Silkwood, Queensland
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Silkwood, circa 1930
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 Silkwood
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| Coordinates | 17°44′44″S 146°01′14″E / 17.74556°S 146.02056°ECoordinates: 17°44′44″S 146°01′14″E / 17.74556°S 146.02056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4856 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Silkwood is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Silkwood is situated on the Bruce Highway roughly halfway between Tully and Innisfail.
The locality is flat land about 10 metres above sea level and is predominantly freehold land used for farming, particularly the cultivation of sugarcane. The north-western border of the locality is Liverpool Creek, which flows eastward to the Coral Sea. The town is roughly central in the locality with the Bruce Highway passing from south to north just east of the town, while the North Coast railway line also passes from south to north through the town, which is serviced by the Silkwood railway station.
The town takes its name from the name of the house of A. J. Daveson, and refers to a local timber.
Silkwood State School opened on 28 August 1916.
Silkwood was the site of significant Italian immigration in the 1940s.
On Sunday 15 December 1940, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cairns, John Heavey, laid the foundation stone for a church to be dedicated to St John the Evangelist. He returned on Sunday 3 August 1941 to perform the blessing and opening of the Gothic-style church.
St John's Catholic School was founded by the parish priest Father Alfred Natali and the Missionary Franciscan Sisters. It opened on 2 February 1948 with students mostly from Italian families who worked in the local sugarcane industry. The Sisters left the school in 1987, being replaced by lay teachers.
Silkwood State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) school. In 2015 the school had an enrolment of 60 students with 7 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). The students are divided into 3 classes, years P-2, 3-4, and 5-6.
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