Gargett, Queensland

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gargett is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Gargett had a population of 191 people.[1]

Geography

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History

The locality takes its name from the Gargett railway station, which in turn was named (but misspelled) after John Garget, a railway construction contractor.[3]

Barker's Creek Provisional School opened on 16 September 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Barker's Creek State School. It closed in 1954.[4]

The railway from Paget reached Gargett in 1902.[5] It was a busy station during the sugar crushing season.

Gargett Post Office opened by October 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1909).[6]

Gargett State School opened on 20 August 1914.[4] The school celebrated its 100th anniversary on 20 August 2014.[7]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Gargett had a population of 261 people.[8]

In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Gargett had a population of 191 people.[1]

Education

Gargett State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Tom Lynch Street (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[9][10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 25 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[11]

There are no secondary schools in Gargett. The nearest government secondary school is Mirani State High School in Mirani to the east.[12]

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Mackay-Eungella Road.[13][14]

The Gargett branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall in Jim Moule Street.[15]

References

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