Finch Hatton, Queensland
| Finch Hatton Queensland |
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The locality occupies part of the Cattle Creek valley (background)
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 Finch Hatton
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| Postcode(s) | 4756 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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Finch Hatton is a town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] At the 2011 census, Finch Hatton had a population of 260.[3]
History
The town is believed to be named after Harold Heneage Finch-Hatton (1856-1904), a grazier of Mount Spencer run (1881–83), and imperial federationist in United Kingdom (1884-1904).[1][2]
Finch Hatton Post Office opened by December 1906 (replacing a receiving office named Pelion open from December 1895).[4]
Finch Hatton State School opened on 5 July 1909.[5][6]
The Finch Hatton War Memorial was erected in 1921. It commemorated those servicemen from Finch Hatton and Netherdale who died in World War I. Later an additional plaque was added with the details of those who died in World War II. The memorial is located in Anzac Parade (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[7]
On 18 February 1958, Mackay was hit with massive flooding caused by heavy rainfall upstream with 878 mm of rain falling at Finch Hatton in 24 hours. The flood peaked at 9.14 metres (29.99 ft).[8] The water flowed down the valley and flooded Mackay within hours. Residents were rescued off rooftops by boats and taken to emergency accommodation. The flood broke Australian records.[9]
Heritage listings
Finch Hatton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Anzac Parade: Finch Hatton War Memorial[10]
- Mackay-Eungella Road: Finch Hatton railway station[11]
Education
Finch Hatton State School is a government primary (P-7) school located on Eungella Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[12] In 2012, it had an enrolment of 50 students.[13]
References
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- ↑ Flood Warning System for the Pioneer River. Bom.gov.au. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/fld_reports/mackay_feb1958.pdf
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