Molloy Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Mt Molloy | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16.6743°S 145.3305°E / -16.6743; 145.3305 (Mount Molloy (town centre)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 254 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.0043/km2 (2.601/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 252.9 km2 (97.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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It is a historic mining and timber town, 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of Cairns in Queensland, Australia.
The town is in the west of the locality with the centre and eastern part of the locality being protected within Kuranda National Park and the Kuranda West Forest Reserve.[4]
Mount Molloy lies within both the Mitchell River and Barron River water catchment areas.
Nearby towns are Julatten, Mount Carbine and Mount Mulligan. Quaid Road terminates south of Mount Molloy.
Djabugay (also knowen as Djabuganjdji, Tjupakai) is a language of Far North Queensland, particularly the area around the Kuranda Range and Barron River Catchment. The Djabugay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Cairns Regional Council.[5]
At its height Mount Molloy was a copper mine in the 1890s. It was commonly used as camping grounds and Chinese market gardeners used to grow grain and other foodstuffs for the miners nearby.
A private railway was constructed to Mount Molloy, junctioning from the Cairns to Mareeba line at Biboohra, opening in August 1908. It was built by Mount Molloy Limited to serve its smelters. The line was transferred to Queensland Railways on 1 March 1917 following the liquidation of the company and was extended to Rumula on 5 December 1926. The branch closed on 1 May 1964.[6]
Molloy Post Office opened by July 1905 and was renamed Mount Molloy in 1982.[7]
Mount Molloy was named after Patrick Molloy, an early teamster for a stock route and the person who discovered copper at what was to become Mount Molloy.
Today the dominant industry of Mount Molloy is now cattle grazing and consists of a few shops and an old hotel.
The Mount Molloy State School opened on 23 July 1906[8] and is located on 30-40 Fraser Road.[8] It is a Prep to Year 6 co-educational school.[8]
Between 2008 and 2013, Mount Molloy (and the rest of the Shire of Mareeba) was within the Tablelands Region.
At the 2011 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 273.[9]
In the 2016 census the locality of Mount Molloy had a population of 254 people.[1]
Mount Molloy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Bakers Road: James Venture Mulligan's Grave[10]
- corner of Santowski Crescent and the Peninsular Development Road: Johnston's Sawmill Steam Plant[11]
Mount Molloy State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Fraser Road (16.6737°S 145.3348°E / -16.6737; 145.3348 (Mount Molloy State School)).[12][13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[14]
There is no secondary school in Mount Molloy. The nearest government secondary schools are Mossman State High School in Mossman to the north and Mareeba State High School in Mareeba to the south.[4]
The Mount Molloy branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 31 Main Street (Mulligan Highway).[15]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Molloy (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Mount Molloy – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 23095)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Mount Molloy – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48785)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- The Rumula Branch Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1993 pp243-248
- Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Molloy (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "James Venture Mulligan's Grave, Mt Molloy Cemetery (entry 600684)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- "JM Johnston's Sawmill (former) Steam Plant (entry 602776)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Mount Molloy State School". Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Mount Molloy". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Mitchell River Watershed Management Group