Calliope

	Calliope QLD 4680
	Population: 3.000 Height above sea level: , Latitude: 23.5900, Longitude: 151.1200 Location: 515km north of Brisbane Highway: Bruce Hwy (1) Nearest Major Town: Gladstone Nearest Airport: Gladstone Touring Area: Gladstone
Town from which the shire once took its name before merging with the Gladstone Regional Council. The Calliope Post Office opened on 1 March 1864 and alluvial gold was mined in the area after its discovery in 1862. Gold mining, beef, timber, and more recently heavy industry including aluminium, coal, and gas, shipping and tourism. There is an 18 hole golf course and an historic village at Port Curtis. There are 2 hotels and events include an annual rodeo

	The Clyde Hotel - Calliope

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