Coalstoun Lakes, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Coalstoun Lakes
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.6133°N 151.89°W
Pop:99
Postcode:4621
Area:51.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:24.9
Dir1:SW
Location1:Biggenden
Dist2:43.5
Dir2:E
Location2:Gayndah
Dist3:119
Dir3:SW
Dist4:317
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Didcot
Near-Ne:Biggenden
Near-E:Biggenden
Near-Se:Dundarrah
Near-S:Ban Ban
Near-Sw:Ban Ban
Near-W:Ginoondan
Near-Nw:Wilson Valley

Coalstoun Lakes is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 99 people.

Geography

The Isis Highway passes through the locality from north-east to south, also passing through the town (where it is called Main Street). The Coalstoun Lakes National Park is in the north-east of the locality.

History

The lakes (from which the district takes its name) were named by local pioneer, Nugent Wade Brown, in 1894.[3] There are various theories as to the origin of the name.

Coalstoun Lakes Cemetery is believed to be older than the town itself, as its earliest surviving inscription on a grave is dated 1899.

Coalstoun Lakes State School opened on 25 July 1910.[9]

Brigalow Creek State School opened on 3 December 1913 and closed on 1924.

Coalstoun Lakes Community Hall was originally built in 1916. After World War I, it was extended and renamed the Coalstoun Lakes Memorial Hall to commemorate those who served and died in the war.[10]

Mount Harvey State School opened on 24 January 1921 and closed on 31 October 1948.

Coalstoun Lakes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1910) and closed in 1976.[11]

On 31 July 1932 Archbishop James Duhig opened the Catholic church in Coalstoun Lakes.[12]

St Thomas' Anglican Church was dedicated on 30 December 1934 by Bishop Horace Henry Dixon.[13] [14]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 423 people.

In the, the locality of Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 114 people.

In the, the locality of Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 99 people.

Heritage listings

Coalstoun Lakes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Coalstoun Lakes State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3 Main Street (-25.6121°N 151.8901°W).[16] [17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 10 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[18]

There is no secondary school in Coalstoun Lakes. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Biggenden to the north-east and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the west.

Facilities

Coalstoun Lakes Memorial Hall is at 34 Main Street . The Coalstoun Lakes Rural Fire Brigade operates from the shed at the rear of the hall access from Glenview Street.

St Thomas' Community Church is at 11 Main Street ; it is a former Anglican Church.

Coalstoun Lakes Cemetery is at the end of Coalstoun Lakes Cemetery Road (-25.6148°N 151.8867°W).[19]

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. 28 December 2020.
  3. News: QUEENSLAND ROYAL SOCIETY,. . . 17 March 1894 . 19 April 2014 . 6 . National Library of Australia . 5 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200905130514/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3576206 . live .
  4. Web site: Brown, John (1787–1860) . . 2012 . Obituaries Australia . 5 Dec 2019 . 5 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191205035108/http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-john-14344 . live .
  5. Web site: Colstoun . . 2018 . Colstoun House, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland . 6 Dec 2019 . Colstoun is also the Ancestral Home of the Broun Family. . 13 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191013134133/https://www.colstoun.co.uk/ . live .
  6. Web site: Coalstoun Lakes National Park - About Coalstoun Lakes. Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. 18 July 2017. 1 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401020436/http://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/parks/coalstoun-lakes/about.html. live.
  7. Web site: Brown, Nugent Wade (1841–1919) . . 14 Jul 1919 . Obituaries Australia . 5 Dec 2019 . 29 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190829182221/http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/brown-nugent-wade-14350 . live .
  8. Web site: Margaret Cambell-Antill . . Geneanet . Renaud BROWN de COLSTOUN . 5 Dec 2019 . 5 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200905130514/https://gw.geneanet.org/renaudbrown?lang=en&iz=0&p=margaret&n=cambell+antill . live .
  9. 18 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Coalstoun Lakes Memorial Hall. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130930123131/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/91176-coalstoun-lakes-memorial-hall . 30 September 2013 . 2021-02-03. Monument Australia.
  11. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& . live .
  12. News: 26 August 1932. Around Australia. XLIV. 2. The Southern Cross. 2213. South Australia. 3 February 2021. National Library of Australia. 13 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613062714/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167062352. live.
  13. Web site: St Thomas' Community Church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207012723/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/5293-st-thomasand . 7 February 2021 . 2021-02-03. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  14. News: 15 January 1935. Biggenden. 4. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 20,115. Queensland, Australia. 3 February 2021. National Library of Australia. 13 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613062714/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150058512. live.
  15. Web site: North Burnett Local Heritage Register. North Burnett Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf. 16 August 2019. live. 16 August 2019.
  16. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  17. Web site: Coalstoun Lakes State School. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203053250/https://coalstounlakesss.eq.edu.au/. 3 February 2021. 21 November 2018.
  18. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  19. Web site: 12 November 2020. Cemetery Areas - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b. 15 November 2020. 12 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.

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