Richmond Hill, Queensland
Richmond Hill is a suburb of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.History
Unlike many townships in the Charters Towers area that developed around a goldfield, Richmond Hill was intended to be a residential area and was situated away from the mining areas. A number of schools opened in the area.
St Columba's Primary School for girls was opened in 1876 by the Sisters of Mercy. In 1882 the Sisters established St Mary's College. Later these schools were operated by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. On 14 April 1902 the Christian Brothers opened Mount Carmel College for boys. In 1998 the three schools combined into Columba Catholic College operating from the three campuses ; the church is now operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Townsville through Catholic Education.
Richmond Hill State School, opened 9 September 1895.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Churches opened Thornburgh College as a boys boarding school on 1 June 1919. In 1978 Thornburgh College merged with Blackheath College to create an independent co-educational Christian college, Blackheath and Thornburgh College, on the site of Thornburgh College in Richmond Hill.
In 1920 All Souls’ School for boys was established by the Bush Brotherhood of St Barnabas as a memorial school to the fallen of World War I. In 1921 St Gabriel’s School for girls was established by the Sisters of the Sacred Advent. After many years of co-educational activities, in 1990 the two schools merged as All Souls St Gabriels School on the All Souls campus. In 2000, the school ceased to be operated by the church and is now an independent Anglican school.
In the 2011 census, Richmond Hill had a population of 2,776 people.Heritage listings
Richmond Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
