Marmor

Marmor is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.

Marmor is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Marmor had a population of 212 people.

The town/locality takes its name from the Marmor railway station, which was called Marmor being the Latin word for marble, which is found in the district.The Marmor Provisional School opened on 6 November 1906. It became a State School on 1 January 1909. It is located on Rogers Road (23.67968°S 150.70763°E? / -23.67968; 150.70763? (Marmor State School)).Marmor Post Office opened by October 1906 (a receiving office in the area had been open from 1883, earlier known as San Jose, then Toonda) and closed in 1982.The Marmor School of Arts opened circa December 1908.On Sunday 6 November 1910 Bishop James Duhig officially opened and dedicated St Ita's Catholic Church. The church is in the Gothic style and was built by Messrs Neumann and Coker from the design of architect E.M. Hockings of Rockhampton. The church has a single nave 50 by 18 feet (15.2 by 5.5 m), a transept 28 by 12 feet (8.5 by 3.7 m) which has two vestries each 12 by 24 feet (3.7 by 7.3 m), and a spacious vestibule.On Thursday 16 November 1911 a United church was opened in Marmor, provided by the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company. The church which was next door to the School of Arts could seat 100 people and was available for any Protestant denomination to hold their services, which were currently being held in private homes.In August 2004 the town received funding of $1772.50 from the Australian Government's Saluting Their Service program to construct a war memorial in the Marmor Memorial Park as a focal point for annual Anzac Day commemorations.At the 2011 census, Marmor had a population of 205 people.In the 2016 census the locality of Marmor had a population of 212 people.There are a number of former churches in Marmor, including

St Faith the Virgin Mary Anglican Church, 20 Rogers Street (23.6796°S 150.7082°E? / -23.6796; 150.7082? (St Faith's Anglican Church (former))) It closed circa 2013 and was sold into private ownership in December 2018 for $110,000.

St Ita's Catholic Church, 17 Tynan Street (23.6806°S 150.7119°E? / -23.6806; 150.7119? (St Ita's Catholic Church (former)))

Marmor Uniting Church, Rogers Street