Land resumed from large pastoral runs was made available to small farm selectors in 1883 and small cropping and dairying became early industries a Butter Factory was built in 1900 under the "Meat and Diary Encouragement Act." įrom 1894 Wesleyan Methodist services were held at Capella State School by Reverend Taylor, minister of the Wesleyan Church in Clermont. Gordon Downs Provisional School opened circa 1885 and closed circa 1886. In 1984 a secondary department was added, but it ceased when Capella State High School opened on 23 January 1989.
In July 1884 the school had an enrolment of 35 children with an average attendance of 28 children.
Ĭapella Provisional School opened on 29 August 1883. In June 1883 Mr Jorgensen was contracted to build a Presbyterian Church and school for £146 to be completed in one month. The same year saw the establishment of a post office, which opened on 5 December.
The town remained a small roadside stopping place halfway between Emerald, to the south, and Clermont, to the north, until a railway line was built connecting the two larger towns in 1882. The Creek was probably named by surveyor Charles Frederick Gregory who, following the discovery of copper at Copperfield, about 60 kilometres to the north, surveyed three township sites in the Peak Downs area in 1862 Crinum Creek ( Lilyvale), Capella, and Hoods Lagoon ( Clermont). The town takes its name from Capella Creek, which was in turn named after the star Capella. History Ĭapella was founded on traditional Wangan land in the 1860s by graziers influenced by the good reports of Ludwig Leichhardt. It is operated by the Central Highlands Regional Council. It has no lighting so it is only suitable for daytime use. ĭespite its name, Capella airport ( ICAO: YCEL) is at Airport Road in neighbouring Hibernia but on the boundary with Capella ( 23☀5′32″S 148☀0′24″E / 23.0922°S 148.0068☎ / -23.0922 148.0068 ( Capella airport)). Capella Creek is a tributary of the Nogoa River, which in turn is a tributary of the Fitzroy River which enters the Coral Sea. Ĭapella Creek flows from east to west across the northern part of the locality to the immediate north of the town. The branch line also runs from north to south and is immediately adjacent and to the west of the highway. Capella is served by the Capella railway station ( 23☀5′00″S 148☀1′17″E / 23.08333°S 148.02139☎ / -23.08333 148.02139 ( Capella railway station)) on a railway line from Emerald to Blair Athol it is a branch line of the Central Western railway line. The highway passes through Capella from south to north as Capella's main street (also known as Peak Downs Street). Capella is midway between Emerald and Clermont on the Gregory Highway.
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