Mulgowie, Queensland

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Mulgowie
Queensland
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Mulgowie
Coordinates 27°43′15″S152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752 (Mulgowie (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°43′15″S152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752 (Mulgowie (centre of locality))
Population166 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4341
Area42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Mulgowie:
Laidley Creek West Laidley South Grandchester
Mount Berryman Mulgowie Mount Mort
Thornton Thornton Thornton

Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people. [3]

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Geography

Kullee is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 27°43′00″S152°21′00″E / 27.7166°S 152.35°E / -27.7166; 152.35 (Kullee) ).it takes its name from the Kullee railway station assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 28 August 1913. The name Kullee is an Aboriginal word meaning fresh water . [4]

History

The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill. [2]

Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919, it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997. [5] [6] It was on Mulgowie School Road ( 27°44′15″S152°21′44″E / 27.7374°S 152.3622°E / -27.7374; 152.3622 (Mulgowie State School (former)) ). [7] [8]

Mulgowie Public Hall was opened on Saturday 11 October 1924 by George Logan, the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [9] The hall was relocated from Laidley, where it was known as the Norman Hall. [10] It was cut into two halves and taken by Mulgowie by bullock team where it was re-erected by the creek. In the 2000s, it was relocated to its current location and extended. [11]

On Wednesday 19 April 1911, Laidley Valley (Mulgowie) railway line was officially opened from Laidley to Mulgowie by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes. [12]

In the 2016 census, Mulgowie had a population of 175 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people. [3]

Education

There are no schools in Mulgowie. The nearest government primary schools are Thornton State School in neighbouring Thornton to the south and Laidley District State School in Laidley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School in Laidley. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mulgowie (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Mulgowie – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mulgowie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Kullee – locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 39698)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  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 Mort" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mulgowie". Queensland Times . Vol. LXVI, no. 11, 8[?]8. Queensland, Australia. 14 October 1924. p. 9 (DAILY.). Retrieved 21 April 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Along the Laidley Valley". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXIII, no. 203. Queensland, Australia. 25 August 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 21 April 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Some interesting history about our wonderful Mulgowie Hall". Facebook . MULGOWIE HALL HIRE & CAMPING GROUNDS. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "LAIDLEY VALLEY LINE". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 621. Queensland, Australia. 20 April 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgowie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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