Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It was formerly a mining town. In the 2021 census, Black Jack had a population of 167 people.[1]
| Black Jack Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Black Jack, circa 1889 | |||||||||||||||
  Black Jack | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°10′08″S 146°09′08″E / 20.1688°S 146.1522°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 167 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.319/km2 (3.416/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 21 March 1887 (as Black Jack Provisional School), 6 July 1891 (as Black Jack State School) | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editBlack Jack is a triangular-shaped locality. The Great Northern railway line forms the northern boundary of Black Jack. There are two railway stations within the locality, Wellington Yards railway station in the far north-east corner (on the outskirts of the suburban area of Charters Towers) and Southern Cross railway station on its north-west border.[3]
The Flinders Highway passes through the northern part of the locality, while the Diamantina Road forms its eastern boundary.[3]
Black Jack is approximately 350 metres (1,150 ft) above sea level rising to peaks in its south-west of 450 metres (1,480 ft).[3]
History
editThe Black Jack P. C. mine produced large quantities of gold in 1886 and 1887 (known as the Black Jack Boom) but then produced very little in subsequent years.[4]
Black Jack Provisional School opened on 21 March 1887. It became Black Jack State School on 6 July 1891. It closed in 1949.[5] It was north of the Butler Blocks Mine to the east of Diamantina Road (approx 20°08′10″S 146°13′06″E / 20.1362°S 146.2182°E), now within the neighbouring locality of Broughton.[6][7]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Black Jack had a population of 161 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Black Jack had a population of 167 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Black Jack. The nearest government primary school is Charters Towers Central State School in neighbouring Charters Towers CBD. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School, also in the Charters Towers CBD.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Black Jack (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Black Jack – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 44535)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Marsland, L. W (1892), The Charters Towers gold mines : a descriptive and historical account of the town and gold field of Charters Towers, Queensland : with full and detailed particulars of the more important mines, and of all mining companies carrying on operations on the field : being a handbook of Charters Towers and a guide to mining investors, Waterlow Bros. & Layton, retrieved 24 July 2017
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m349" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Charters Towers" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Black Jack (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Further reading
edit- Morton, C. C; Queensland. Dept. of Mines (1936), The Black Jack Gold Mine, Charters Towers, Dept. of Mines, retrieved 24 July 2017
External links
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Media related to Black Jack, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons