Ogmore

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. Styx No 3 coal mine opened near Ogmore in 1924. Styx Coal Mine Provisional School opened on 3 May 1921. It operated as a part-time school in conjunction with the Styx River Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher) until it closed on 11 November 1921. On 22 May 1922, it reopened at a new location but still called Styx Coal Mine Provisional School. On 8 May 1923, it reopened as Bowman State School. It closed in 1926. Styx River Provisional School opened on 7 October 1919 and closed on 12 Nov 1920. It reopened on 4 July 1921 and operated as a half-time school with Styx Coal Mine Provisional School until 11 November 1921. On 8 May 1923 it became Styx River State School. It closed in 1942. It was at 2-4 Wilangi Street (). In April 1954, a goods train derailed near Ogmore. A bulldozer travelling on a flat bed carriage was believed to have shifted on the carriage, overturning the carriage. The Styx mines closed in the 1960s. Queensland Rail disbanded its railway gang based in Ogmore in the 1990s. This caused the town's population to decline to about 30 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. * Ogmore railway station, serving the town () * Strathmuir () * Styx, in a pocket of the Styx River north-west of the town of Ogmore () * Tooloombah, an abandoned town () The locality has the following mountains and a mountain pass: * Bald Hills () * Blacktop () * Fort St John () * Gilnorchie Peak () * Langdale Hill () * Mount Bison () * Mount Brunswick () * Mount Lorne () * Mount Mamelon () * Mount Michael () * Mount Phillip () * Mount Sarsfield () * Mount Wellington () * Rocky Peak () * The Sisters () * Cattle Gap, a mountain pass ()

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  20
• Black Kite

  Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  18
• Pied Butcherbird

  Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  12
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  11
• Emu

  Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  11
• Whistling Kite

  Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  10
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  10
• Apostlebird

  Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
  9