Mount Coolon, Queensland
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Town of Mount Coolon, 1932 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 21°23′02″S 147°20′29″E / 21.3838°S 147.3413°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 6,081.0 km2 (2,347.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 172 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02828/km2 (0.07326/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4804 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Coolon is a rural town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 172 people.[2]
Geography
The Suttor River rises here. The river marks part of the eastern and all of the southern and western boundaries of Mount Coolon. The Sellheim River forms a small section of the northern border. The landscape is dotted with many waterholes and numerous peaks belonging to the Leichhardt Range.
Mount Coolon has the following mountains:
- Beaucazon Peak (21°04′52″S 147°00′03″E / 21.0811°S 147.0009°E) 291 metres (955 ft)[5][6]
- Bulgonunna Peak (21°17′36″S 147°32′23″E / 21.2932°S 147.5396°E) 516 metres (1,693 ft)[5][7]
- Bungobine Peak (21°04′23″S 147°21′48″E / 21.0731°S 147.3634°E) 358 metres (1,175 ft)[5][8]
- Carey Guille (20°59′33″S 147°00′33″E / 20.9925°S 147.0093°E) 374 metres (1,227 ft)[5][9]
- Mount Carmel (21°18′46″S 147°11′41″E / 21.3129°S 147.1947°E) 290 metres (950 ft)[5][10]
- Mount Douglas (21°24′03″S 146°54′55″E / 21.4008°S 146.9154°E) 279 metres (915 ft)[5][11]
- Mount Harry Marsh (21°10′47″S 147°11′20″E / 21.1798°S 147.1890°E) 375 metres (1,230 ft)[5][12]
- Mount Kroman (21°09′12″S 146°59′09″E / 21.1533°S 146.9857°E) 345 metres (1,132 ft)[5][13]
- Mount Loudon (21°06′51″S 147°20′36″E / 21.1143°S 147.3434°E) 418 metres (1,371 ft)[5][14]
- Mount Manaman (21°25′31″S 147°20′57″E / 21.4253°S 147.3492°E) 350 metres (1,150 ft)[5][15]
- Mount Patterson (21°12′50″S 147°24′44″E / 21.2140°S 147.4122°E) 430 metres (1,410 ft)[5][16]
- Mount Tindale (20°58′07″S 147°19′11″E / 20.9686°S 147.3196°E) 426 metres (1,398 ft)[5][17]
- Norcot Peak (21°05′27″S 146°59′48″E / 21.0909°S 146.9968°E) 294 metres (965 ft)[5][18]
- Rodborough Hill (21°01′58″S 147°02′17″E / 21.0328°S 147.0380°E) 296 metres (971 ft)[5][19]
- Scartwater Hill (21°05′16″S 146°52′02″E / 21.0877°S 146.8673°E) 196 metres (643 ft)[5][20]
- The Tor (21°02′11″S 146°54′05″E / 21.0363°S 146.9014°E) 224 metres (735 ft)[5][21]
- Whitestone Peak (20°58′53″S 147°27′57″E / 20.9815°S 147.4658°E) 425 metres (1,394 ft)[5][22]
History
Mount Coolon was originally called Koala, and was founded on Yangga tribal lands. It was renamed after Thomas Coolon, a prospector.[3]
In 1918, following a claims dispute, Coolon shot and killed four men, then committed suicide.[23]
Koala Provisional School opened on 11 July 1921. On 1 September 1925, it became Koala State School. In 1946, it was renamed Mount Coolon State School in 1946. It closed in 1950, but reopened in 1962.[24] It finally closed on 30 April 1971.[25]
Mount Coolon Post Office opened on 1 May 1925 (a receiving office had been open from 1922) and closed in 1984.[26]
Koala police station opened in 1925 and was renamed Mount Coolon police station in 1931. It closed in 1967. 18 police officers served at the station over its lifetime.[24]
Between 1925 and 1967 when the station closed there were 18 officers stationed at Mt Coolon.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 567 people.[27]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 64 people.[28]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Mount Coolon had a population of 172 people.[2]
Heritage listings
Mount Coolon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Barclay's Battery, Collinsville road (21°23′01″S 147°20′29″E / 21.3836°S 147.3415°E)[29]
- Suttor River Causeway on the Old Bowen Downs Road, St Annes Road (21°13′30″S 146°54′45″E / 21.225°S 146.9126°E)[30]
Education
There are no schools in Mount Coolon. Glenden State School in Glenden to the east is the nearest government primary and secondary school; however, the distances involved in a daily commute mean that distance education and boarding schools are other options.[31]
Amenities
Mount Coolon Hotel is at 1 Mill Street. It provides meals and accommodation.[32]
The former Mount Coolon State School is now the Mount Coolon Community Centre.[24]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Coolon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Coolon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mount Coolon – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 22997)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Mount Coolon – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "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.
- ^ "Beaucazon Peak – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 1992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Bulgonunna Peak – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 4969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Bungobine Peak – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 5274)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Carey Guille – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 6230)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Carmel – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 6273)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Douglas – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 10465)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Harry Marsh – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 15467)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kroman – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 18544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Loudon – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 20123)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Manaman – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 20757)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Patterson – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 26196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Tindale – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 34616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Norcot Peak – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 24514)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Rodborough Hill – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 28913)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Scartwater Hill – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 30092)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Tor – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 34166)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Whitestone Peak – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 37349)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Coolon Tragedy". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. XXXIV, no. 11337. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1918. p. 5. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "HISTORY". Mt Coolon Hotel. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount Coolon". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Coolon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Barclay's Battery (entry 602242)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Suttor River Causeway, Old Bowen Downs Road (entry 601777)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Mt Coolon Hotel". Mt Coolon Hotel. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
