[Suburb]: Koongal
[Location]:
[Population at 2011 Census]: 4,728
[Notes]:[Suburb]: Wandal
[Location]: 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the CBD
[Population at 2011 Census]: 4,237
[Notes]: The area was originally surveyed in the 1860s, shortly after the town of Rockhampton was laid out and was originally the location of several large estates built by wealthy Rockhamptonites, particularly W.H. Wiseman, John Jardine, William Knox D'Arcy and P.F. MacDonald. Closer suburban development occurred later in the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century.Several schools were established in the area. The Hall School, the local primary school, was established for Girls and Infants in 1910. Leichhardt Ward School, a Boys' School, closed in 1987 and was combined with The Hall State School. The Rockhampton State High School, which was built in Exhibition Road in 1961. At that time the High School was connected with the Rockhampton Technical College, but the School and the Tech separated in 1962.
Wandal is also the location of the Rockhampton "Show Grounds", the Exhibition Grounds belonging to the Rockhampton Agricultural Society.[Suburb]: Berserker
[Location]: 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-east of the CBD
[Population at 2011 Census]: 7,241
[Notes]: The Archer Brothers owned extensive holdings in Norway, and indeed, the brothers were born in that country. Subsequently, they often drew upon Norse mythology when naming landmarks. The Berserker Range and the suburb of Berserker in North Rockhampton are named for the Berserker warriors in Norse Mythology. Throughout their return trips to Scandinavia in the ensuing years, the Archer family promoted the virtues of settling in Rockhampton. During the late nineteenth century, Rockhampton was the largest intake port for Danish and Swedish immigrants in Australia.[Suburb]: Depot Hill
[Location]: 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the CBD
[Population at 2011 Census]: 1,064
[Notes]:[Suburb]: Frenchville
[Location]: Situated at the base of the Berserker Range about seven kilometres to the north of the Fitzroy River
[Population at 2011 Census]: 9,159
[Notes]: The district was named for Anthelme Thozet, first director of the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens in the 1860s. Frenchmans Creek which runs through the area was also named for Thozet. The area was completely rural in character until the late 1960s, with small holdings and dairy farms predominating. A State primary school was established in 1900. In the late 1960s suburban development rapidly took place and the small school rapidly grew to an enrolment of well over 1,000 in the late 1970s.[Suburb]: Kalka
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