Kinleymore Explained

Type:suburb
Kinleymore
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.1774°N 151.6566°W
Pop:69
Postcode:4613
Area:48.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:South Burnett Region
Stategov:Nanango
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Abbeywood
Near-Ne:Stonelands
Near-E:Hivesville
Near-Se:Mount McEuen
Near-S:Melrose
Near-Sw:Melrose
Near-W:Proston
Near-Nw:Stalworth

Kinleymore is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Kinleymore had a population of 69 people.

Geography

The Proston railway line enters the locality from the east (Hivesville), passes through Kinleymore railway station (-26.1851°N 151.6551°W) in the centre of the locality, and then exits to the west (Proston). The line no longer operates and the station is abandoned.[2]

History

The locality was named after three of the original settlers in the area by combining parts of their surnames (Kinnear, Leys, Morey), and also used this as the railway station name from 2 March 1923. Previously the railway station was called Mobill (reported as a Waka language word meaning stony country).[1]

Kinleymore Provisional School opened on 20 June 1913. On 1 February 1918 it became Kinleymore State School. It closed on 31 December 1969. The school was on the southern corner of Kinleymore School Road and Middle Road .[3]

The section of the Proston railway line that passes through the locality closed on 25 January 1993.[4]

Demographics

In the Kinleymore had a population of 93 people.

In the, Kinleymore had a population of 69 people.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520055621/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m114-roads-1952.jpg . 20 May 2022 . 20 May 2022 . . Map.
  4. Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990