Английская Википедия:Coolmunda, Queensland
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Coolmunda is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Coolmunda had a population of 141 people.[2]
Geography
The Cunningham Highway and South Western railway line pass through the locality from east (Oman Ama) to west (Inglewood).[3] The locality is served by the Cobba-Da-Mana railway station (Шаблон:Coord).[4]
Coolmunda includes the neighbourhood of Cobba-Da-Mana around the Cobba-Da-Mana railway station.[5][6]
To the south of the highway and railway, Lake Coolmunda is a reservoir (Шаблон:Coord)[7] created by Coolmunda Dam (Шаблон:Coord) impounding the Macintrye Brook.[8] It has a capacity of Шаблон:Convert.[9]
The Coolmunda Conservation Park (Шаблон:Coord) is to the south-west of the lake.[10] The park seeks to protect the endangered Leucopogon sp (Coolmunda D.Halford Q1635) and the vulnerable Eucalyptus virens (shiny-leaved ironbark).[11]
The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated cropping and grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The name Coolmunda is thought to be an Aboriginal word, meaning a stream with a sandy bed.[1]
Coolmunda Provisional School opened 20 October 1883 but closed on 27 March 1885. It reopened in about March 1900 and became Coolmunda State School from 1 January 1909. In 1914 the school's name was changed to Waroo Road State School. The school closed in 1922, but reopened again in 1923 as a half-time school sharing a teacher with the Greenup Provisional School, but closed again in 1927. It recommenced in 1929 as a part-time school sharing a teacher with Greenup and Brush Creek Provisional School, closing in 1930.[12] It was located to the south of the Cunningham Highway where the highway and railway line diverge (Шаблон:Coord).[13]
In May 1912 the Queensland Government auctioned 26 town allotments in the Town of Cobba-Da-Mana.[14]
The South Western railway opened from Thane to Inglewood on 8 July 1907, with the locality being served by the now-abandoned Coolmunda railway station (Шаблон:Coord) and Cobba-Da-Mana railway station.[4][6][15]
Nanny Creek Provisional School opened on 1911 and closed on circa 1913.[12]
Cobba-Da-Mana State School opened on 22 January 1912 and closed in 1965.[12] It was just south-west of the Cobba-Da-Mana railway station, approximately Шаблон:Coord.[16]
On 15 August 1932 a new Coolmunda State School was established which operated until 1943.[12]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Coolmunda had a population of 141 people.[2]
Amenities
Bracker Creek Rural Fire Station is at 1782 Tobacco Road (Шаблон:Coord).[17]
Attractions
The Coolamunda Dam offers fishing for a variety of stocked and local species; a Stocked Impoundment Permit is required.[9] There is a boat ramp at Шаблон:Coord.[18]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite QPN
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Census 2016 AUS
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Queensland Globe
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite QPN
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 12,0 12,1 12,2 12,3 Шаблон:Citation
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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