Clintonvale, Queensland

Clintonvale
Queensland
Clintonvale; Queensland
	Sunset and moonrise over Main Range National Park seen from Clintonvale, Queensland, 2021
	Clintonvale
Coordinates	28°05′45″S152°07′11″E / 28.0958°S 152.1197°E Coordinates: 28°05′45″S152°07′11″E / 28.0958°S 152.1197°E
Population	74 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4370
Area	33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	17.3 km (11 mi) SE of Allora ; 18 km (11 mi) NE of Warwick ; 77.7 km (48 mi) S of Toowoomba ; 141 km (88 mi) SW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
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Last updated April 28, 2022

Clintonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.^[1]

Geography

The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from north-east (Gladfield) to south-west (Glengallan).^[3]

Mount Stewart rises to 766 metres (2,513 ft) in the north of the locality ( 28°03′46″S152°06′58″E / 28.0627°S 152.1161°E / -28.0627; 152.1161 (Mount Stewart) ).^[4]^[5]

History

The locality was named after Henry E. Clinton, the roads superintendent who oversaw the building of the Warwick-Spicers Gap road in the 1860s.^[2]^[6]

Ross's Corner Provisional School opened at Cunningham Junction on 22 July 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Ross's Corner State School. In 1915, it was renamed Clinton Vale State School, eventually Clintonvale State School. It closed in 2001.^[7]^[8] It was at 22 Clintonvale School Road ( 28°05′44″S152°07′51″E / 28.0956°S 152.1309°E / -28.0956; 152.1309 (Clintonvale State School (former)) ).^[9]^[10]^[3] As at April 2021, the school building is still extant.^[11] The school's website was archived.^[12]

The Maryvale railway line opened from the Southern railway line to Maryvale on 30 September 1911,^[13] with Clintonvale being served by the Clintonvale railway station ( 28°05′45″S152°07′45″E / 28.0959°S 152.1291°E / -28.0959; 152.1291 ).^[10] Originally intended as a segment of a more direct (via recta) railway route from Brisbane to Sydney, the segment from Mount Edwards to Maryvale was never completed and the line remained a local branch line until it closed on 1 November 1960.^[14]^[15]

In the 2016 census, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Clintonvale. The nearest government primary school in Freestone State School in neighbouring Freestone to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora P-10 School (to Year 10) in Allora to the north-west and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-west.^[3]

Amenities

Lysaught Park is on the corner of the Cunningham Highway and Clintonvale School Road ( 28°05′42″S152°07′51″E / 28.0951°S 152.1308°E / -28.0951; 152.1308 (Lysaught Park) ).^[16]

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References

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1 2 "Clintonvale – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45915)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
↑ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
↑ "Mount Stewart – mountain in Southern Downs Region (entry 32374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
↑ "Spicers Gap Road Conservation Park (entry 601732)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
↑ "9341-41 Maryvale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1983. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
1 2 "Parish of Glengallan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
↑ Google (April 2021). "Clintonvale State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
↑ "Clintonvale State school". 28 November 2001. Archived from the original on 28 November 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
↑ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
↑ Southern Downs Steam Railway (2008). "'Via recta' - The line that never was". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
↑ Freestone Parents & Citizens Association (1988). "Railway". Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
↑ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.