Ogmore, Queensland
locality in Queensland, Australia
Ogmore is a rural town and coastal locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Ogmore had a population of 72 people.
Geography
The north-eastern boundary of the locality is Broad Sound with the Styx River (also known as Tooloombah Creek) flowing through Ogmore into the sound.
The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the locality, but passes to the west of the town.
The North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the locality to the east of the highway and passes through the town. The locality is served by a number of railway stations (from north to south):
Styx railway station, now abandoned (22.5924°S 149.6354°E / -22.5924; 149.6354 (Styx railway station (former)))
Ogmore railway station, serving the town (22.6186°S 149.6574°E / -22.6186; 149.6574 (Ogmore railway station))
Bowman railway station, now abandoned (22.6506°S 149.6801°E / -22.6506; 149.6801 (Bowman railway station (former)))
Strathmuir railway station, now abandoned (22.7071°S 149.7327°E / -22.7071; 149.7327 (Strathmuir railway station (former)))
Kooltandra railway station (22.7275°S 149.7585°E / -22.7275; 149.7585 (Kooltandra railway station))
The town of Ogmore is located on the east bank of Styx River slightly north of the centre of the locality. There are also a number of neighbourhoods in the locality:
Bowman (22.65°S 149.6833°E / -22.65; 149.6833 (Bowman (neighbourhood)))
Strathmuir (22.7°S 149.7333°E / -22.7; 149.7333 (Strathmuir (neighbourhood)))
Styx, in a pocket of the Styx River north-west of the town of Ogmore (22.6°S 149.6333°E / -22.6; 149.6333 (Styx (neighbourhood)))
Tooloombah, an abandoned town (22.7056°S 149.5677°E / -22.7056; 149.5677 (Tooloombah (abandoned town)))
The locality has the following mountains and a mountain pass:
Bald Hills (22.4244°S 149.8151°E / -22.4244; 149.8151 (Bald Hills)) 69 metres (226 ft)
Blacktop (22.4571°S 149.8498°E / -22.4571; 149.8498 (Blacktop)) 84 metres (276 ft)
Cliff Peak (22.4737°S 149.8349°E / -22.4737; 149.8349 (Cliff Peak)) 305 metres (1,001 ft)
Fort St John (22.8040°S 149.5692°E / -22.8040; 149.5692 (Fort St John))
Gilnorchie Peak (22.7140°S 149.4862°E / -22.7140; 149.4862 (Gilnorchie Peak)) 220 metres (720 ft)
Langdale Hill (22.7403°S 149.5450°E / -22.7403; 149.5450 (Langdale Hill))
Mount Bison (22.7519°S 149.6222°E / -22.7519; 149.6222 (Mount Bison)) 260 metres (850 ft)
Mount Brunswick (22.6853°S 149.6073°E / -22.6853; 149.6073 (Mount Brunswick)) 165 metres (541 ft)
Mount Lorne (22.6839°S 149.4069°E / -22.6839; 149.4069 (Mount Lorne)) 546 metres (1,791 ft)
Mount Mamelon (22.7222°S 149.6163°E / -22.7222; 149.6163 (Mount Mamelon)) 158 metres (518 ft)
Mount Michael (22.6723°S 149.3877°E / -22.6723; 149.3877 (Mount Michael)) 562 metres (1,844 ft)
Mount Phillip (22.5250°S 149.8214°E / -22.5250; 149.8214 (Mount Phillip)) 393 metres (1,289 ft)
Mount Sarsfield (22.6781°S 149.4431°E / -22.6781; 149.4431 (Mount Sarsfield)) 502 metres (1,647 ft)
Mount Wellington (22.6008°S 149.8980°E / -22.6008; 149.8980 (Mount Wellington)) 528 metres (1,732 ft)
Rocky Peak (22.7013°S 149.4320°E / -22.7013; 149.4320 (Rocky Peak)) 460 metres (1,510 ft)
The Sisters (22.6545°S 149.5964°E / -22.6545; 149.5964 (The Sisters))
Cattle Gap, a mountain pass (22.5789°S 149.8540°E / -22.5789; 149.8540 (Cattle Gap))
History
Ogmore was originally known as Harley, taking its name from its railway station. However, to avoid confusion with Hartley in New South Wales, on 20 January 1933 it was renamed Ogmore after the coal-mining town and river in Glamorganshire, Wales.
The neighbourhood of Bowman takes its name from the Bowman railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 26 October 1923 after politician David Bowman.
The name Styx is a reference to the River Styx which separates the living from the dead in Greek mythology.The Styx railway station was named on 4 January 1918 by the Queensland Railways Department, but presumably refers to the river in this locality, which was already named at that time.
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