Postcode(s) 4702 Morinish Ridgelands Federal division Division of Flynn | State electorate(s) Mirani Postal code 4702 Lga Rockhampton Region | |
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Location 53 km (33 mi) NW of Rockhampton
565 km (351 mi) NW of Brisbane | ||
Morinish is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It is bounded by the Fitzroy River to the north and west.
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Map of Morinish QLD 4702, Australia
History
Gold was also found at Morinish in 1866 with miners working in the area by December 1866, and a "new rush" being described in the newspapers in February 1867 with the population being estimated on the field as 600.
There were at least three major mines in the period of 1880s to 1900s: Welcome Reef, Alliance Mine and Mount Morinish Mine.
The Morinish Post Office opened on 1 July 1867 and closed on 4 November 1872.
Perhaps reflecting the changing fortunes on the goldfields, schooling in Morinish was provided on a somewhat erratic basis. A provisional school was opened in 1882 but closed in 1890. Another provisional school opened in 1894 but closed in 1897. In 1902, two provisional schools opened on a part-time basis, but merged into Morinish State School in 1915 and then closed in 1928.
Morinish was within the Shire of Fitzroy until 2008 when amalgamation of local government areas resulted in it becoming part of the newly created Rockhampton Region.