Ceratodus, Queensland

Ceratodus
Queensland

The former Ceratodus railway station, relocated in 1997 to the Burnett Highway rest area; 2017

Ceratodus

Coordinates

25°17′22″S 151°08′38″E / 25.2894°S 151.1438°E

Population

34 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

0.367/km² (0.950/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4627

Area

92.7 km² (35.8 sq mi)

Localities around Ceratodus:
Wuruma Dam	Cynthia	Eidsvold East
Eidsvold	Ceratodus	Eidsvold East
Eidsvold	Eidsvold	Eidsvold East

Ceratodus /sɛrəˈtoʊdəs/^[2] is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[3]^[4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Ceratodus had a population of 34 people.^[1]

Geography

Ceratodus is on the Burnett River about 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) from Eidsvold, Queensland. The river flows from north-east to south-west, where it is joined by the Nogo River. The Burnett Highway passes through from south to north.^[5]

History

The town takes its name from the railway station, which in turn was named on 4 October 1923 from the Queensland lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, originally only found in the Burnett River and the Mary River.^[3]^[4]^[6]

A railway station on the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened here 26 April 1924.^[7] On 12 September 1924, the District Postal Inspector, Maryborough Division, reported that 100 railway employees were camped at Ceratodus, engaged on bridge building and other railway work, and that there was one permanent settler (named Falconer) in the locality.^[8]

Ceratodus Provisional School was open from 1925 to 1927. Ceratodus State School opened in July 1930 using the school building relocated from Towns Creek (near Mount Perry).^[9]^[10] The school closed on 10 October 1965.^[11]

Nogo River Junction State School opened on 4 July 1927 and closed circa 1941. It was on Nogo River Road on the eastern bank of the Nogo River at its junction with the Burnett River (approx 25°16′40″S 151°04′20″E / 25.27774°S 151.07209°E / -25.27774; 151.07209).^[12]^[13]^[5]

A receiving office opened at the railway station in January 1925^[8] and was elevated to a post office by April 1926.^[7]

The settlement was, for many years, a watering station for steam locomotives. In 1967 it was reported that the postmistress and station-mistress (Mrs J. Leard) also operated the telephone exchange (to which only one subscriber's service was connected) and that there were no shops or businesses in the settlement, only two railway cottages.^[8] The post office closed 31 May 1968.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, the locality of Ceratodus had a population of 28 people.^[14]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Ceratodus had a population of 34 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Ceratodus has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Burnett Highway: Ceratodus Rest Area^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ceratodus (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
^ ^a ^b "Ceratodus – town in North Burnett Region (entry 6794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Ceratodus – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45330)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Vol ix, 1928
^ ^a ^b ^c Frew, Joan (1981) Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927, p. 231. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: published by the author, ISBN 0-9593973-0-2
^ ^a ^b ^c King, Harold J., in Stamp Collecting (London), 25 August 1967
^ "SCHOOL FOR CERATODUS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 584. Queensland, Australia. 15 January 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 31 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "MUNDUBBERA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 940. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 31 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Agency Details". www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "Parish of Culcraigie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1966. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ceratodus (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.