Clintonvale, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Clintonvale
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.0958°N 152.1197°W
Pop:72
Postcode:4370
Area:33.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:17.3
Dir1:SE
Location1:Allora
Dist2:18
Dir2:NE
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:77.7
Dir3:S
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:141
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Goomburra
Near-Ne:Gladfield
Near-E:Freestone
Near-Se:Freestone
Near-S:Sladevale
Near-Sw:Glengallan
Near-W:Mount Marshall
Near-Nw:Berat

Clintonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Clintonvale had a population of 72 people.

Geography

The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from north-east (Gladfield) to south-west (Glengallan).

Mount Stewart rises to in the north of the locality (-28.0627°N 152.1161°W).[2] [3]

History

The locality was named after Henry E. Clinton, the roads superintendent who oversaw the building of the Warwick-Spicers Gap road in the 1860s.[1] [4]

Ross's Corner Provisional School opened at Cunningham Junction on 22 July 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Ross's Corner State School. In 1915, it was renamed Clinton Vale State School, eventually Clintonvale State School. It closed in 2001.[5] It was at 22 Clintonvale School Road .[6] [7] As at April 2021, the school building is still extant. The school's website was archived.[8]

The Maryvale railway line opened from the Southern railway line to Maryvale on 30 September 1911,[9] with Clintonvale being served by the Clintonvale railway station . Originally intended as a segment of a more direct (via recta) railway route from Brisbane to Sydney, the segment from Mount Edwards to Maryvale was never completed and the line remained a local branch line until it closed on 1 November 1960.[10] [11]

Demographics

In the, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.

In the, Clintonvale had a population of 72 people.

Education

There are no schools in Clintonvale. The nearest government primary school in Freestone State School in neighbouring Freestone to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora P-10 School (to Year 10) in Allora to the north-west and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-west.

Amenities

Lysaught Park is on the corner of the Cunningham Highway and Clintonvale School Road (-28.0951°N 152.1308°W).[12]

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 1 August 2014.
  5. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  6. Web site: 1983 . 9341-41 Maryvale . 28 April 2022 . . Map . 27 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427231455/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-25000-line-colour-9341-41-maryvale-ed-1-1983.jpg . live .
  7. Web site: 1947 . Parish of Glengallan . 28 April 2022 . . Map . 24 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210324042519/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-glengallan-1947.jpg . live .
  8. Web site: 2001-11-28 . Clintonvale State school . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20011128061146/http://clintonvss.qld.edu.au/ . 2001-11-28 . 2022-04-28.
  9. Book: Kerr, John . Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways . 1990 . Boolarong Publications . 978-0-86439-102-5 . 225.
  10. Web site: . 2008 . 'Via recta' - The line that never was . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090912090308/http://www.southerndownssteamrailway.com.au/historical_info/via_recta.php . 12 September 2009 . 20 November 2008.
  11. Web site: Freestone Parents & Citizens Association . 1988 . Railway . 20 November 2008 . 21 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081221051721/http://www.voicom.com.au/freestone/railway.htm . live .
  12. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.