Koumala, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Koumala
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.6088°N 149.2455°W
Pop:772
Postcode:4738
Area:832.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:25.7
Dir1:S
Location1:Sarina
Dist2:61.6
Dir2:S
Location2:Mackay
Dist3:898
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Mackay Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Sarina
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Ilbilbie
Near-Se:Ilbilbie
Near-S:Collaroy
Near-Sw:Oxford
Near-W:Blue Mountain
Nebo
Near-Nw:Sarina Range

Koumala is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Koumala had a population of 772 people.

Geography

In the east, Cape Palmerston National Park protects the landscape surrounding Mount Funnel and Cape Palmerston. To the west is the Hatfield Range known locally are the Koumala Range. A gravel road over this range provides alternate access to the Sarina hinterland and was the only route available for several years after the paved route over the Sarina range was destroyed by landslides that occurred during Cyclone Debbie.[3] The main rail line between the Bowen Basin coal mines and the port of Hay Point also passes over this range with speed restricted to on the downhill section of line,[4] because of several derailments which have occurred in this section of track.[5] [6]

There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality, including:

Yukan railway station is located at .[12]

Etymology

The town name Koumala originally derives from the name of its railway station, which was named in 1914 after a sugar property used by Alfred H. Burbank, a sugar grower and surveyor, using a Fijian word meaning sweet potato.

The neighbourhood name Inneston comes from the Inneston railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 November 1911 after Alexander (Alex) Innes (6 April 1866 - 24 August 1948). Innes was the chairman of Plane Creek Sugar Mill in the late 1890s and again for 36 years from 1911 and also the chairman of Sarina Shire Council in 1912 and in 1920.

The neighbourhood name Karremal comes from the Karremal railway station, which was named on16 December 1920. It is an Aboriginal word meaning heat.

The neighbourhood name Loloma comes from the Loloma railway station, named on 19 November 1914.

The name Yukan is an Aboriginal word meaning rain.

History

British colonisation at Koumala began in the early 1860s when Mark Millet Christian established the Kelvin Grove pastoral farming station.[13] In 1867, after some Aboriginal people had speared cattle at this pastoral lease, the Native Police troopers chased members of the clan to some islands offshore and when they tried to return to the mainland "such a lesson was administered" to keep them from "committing outrages in that locality".[14]

Koumala Post Office opened on 28 February 1884.[15]

The town was part of the former Shire of Sarina.

Koumala State School opened in August 1922.[16] [17] The railway goods shed and associated huts doubled for school purposes from 1922 to 1923 when a proper school house was built, as well as for social functions until a hall was built.[18]

Yukan State School opened on 1929 and closed circa 1942.

On Sunday 30 May 1954, the Catholic Church of the Holy Family was officially opened by Bishop Andrew Gerard Tynan.[19] It has now closed. It was at 18-20 Graham Street . The church building is still extant.[20]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Koumala had a population of 789 people.

In the, the locality of Koumala had a population of 831 people.

In the, the locality of Koumala had a population of 772 people.

Heritage listings

Koumala has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Koumala State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Bull Street (-21.607°N 149.2433°W).[22] [23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 114 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[24]

There is no secondary school in Koumala. The nearest secondary school is Sarina State High School in neighbouring Sarina to the north.

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Bull Street near the school.[25] [26]

The Koumala branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 33 Brown Street .[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 27 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Cyclone Debbie: Critical road that suffered 'almost biblical' damage reopens after 18 months of work. ABC News. 9 October 2019. 19 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181202163805/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-08/cyclone-debbie-sarina-range-marlborough-road-reopens/10346330. 2 December 2018. live.
  4. Web site: Goonyella System Information Pack, Version 10. Aurizon. March 2017. 19 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190311162951/https://www.aurizon.com.au/~/media/aurizon/files/what%20we%20do/network/network%20downloads/cqcn%20info%20packs/auz014_infopack_goonyella_ia_r1.pdf. 11 March 2019. live.
  5. Web site: Derailment of Coal Train EG37, Connors Range . ATSB . 1 July 2001 . 19 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214045942/https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/25067/rair2001003_001.pdf . 14 February 2014 . live .
  6. Web site: Derailment closes coal rail system. 27 December 2010. 19 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043023/https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/derailment-closes-coal-rail-system-sarina/730815/. 20 January 2019. live.
  7. 27 December 2020.
  8. 27 December 2020.
  9. 27 December 2020.
  10. 27 December 2020.
  11. 27 December 2020.
  12. 18 January 2020.
  13. News: Coast pioneers . . 61 . 4739 . Queensland, Australia . 7 January 1928 . 2 November 2020 . 6 . National Library of Australia . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423075819/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169942840 . live .
  14. News: Telegraphic . . XXII . 3,145 . Queensland, Australia . 9 November 1867 . 11 June 2018 . 4 . National Library of Australia . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423075817/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1288438 . live .
  15. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 23 February 2021 . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423075844/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AKoumala%2A . live .
  16. 18 April 2019.
  17. Web site: Koumala State School. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204065721/https://koumalass.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. 4 February 2017. live.
  18. Web site: Koumala. Centre for the Government of Queensland. 2018. 19 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174421/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/koumala. 19 January 2019. live.
  19. News: 5 June 1954 . DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY IRREGULAR AT SARINA . 88 . 6 . . 133 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 23 April 2022 . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423075818/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169419515 . live .
  20. Web site: Church of the Holy Family Catholic Church- Former . 2022-04-23 . Churches Australia . en . 23 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423075820/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/1408-church-of-the-holy-family-catholic-church--former . live .
  21. 10 July 2013.
  22. 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.
  23. Web site: 2019-12-12 . Koumala State School . 2022-04-23 . Koumala State School . en . 1 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200401225914/https://koumalass.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  24. 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.
  25. Web site: Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours. Mackay Regional Council. 28 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301063545/http://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/libraries/official_stuff/contact_us. 1 March 2016. dead.
  26. Web site: Mobile Library Timetable 2017. Mackay Regional Council. 8 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301173944/http://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/194576/ML_Timetable_2017_Final.pdf. 1 March 2017. dead.
  27. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. 26 December 2018. 26 December 2018. dead.

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