Andromache, Queensland

Andromache is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Andromache had a population of 17 people.

Geography

The Clarke Range loosely forms the south-western boundary of the locality.
The Andromache River rises in Bogie to the west and meanders in an easterly direction through the locality of Andromache before exiting to the south-east after which it becomes a tributary of the O'Connell River.
The North Coast railway line forms part of the locality's eastern boundary, entering from the south-east and exits to the east.
Andromache has the following mountains :

The Andromache State Forest is in the west of the locality, while the Proserpine State Forest is in the north of the locality extending into a number of neighbouring localities. The Andromache Conservation Park is in the north-east of the locality extending into neighbouring Goorganga Creek. Apart from these protected areas, the land use in the locality is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.

History

Named after the Andromache River which first appears on a survey map of a route for a telegraph line from Bowen to Mackay drawn in late 1864 by surveyor and entrepreneur T.H. Fitzgerald. It is possible he gave the name. Andromache was the wife of the legendary Greek hero, Hector.
Andromache Provisional School opened circa 1891 and closed circa 1893.
Andromache River Prosivional School opened in 1927 and closed in 1928.
In 1923, a large steel-and-concrete railway bridge was erected over the Andromache River as part of the construction of the North Coast railway line. It is on the boundary of three adjacent localities.

Demographics

In the, Andromache had a population of 51 people.
In the, Andromache had a population of 17 people.

Education

There are no schools in Andromache. The nearest government primary schools are Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the north-east and Bloomsbury State School in neighbouring Bloomsbury to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Proserpine State High School in Proserpine and Calen District State College in Calen to the south-east. There is also a Catholic primary-and-secondary school in Prosperine.