Mount Murchison, Queensland


Mount Murchison is a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.

History

Mount Murchison State School opened on 24 April 1935. The new school was built to cater for up to 24 students with a single 18x18 foot classroom with 8 foot verandas front and rear; it was a timber building with a galvanised iron roof and was built on the property of Mr C. G. Skinner. The teacher was Reg Davidson.
The mobile library service commenced in 2004.
In the 2011 census, Mount Murchison had a population of 226 people.

Education

Mount Murchison State School is a government co-educational primary school located on Gladstone Road 8 kilometres from Biloela. In 2013, the school had 16 students in a single multi-age class with one teacher.

Amenities

operate a fortnightly mobile library service to the school.