Bellevue, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 16°38′47″S 144°15′45″E / 16.6463°S 144.2625°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 978.6 km2 (377.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4892 | ||||||||||||
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Bellevue is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bellevue had "no people or a very low population".[1]
The Mitchell River forms the northern boundary.[3]
The Burke Developmental Road (State Route 27) passes through the south-west corner.
The Pinnacles is a mountain in the north of the locality (16°29′17″S 144°18′22″E / 16.4881°S 144.3061°E), rising to 385 metres (1,263 ft) above sea level.[4][5]
Ok is a former town within the locality (16°36′21″S 144°14′59″E / 16.6058°S 144.2497°E).[6]
History
Bellevue Provisional School opened in 1898 as a half-time school with Springbank Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher). It closed circa 1900.[8]
In 1901, stockman John Munro found a deposit of copper which was initially sent to the smelter at Mount Garnet smelter for processing. The Ok Copper Mines Development Syndicate was formed to mine the deposit.[6]
A post office opened in 1905, closing in 1912.[6]
Ok was surveyed as a town in 1908. It was named after a well-known brand of jam.[6]
The mine closed in 1909, but reopened in 1930, supplying the Chillagoe smelters, and closed permanently in 1942. Little remains of the town of Ok today.[6]
Between 2008 and 2013, Bellevue (along with all other parts of the Shire of Mareeba) was within the Tablelands Region.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Bellevue had "no people or a very low population".[9]
In the 2021 census, Bellevue had "no people or a very low population".[1]
