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Running Creek
Queensland
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McPherson Range and corn crop, 2016
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Running Creek
Coordinates 28°16′19″S152°54′32″E / 28.2719°S 152.9088°E / -28.2719; 152.9088 (Running Creek (centre of locality))
Population146 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1.299/km2 (3.364/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4287
Area112.4 km2 (43.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Running Creek:
Rathdowney Innisplain Oaky Creek
Palen Creek Running Creek Chinghee Creek
Mount Gipps
Palen Creek Gradys Creek (NSW)
Findon Creek (NSW) 		Cougal (NSW)

Running Creek is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Running Creek had a population of 146 people. [1] It borders New South Wales. [3]

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Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the ridgeline of the McPherson Range (which defines the Queensland border with New South Wales). [3] [4] The watercourse Running Creek (from which the locality takes its name) rises in Lamington on the northern slopes of the McPherson Range and enters the locality from the south-west (Mount Gipps) and then flows north through the locality exiting to the north-west (Rathdowney), where it immediately becomes a tributary of the Logan River ( 28°12′39″S152°52′44″E / 28.2108°S 152.8789°E / -28.2108; 152.8789 (Running Creek (mouth)) ). [5]

Running Creek has the following mountains:

Running Creek has the following mountain passes:

There are a number of neighbourhoods in Running Creek:

Camping by Mount Chinghee National Park, 2016 Andrew Drynan Park and Mount Chingee National Park at Running Creek, Queensland.jpg
Camping by Mount Chinghee National Park, 2016

Mount Chinghee and Mount Chinghee National Park ( 28°18′01″S152°56′51″E / 28.3003°S 152.9475°E / -28.3003; 152.9475 (Mount Chinghee National Park) ) are located in the south east of Running Creek. [15] [16] The national park has no walking tracks or visitor facilities. It aims to protect remnant rainforest and preserve habitat. [17]

The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor traverses the length of the north south axis of Running Creek. At the border the railway enters a tunnel and then traverses the Cougal Spiral.

Nearby the Lions Road passes through Richmond Gap on the McPherson Range and links to Cougal in northern New South Wales.

The terrain is generally hilly with elevations rising in the south to well above 600 metres along the McPherson Range. It covers the area roughly equivalent to the catchment formed by Running Creek, with the exception of its most upper parts which lie in Mount Gipps and Southern Lamington. Running Creek, itself a tributary of the Logan River, has a number of tributaries including New Year Creek and Camp Creek. Vegetation has been cleared in many parts for primary production purposes. [17]

History

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A bullock team, 1900

Timber was an important early industry in the area. There were sawmills at Running Creek and Glenapp. These sawmills no longer exist. [18]

Glenapp Provisional School opened on 19 August 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Glenapp State School. It closed on 9 December 1960. [19] It was located on the eastern side of Running Creek Road south of the junction with Spring Creek Road ( 28°15′56″S152°54′39″E / 28.2656°S 152.9109°E / -28.2656; 152.9109 (Glenapp State School (former)) ). [20] [21]

The Beaudesert Shire Tramway operated between Beaudesert to Rathdowney and Lamington from 1903 to 1944. It had a stop in Running Creek called Dulbolla station ( 28°12′51″S152°52′58″E / 28.2142°S 152.8828°E / -28.2142; 152.8828 (Dulbolla tramway station) ). [22]

The Glenapp railway signal box is located on the eastern side of the Brisbane-to-Sydney railway line at Running Creek ( 28°17′04″S152°54′21″E / 28.2845°S 152.9057°E / -28.2845; 152.9057 (Glenapp railway signal box) ). The hut was established in 1930 and is only one of a few remaining intact in the country. [23] Having been made redundant due to automation, it was proposed to demolish the Glenapp signal box in 2007. However, the "Glenapp boys" Den and Rob Sibson, who had grown up in the Glenapp community, decided to rescue and restore the signal box as a small museum. [24] [25] The Glenapp railway siding was relocated to the Rathdowney Historical Museum. [26]

Telemon Environment Park which later became known as Mount Chinghee National Park was first gazetted in 1994. [17]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Running Creek and surrounding localities had a population of 463 people. [27]

In the 2016 census, Running Creek had a population of 147 people. [28]

In the 2021 census, Running Creek had a population of 146 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Running Creek. The nearest primary school is Rathdowney State School in neighbouring Rathdowney to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Running Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Running Creek – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45185)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland; New South Wales. Department of Information Technology and Management (2001), Redefining the Queensland-New South Wales border : guidelines for surveyors (PDF), ISBN   978-0-7313-8836-3, archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2020, retrieved 10 March 2021
  5. ↑ "Running Creek – watercourse in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 29314)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
  7. ↑ "Grass Tree Knob – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 14635)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lawn Hill – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 19062)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mount Chinghee – mountain in Scenic Rim Region (entry 7143)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gradys Gap Gate – gate in Scenic Rim Region (entry 14522)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Richmond Gap – pass in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 28455)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dulbolla – neighbourhood in Scenic Rim Region (entry 39775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Glenapp – neighbourhood in Scenic Rim Region (entry 39778)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Waiweer – neighbourhood in Scenic Rim Region (entry 36178)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Mount Chinghee – mountain in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 7143)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Mount Chinghee National Park – national park in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 39562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 "Mount Chinghee National Park Management Statement 2013" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "History of Rathdowney". Rathdowney Information Centre and Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  19. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  20. ↑ "Mt Lindsay" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  21. ↑ "Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 12a south" (Map). Queensland Government. 1903. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Dulbolla – railway station in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 10779)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  23. ↑ Tanya Marschke (27 August 2014). "Railway history celebrated at Glenapp: Photos". Beaudesert Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  24. ↑ Marschke, Tanya (27 August 2014). "Railway history celebrated at Glenapp: Photos". Beaudesert Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  25. ↑ Schaefer, Timothy (31 December 2016). "Devoted to Glenapp Stn". Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "Dulbolla & Glenapp Railway Sidings". Rathdowney Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  27. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Innisplain (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  28. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Running Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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