Coominglah, Queensland

Coominglah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]

Coominglah
Queensland
Burnett Highway, Coominglah, 2011
Coominglah is located in Queensland
Coominglah
Coominglah
Coordinates24.7705°S 150.8538°E / -24.7705; 150.8538 (Coominglah (centre of locality))
Population12 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4630
Area204.5 km2 (79.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Coominglah:
Lawgi Dawes Lawgi Dawes Cania
Harrami Coominglah Coominglah Forest
Harrami Rawbelle Coominglah Forest

Geography

The Coominglah Range forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality.[3]

Coominglah has the following mountains:

The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north (Lawgi Dawes) and exits to the east (Coominglah Forest).[7]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History

Coominglah was one of four pastoral runs selected by Adolphus Henry Trevethan in July 1848 following advice from the Archer brothers.[8] It had an estimated area of 20,480 acres (8,290 ha; 82.9 km2) and an estimated grazing capacity of 4000 sheep.[9]

Coominglah State School opened circa December 1939 with teacher Miss Viola Petra Goodfellow.[10][11] It closed circa 1947.[12][13] It was on Burns Road (24.70892°S 150.81085°E / -24.70892; 150.81085 (Coominglah State School (former))), now within the boundaries of neighbouring Lawgi Dawes.[14]

In the 2016 census, Coominglah had a population of 18 people.[15]

Education

There are no schools in Coominglah. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in Monto to the south-east and Thangool State School in Thangool to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto.[3]

References
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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coominglah (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Coominglah – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45333)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "Mount Margaret – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 20959)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "The Knob – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 33975)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. Google (15 September 2021). "Coominglah, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. "Adolphus Henry TREVETHAN, b. 1812, Kingsand, Cornwell, England, d. 29th March 1852, "Rawbelle Station", near Monto, Qld". eHive. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "CROWN LANDS BEYOND THE SETTLED DISTRICTS". The Moreton Bay Courier. Vol. VI, no. 270. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "DAWES". Morning Bulletin. No. 22, 789. Queensland, Australia. 7 December 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 12, no. 648. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1941. p. 21. Retrieved 28 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. 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. "Agency ID 13187, Coominglah State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  14. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coominglah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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