) ▁were ▁later ▁found ▁in ▁nine ▁different ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Fire cl ay ▁Ca ver ns , ▁l ining ▁the ▁ce iling ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Early ▁Jur ass ic ▁( S in em ur ian ). ▁ ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁( a ▁receiving ▁office ▁had ▁been ▁open ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ). ▁ ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Central ▁State ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁grew ▁so ▁rapidly ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁separated ▁into ▁two ▁schools ▁on ▁different ▁sites ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁forming ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Boys ▁State ▁School ▁and ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Girls ▁and ▁Inf ants ▁State ▁School . ▁The ▁word ▁' Cent ral ' ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁schools ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁They ▁were ▁am alg am ated ▁back ▁into ▁one ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁With ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁during ▁the ▁bo om ▁years ▁other ▁state ▁schools ▁opened ▁and ▁operated , ▁some ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁Red ▁Hill ▁State ▁School , ▁Walter hall ▁State ▁School , ▁and ▁Cal li ung al ▁North ▁State ▁School . ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁Queensland ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁grew ▁in ▁a ▁ha ph az ard ▁fashion ▁around ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁min ing ▁le ase ▁near ▁the ▁De e ▁River ▁from