Captains Mountain, Queensland

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Captains Mountain
Queensland
Captains Mountain is located in Queensland
Captains Mountain
Captains Mountain
Coordinates27°57′S 151°06′E / 27.95°S 151.1°E / -27.95; 151.1Coordinates: 27°57′S 151°06′E / 27.95°S 151.1°E / -27.95; 151.1
Population77 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.4441/km2 (1.150/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4357
Area173.4 km2 (67.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Captains Mountain:
Western Creek Western Creek Turallin
Millmerran
Condamine Farms
Forest Ridge		 Captains Mountain Clontarf
Cypress Gardens
Millmerran Downs		 Millmerran Woods
Bringalily		 Millwood

Captains Mountain is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Captains Mountain had a population of 77 people.[1]

Geography[]

The south-west of the locality is Western Creek State Forest. The remainder of the locality is used for farming, mostly grazing but with some cropping.[3]

The Gore Highway passes through the locality from the north-east (Millmerran) and then exits to the south-west forming part of the south-western boundary (adjacent to Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Downs).[3]

History[]

The locality is named for the mountain Captains Mountain 610 metres (2,000 ft) within the locality.[4]

In 1914, the Captain's Mountain Co-operative Dairy Company was formed with 275 shares at a cost of £1 each. The company built a cheese factory.[5] In March 1916, the factory processed 3,449 imperial gallons (15,680 l; 4,142 US gal) to produce 3,961 pounds (1,797 kg) of cheese.[6] The factory was still operating in 1931,[7] but was contemplating closure in 1934,[8] and had closed by 1939.[9]

Captain's Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 January 1922, becoming Captain's Mountain State School in 1957. It closed in 1962.[10]

Education[]

There are no schools in Captains Mountain. The nearest primary and secondary school to Year 10 is in Millmerran and the nearest secondary school to Year 12 in is Pittsworth.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Captains Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Captains Mountain – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Captains Mountain – mountain in the Toowoomba Region (entry 6173)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "COUNTRY TELEGRAMS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 657. Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "BUTTER FACTORIES". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 201. Queensland, Australia. 18 May 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "MILMERRAN". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Advertising". Pittsworth Sentinel. Vol. 34. Queensland, Australia. 22 August 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Mt. Tyson's New Cheese Factory". Pittsworth Sentinel. Vol. 39. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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