Koombooloomba, Queensland

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Koombooloomba
Queensland
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Koombooloomba
Coordinates 17°50′04″S145°34′25″E / 17.83444°S 145.57361°E / -17.83444; 145.57361 Coordinates: 17°50′04″S145°34′25″E / 17.83444°S 145.57361°E / -17.83444; 145.57361
Postcode(s) 4888
Location
LGA(s) Tablelands Region
State electorate(s) Dalrymple
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Localities around Koombooloomba:
Millstream Ravenshoe
Maalan 		Palmerston
Gulngai
Innot Hot Springs Koombooloomba Cardstone
Walter Hill
Glen Ruth Kirrama Kooroomool

Koombooloomba is a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] It was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Tablelands Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Geography

There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

Koombooloomba Dam dam in Australia

The Koombooloomba Dam is a concrete gravity dam with a controlled spillway across the Tully River, located west of Tully and south, southeast of Ravenshoe in Far North Queensland, Australia. Built for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation, the dam creates the reservoir, Lake Koombooloomba.

Tully River river in Queensland, Australia

The Tully River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia.

The Kareeya Hydro Power Station near Tully in Queensland, Australia in a hydroelectric power station that began generating power in 1957. It has a capacity of 88 megawatts (118,000 hp) which is fed into the National Electricity Market. The power station is owned by Stanwell Corporation.

History

The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam. [2]

Horse Shoe Lagoon Provisional School opened on 19 February 1953. At some point, it was renamed Koombooloomba State School, but it closed in 1963 due to low student numbers. [3] [4]

Koombooloomba Post Office opened in about December 1952 and closed about 1963. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Koombooloomba (entry 45826)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, September 28, 1951". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 September 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Agency ID6184, Koombooloomba State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 18 May 2014.


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