# Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia

*Australia / Queensland*

city · AU · -17.1500, 144.5334

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillagoe,_Queensland
Wikidata: `Q1072966` (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072966)

## Also known as
- Clilligoe, Queensland, Australia _(error: "Clilligoe" is the GEDCOM misspelling of Chillagoe, Queensland (#967, Q1072966).)_

## People
- [Noel Jeffs Carseldine](/p/noel-jeffs-carseldine-2288.md)
- [Katherine Lithgow McCormack](/p/katherine-lithgow-mccormack-11690.md)
- [William Gard](/p/william-gard-15277.md)
- [Richard Alfred Tills](/p/richard-alfred-tills-15887.md)
- [Alma Raabe](/p/alma-raabe-16522.md)
- [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md)
- [Josephine Rebecca Armstrong](/p/josephine-rebecca-armstrong-22645.md)
- [George Schofield](/p/george-schofield-27369.md)
- [Rose Elizabeth McArdle](/p/rose-elizabeth-mcardle-27370.md)
- [Sarah Elizabeth Owen](/p/sarah-elizabeth-owen-28803.md)
- [Anna Henrietta Mussig](/p/anna-henrietta-mussig-38243.md)
- [Muriel Janet Byrne](/p/muriel-janet-byrne-50187.md)
- [Ellen Frances Hennessy](/p/ellen-frances-hennessy-51639.md)
- [Ernest Albert Atherton](/p/ernest-albert-atherton-22492.md)

## Events
- **Born**: [Muriel Janet Byrne](/p/muriel-janet-byrne-50187.md)
- 1887 — **Occupation**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md) — With his father, John Atherton, and brother, Edmund Henry, established "Chillagoe Station", containing 250,000 square miles of cattle country centred around the Chillagoe region.
- 1889 — **Occupation**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md) — Bought out Edmund Henry's share of the property. blood Shorthorn Cattle were purchased fro Mr Archer's stud and became the herd nucleus. Chillagoe had 200 horses and the surplus were sold to eager buyers.
- ABT APR 1890 — **Residence**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md)
- 1899 — **Occupation**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md) — Bought out his father's share.
- 1908 — **Residence**: [Anna Henrietta Mussig](/p/anna-henrietta-mussig-38243.md)
- 1913 — **Residence**: [Katherine Lithgow McCormack](/p/katherine-lithgow-mccormack-11690.md)
- 1913 — **Residence**: [Richard Alfred Tills](/p/richard-alfred-tills-15887.md) — Contractor
- 1913 — **Residence**: [Ellen Frances Hennessy](/p/ellen-frances-hennessy-51639.md)
- 1919 — **Residence**: [Noel Jeffs Carseldine](/p/noel-jeffs-carseldine-2288.md) — occupation - police constable
- 1925 — **Residence**: [George Schofield](/p/george-schofield-27369.md)
- 1925 — **Residence**: [Rose Elizabeth McArdle](/p/rose-elizabeth-mcardle-27370.md)
- 5 JUN 1926 — **Died**: [William Gard](/p/william-gard-15277.md)
- FROM 11 MAY 1929 TO 10 JUN 1932 — **Member for Chillagoe, Queensland Legislative Assembly**: [Ernest Albert Atherton](/p/ernest-albert-atherton-22492.md) — Won the far northern seat of Chillagoe for the Country and Progressive National Party at the state election of 11 May 1929, defeating the sitting Labor member John O'Keefe. Chillagoe was abolished before the 1932 election; he stood for the new seat of The Tableland and was defeated by the Labor candidate Harry Bruce.
- 16 FEB 1940 — **Residence**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md) — Grazier of distinction.
- 23 FEB 1940 — **Died**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md)
- 24 FEB 1940 — **Buried**: [William Atherton](/p/william-atherton-22498.md)
- 8 FEB 1941 — **Died**: [Sarah Elizabeth Owen](/p/sarah-elizabeth-owen-28803.md)
- 1949 — **Residence**: [Alma Raabe](/p/alma-raabe-16522.md) — Living under her new name Roselyn Baris
- 15 JAN 1949 — **Died**: [Josephine Rebecca Armstrong](/p/josephine-rebecca-armstrong-22645.md)
- 1954 — **Residence**: [Alma Raabe](/p/alma-raabe-16522.md) — Living as  Roselyn Baris