Cooranga, Queensland

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Cooranga
Queensland
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Cooranga North Presbyterian Church, 2017
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Cooranga
Coordinates 26°48′01″S151°19′19″E / 26.8002°S 151.3219°E / -26.8002; 151.3219 (Cooranga (centre of locality))
Population133 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.3690/km2 (0.956/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4408
Area360.4 km2 (139.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Cooranga:
Jandowae Diamondy Boyneside
Jimbour West Cooranga Bunya Mountains
Jimbour East Bell Bunya Mountains

Cooranga is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Cooranga had a population of 133 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The Dalby–Jandowae Road runs along the western boundary. [3]

History

The locality was named and bounded on 14 September 2001, having been previously the neighbourhood of Cooranga North. The name Cooranga comes from a pastoral run name, which was probably taken from a creek name, reportedly a Kabi language word meaning war spear. [2]

Cooranga North State School, 2008 CoorangaNorthStateSchool.JPG
Cooranga North State School, 2008

An extension of the Bell Branch railway line from Bell to Mount Mahen through Cooranga North was proposed by government in 1915 but never built. [4]

Cooranga North State School opened on 2 February 1914 and closed on 14 July 2003. [5] [6] It was at 14 Cooranga North Niagara Road ( 26°46′05″S151°24′27″E / 26.7681°S 151.4074°E / -26.7681; 151.4074 (Cooranga North State School (former)) ). [7] [8] [9]

Nearby Mount Mahen Provisional School opened in 1925 and closed in 1929. Children from the Hunter family formed most of the small enrolments recorded. [10]

Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church opened on Sunday 11 September 1938 on land donated by Mrs Mary Gertrude O'Brien. [11] [12] It was at 152 Cooranga North Niagara Road ( 26°45′24″S151°24′20″E / 26.7566°S 151.4056°E / -26.7566; 151.4056 (Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church (former)) ). [13] [14] On 28 June 2017 in the middle of the night, the church building was relocated to St Thomas More College in Sunnybank, Brisbane, where it is used as the school's chapel. [15] [16] The relocation required two trucks, one for the church body and another for the roof, and the journey was 380 kilometres (240 mi). [13] [17] [18]

Cooranga North Presbyterian Church opened on Saturday 20 June 1953; however, Presbyterian services had been held in private homes and other local venues since 1914. [19]

In the 2016 census, Cooranga had a population of 133 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Cooranga. The nearest primary schools are in Bell, Jandowae, and Jimbour. The nearest secondary schools are in Bell and Jandowae but these provide schooling only to Year 10. For Years 11 and 12, the nearest secondary school is Dalby State High School. [9]

Amenities

Cooranga North Memorial Hall, 2017 Cooranga North Memorial Hall 001.JPG
Cooranga North Memorial Hall, 2017

The Cooranga North branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Cooranga North Memorial Hall at 41 Cooranga North Niagara Road ( 26°45′59″S151°24′21″E / 26.7663°S 151.4057°E / -26.7663; 151.4057 (Cooranga North Memorial Hall) ). [20]

Cooranga North Presbyterian Church is at 112 Cooranga North Niagara Road ( 26°45′36″S151°24′26″E / 26.7599°S 151.4072°E / -26.7599; 151.4072 (Cooranga North Presbyterian Church) ). [21]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Cooranga – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47685)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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  4. ↑ "BELL-MOUNT MAHEN LINE". Brisbane Courier. 11 February 1915. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Parish of Mahen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "ArchivesSearch | Queensland State Archives | Queensland Government".
  11. ↑ "DISTRICT NEWS". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 14 January 1938. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "OBITUARY". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 20 January 1939. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  13. 1 2 "Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  14. ↑ Google (24 April 2022). "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church (former)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Google (24 April 2022). "St Thomas More College chapel" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  19. ↑ "COORANGA N. PRESBY. CHURCH DEDICATED". The Dalby Herald . Queensland, Australia. 26 June 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022– via National Library of Australia.
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