Coominglah, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Coominglah
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.7705°N 150.8538°W
Pop:12
Postcode:4630
Area:204.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:32.5
Dir1:NW
Location1:Monto
Dist2:156
Dir2:NW
Location2:Gayndah
Dist3:183
Dir3:SW
Location3:Gladstone
Dist4:204
Dir4:SW
Location4:Rockhampton
Dist5:507
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Lawgi Dawes
Near-Ne:Cania
Near-E:Coominglah Forest
Near-Se:Coominglah Forest
Near-S:Rawbelle
Near-Sw:Harrami
Near-W:Harrami
Near-Nw:Lawgi Dawes

Coominglah is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

In the, Coominglah had a population of 12 people.

Geography

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

Coominglah has the following mountains:

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

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

Coominglah was one of four pastoral runs selected by Adolphus Henry Trevethan in July 1848 following advice from the Archer brothers.[5] It had an estimated area of 20480acres and an estimated grazing capacity of 4000 sheep.[6]

Coominglah State School opened circa December 1939 with teacher Miss Viola Petra Goodfellow.[7] [8] It closed circa 1947. It was on Burns Road, now within the boundaries of neighbouring Lawgi Dawes.[9]

Demographics

In the, Coominglah had a population of 18 people.

In the, Coominglah had a population of 12 people.

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.

Notes and References

  1. 2 August 2019.
  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. 25 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Adolphus Henry TREVETHAN, b. 1812, Kingsand, Cornwell, England, d. 29th March 1852, "Rawbelle Station", near Monto, Qld. . 2022-12-28 . eHive . en.
  6. News: 16 August 1851 . CROWN LANDS BEYOND THE SETTLED DISTRICTS . VI . 4 . . 270 . Queensland, Australia . 28 December 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: 7 December 1939 . DAWES . 11 . . 22,789 . Queensland, Australia . 28 December 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: 14 August 1941 . PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS . 12 . 21 . . 648 . Queensland, Australia . 28 December 2022 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: 1950 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226215121/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-admin-bdy-1950.jpg . 26 December 2022 . 27 December 2022 . . Map.