Koombooloomba, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Koombooloomba
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.8277°N 145.5486°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4872
Area:757.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1700
Dir1:NW
Location1:Brisbane
Dist2:155
Dir2:S
Location2:Cairns
Dist3:118
Dir3:SW
Location3:Innisfail
Dist4:37
Dir4:S
Location4:Ravenshoe
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Dalrymple
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Ravenshoe
Maalan
Near-Ne:Palmerston
Gulngai
Near-E:Cardstone
Walter Hill
Near-Se:Kooroomool
Near-S:Kirrama
Near-Sw:Glen Ruth
Near-W:Innot Hot Springs
Near-Nw:Millstream

Koombooloomba is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

The locality was used during the construction of the Kareeya Hydro Power Station.

Geography

There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the Tully River downstream and the Kareeya Hydro Power Station. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

History

The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam.[2]

Koombooloomba State School opened on 19 February 1953 and closed in 1963.

Koombooloomba Post Office opened about December 1952 and closed about 1963.[3]

Demographics

In the Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

In the, the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. News: The Townsville Daily Bulletin FRIDAY, September 28, 1951. . . Qld. . 28 September 1951 . 19 May 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 18 May 2014.