Coolmunda, Queensland

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Coolmunda
Queensland
Coolmunda is located in Queensland
Coolmunda
Coolmunda
Coordinates28°26′17″S 151°13′56″E / 28.4380°S 151.2322°E / -28.4380; 151.2322 (Coolmunda (centre of locality))
Population141 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.5924/km2 (1.534/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4387
Area238.0 km2 (91.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Coolmunda:
Inglewood Mosquito Creek Mosquito Creek
Inglewood Coolmunda Oman Ama
Brush Creek Brush Creek Greenup

Coolmunda is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Coolmunda had a population of 141 people.[1]

Geography[]

The Cunningham Highway and South Western railway line pass through the locality from east (Oman Ama) to west (Inglewood).[3] The locality is served by the Cobba-Da-Mana railway station (

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28°24′28″S 151°13′25″E / 28.4077°S 151.2236°E / -28.4077; 151.2236 (Cobba-Da-Mana railway station)).[4]

Coolmunda includes the neighbourhood of Cobba-Da-Mana around the Cobba-Da-Mana railway station.[5][6]

To the south of the highway and railway, Lake Coolmunda is a reservoir (

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28°27′00″S 151°14′00″E / 28.45°S 151.2333°E / -28.45; 151.2333 (Lake Coolmunda))[7] created by Coolmunda Dam (
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28°26′13″S 151°13′03″E / 28.4369°S 151.2175°E / -28.4369; 151.2175 (Coolmunda Dam)) impounding the Macintrye Brook.[8] It has a capacity of 69,000 megalitres (2,400×10^6 cu ft).[9]

The Coolmunda Conservation Park (

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28°27′34″S 151°12′29″E / 28.4594°S 151.2080°E / -28.4594; 151.2080 (Coolmunda Conservation Park)) is to the south-west of the lake.[10] The park seeks to protect the endangered Leucopogon sp (Coolmunda D.Halford Q1635) and the vulnerable Eucalyptus virens (shiny-leaved ironbark).[11]

The land use is a mixture of dry and irrigated cropping and grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History[]

The name Coolmunda is thought to be an Aboriginal word, meaning a stream with a sandy bed.[2]

Coolmunda Provisional School opened 20 October 1883 but closed on 27 March 1885. It reopened in about March 1900 and became Coolmunda State School from 1 January 1909. In 1914 the school's name was changed to Waroo Road State School. The school closed in 1922, but reopened again in 1923 as a half-time school sharing a teacher with the Greenup Provisional School, but closed again in 1927. It recommenced in 1929 as a part-time school sharing a teacher with Greenup and Brush Creek Provisional School, closing in 1930.[12] It was located to the south of the Cunningham Highway where the highway and railway line diverge (

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28°24′57″S 151°09′48″E / 28.4157°S 151.1634°E / -28.4157; 151.1634 (Coolmunda State School)).[13]

In May 1912 the Queensland Government auctioned 26 town allotments in the Town of Cobba-Da-Mana.[14]

The South Western railway opened from Thane to Inglewood on 8 July 1907, with the locality being served by the now-abandoned Coolmunda railway station (

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28°24′53″S 151°08′53″E / 28.4148°S 151.1481°E / -28.4148; 151.1481 (Coolmunda railway station)) and Cobba-Da-Mana railway station.[4][6][15]

Nanny Creek Provisional School opened on 1911 and closed on circa 1913.[12]

Cobba-Da-Mana State School opened on 22 January 1912 and closed in 1965.[12] It was just south-west of the Cobba-Da-Mana railway station, approximately

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28°24′27″S 151°13′11″E / 28.4076°S 151.21960°E / -28.4076; 151.21960 (Cobba-Da-Mana State School).[16]

On 15 August 1932 a new Coolmunda State School was established which operated until 1943.[12]

In the 2016 census, Coolmunda had a population of 141 people.[1]

Amenities[]

Bracker Creek Rural Fire Station is at 1782 Tobacco Road (

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28°28′43″S 151°12′46″E / 28.4786°S 151.2128°E / -28.4786; 151.2128 (fire station rural)).[17]

Attractions[]

The Coolamunda Dam offers fishing for a variety of stocked and local species; a Stocked Impoundment Permit is required.[9] There is a boat ramp at

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28°25′26″S 151°13′02″E / 28.4240°S 151.2173°E / -28.4240; 151.2173 (Boat ramp).[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolmunda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Coolmunda – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47806)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Cobba-Da-Mana – railway station in Goondiwindi Region (entry 7557)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Lake Coolmunda – reservoir in Goondiwindi Regional (entry 8122)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Coolmunda Dam – dam wall in the Goondiwindi Region (entry 49994)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Coolmunda Dam". Sunwater. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Coolmunda Conservation Park – conservation park in the Goondiwindi Region (entry 39411)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Coolmunda Regional Park Management Statement" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ^ "Parish of Coolmunda" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Advertising". Warwick Examiner And Times. No. 4273. Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Lost--A Name!". The Telegraph. No. 10, 808. Queensland, Australia. 9 July 1907. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 23 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Town of Cobba-Da-Mana" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Emergency services facilities - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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