Sharon
suburb
CityBundaberg
Stateqld
Coordinates24.8761°S 152.2458°E
Zoom11
Pop1209
Postcode4670
Area48.8
Time zoneAEST
Utc+10:00
Dist 111.9
Dir 1W
Location 1Bundaberg CBD
Dist 2380
Dir 2N
Location 2Brisbane
LgaBundaberg Region
StategovBurnett
FedgovFlynn
Near-nMeadowvale
Near-neMeadowvale
Near-eOakwood
Near-seAvoca
Near-sBranyan
Near-swSouth Kolan
Near-wSouth Kolan
Near-nwMeadowvale

Sharon is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the , Sharon had a population of 1,209 people.[2]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the north and east by Splitters Creek and to the south by the Burnett River.[3]

Sharon is approximately eight kilometres west of Bundaberg towards Gin Gin. The Sharon Gorge is a further four kilometres along the highway, and is home to a tranquil area with rainforests, ferns, palms and orchids.[4]

The neighbourhood of Manoo is located in the south-western area of Sharon (24.8833°S 152.2333°E); it takes its name from the former Manoo railway station on the now closed Mount Perry railway line. The name Manoo is an Aboriginal word meaning clear straight track.[5]

The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs through from east to south.[6]

History

The locality is named after the Sharon plain in Israel.[1]

A Methodist Sunday School was established in 1882 by the Workman family which met on the verandah of the school until a church could be built.[7] The Primitive Methodist church was officially opened on Sunday 29 March 1896 by Reverend William Powell and Reverend Tom Ellison.[8] The church was used by the Primitive Methodists on three Sundays each month with the fourth Sunday being available to other denominations.[9][10] Circa 1935, the church building was sold to the Anglican Church.[11]

Tantitha Provisional School opened on 26 February 1883. In 1894 it became a state school and was renamed Sharon State School.[12]

Erin Hill State School opened on 30 April 1917. It closed on 14 June 1957.[13] It was on a 10-acre (4.0-hectare) in the Splitters Creek area, now part of Sharon, at 411 Ten Mile Road (24.8546°S 152.2356°E).[14][3]

Circa 1935, the Anglican Church purchased the former Primitive Methodist Church building and commenced services in February 1935.[15] St Stephen's Anglican church was dedicated on 30 April 1945 by Rural Dean Reverend N.C.C. Bertram. Its closure was approved in September 1991.[16] The church was in Gin Gin Road roughly opposite the Sharon State School (approx 24.8723°S 152.2627°E).[17]

Demographics

In the , Sharon had a population of 1,131 people.[18]

In the , Sharon had a population of 1,316 people.[19]

In the , Sharon had a population of 1,209 people.[2]

Heritage listings

Sharon has the following heritage listings:

Education

Sharon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18 Sharon School Road (24.8724°S 152.2633°E).[21][22] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 116 students with 10 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[23]

There are no secondary schools in Sharon. The nearest government secondary school is Bundaberg North State High School in Bundaberg North to the north-east.[3]

Amenities

Sharon Public Hall is at 1016 Gin Gin Road (24.8618°S 152.2672°E).[24]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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  4. ^ "Sharon - Queensland". Queensland.com. Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. ^ Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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  7. ^ Methodist Church of Australasia. Bundaberg Circuit (1925), "Jubilee souvenir 1875-1925", The Church, archived 30 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 30 August 2021
  8. ^ "Local and General News.". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1558. 30 March 1896. p. 2. Archived 28 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2022. – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Local and General News.". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1642. 23 September 1896. p. 2. Archived 28 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2022. – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Local and [?]". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1559. 1 April 1896. p. 2. Archived 28 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2022. – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Blake, Thom. "Sharon Primitive Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  12. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present, Version 1.01 ed., Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  14. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m157" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  15. ^ "IN MEMORY OF KING CHARLES I. — WOMEN FENCERS — GOLD AT CLERMONT Overseas photos, by Air Mail.". The Queenslander. 21 February 1935. p. 25. Archived 28 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 February 2022. – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Closed Churches". Anglican Church Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Bundaberg" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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  20. ^ Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  21. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Sharon State School". Sharon State School. 2020-02-10. Archived 27 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  23. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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  • "Sharon". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.