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'''Mulgowie''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Lockyer Valley Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|44982|Mulgowie|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.<ref name=Census2016/>
'''Mulgowie''' is a rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Lockyer Valley Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|44982|Mulgowie|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|accessdate=27 December 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography ==
Kullee is a neighbourhood in the locality ({{coord|-27.7166|152.35|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Kullee}}).it takes its name from the Kullee railway station assigned by the [[Queensland Railways Department]] on 28 August 1913. The name ''Kullee'' is an Aboriginal word meaning ''[[fresh water]]''.<ref name="qpn39698">{{cite QPN|39698|Kullee|locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning ''big round hill''.<ref name=qpnl/>
The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning ''big round hill''.<ref name=qpnl/>


Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919 it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref name="schoolclosures2">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> It was on Mulgowie School Road ({{Coord|-27.7374|152.3622|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mulgowie State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1971 |title=Parish of Mort |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-mort-1971.jpg |access-date=1 May 2022 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501013344/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-mort-1971.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe" />
Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919, it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref name="schoolclosures2">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> It was on Mulgowie School Road ({{Coord|-27.7374|152.3622|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mulgowie State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1971 |title=Parish of Mort |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-mort-1971.jpg |access-date=1 May 2022 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501013344/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-mort-1971.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe" />


Mulgowie Public Hall was opened on Saturday 11 October 1924 by [[George Logan (Australian politician)|George Logan]], the local Member of the [[Queensland Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |date=14 October 1924 |title=Mulgowie |volume=LXVI |page=9 (DAILY.) |newspaper=[[Queensland Times]] |issue=11,8[?]8 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118583958 |accessdate=21 April 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The hall was relocated from [[Laidley, Queensland|Laidley]], where it was known as the Norman Hall.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 August 1924 |title=Along the Laidley Valley |volume=LXIII |page=10 |newspaper=[[Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette]] |issue=203 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article253894883 |accessdate=21 April 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was cut into two halves and taken by Mulgowie by bullock team where it was re-erected by the creek. In the 2000s, it was relocated to its current location and extended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Some interesting history about our wonderful Mulgowie Hall |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/358691854762189/permalink/429092974388743/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Facebook]] |publisher=MULGOWIE HALL HIRE & CAMPING GROUNDS |language=en}}</ref>

On Wednesday 19 April 1911, [[Laidley Valley (Mulgowie) railway line]] was officially opened from [[Laidley, Queensland|Laidley]] to Mulgowie by the [[Queensland Treasurer]], [[Walter Barnes (politician)|Walter Barnes]].<ref>{{cite news |date=20 April 1911 |title=LAIDLEY VALLEY LINE. |page=5 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=16,621 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19704808 |accessdate=22 April 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It closed in 1955.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 1955 |title=6 State Branch Railway lines To Be Closed |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62541376 |accessdate=8 June 2024 |newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXXV}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32076|name=Mulgowie (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32076|name=Mulgowie (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32058|name=Mulgowie (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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== References ==
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Mulgowie
Queensland
Mulgowie Public Hall, at the time of its opening, November 1924
Mulgowie is located in Queensland
Mulgowie
Mulgowie
Coordinates27°43′15″S 152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752 (Mulgowie (centre of locality))
Population166 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3.924/km2 (10.16/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4341
Area42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mulgowie:
Laidley Creek West Laidley South Grandchester
Mount Berryman Mulgowie Mount Mort
Thornton Thornton Thornton

Mulgowie is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.[1]

Geography

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Kullee is a neighbourhood in the locality (27°43′00″S 152°21′00″E / 27.7166°S 152.35°E / -27.7166; 152.35 (Kullee)).it takes its name from the Kullee railway station assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 28 August 1913. The name Kullee is an Aboriginal word meaning fresh water.[3]

History

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The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill.[2]

Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919, it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.[4][5] It was on Mulgowie School Road (27°44′15″S 152°21′44″E / 27.7374°S 152.3622°E / -27.7374; 152.3622 (Mulgowie State School (former))).[6][7]

Mulgowie Public Hall was opened on Saturday 11 October 1924 by George Logan, the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[8] The hall was relocated from Laidley, where it was known as the Norman Hall.[9] It was cut into two halves and taken by Mulgowie by bullock team where it was re-erected by the creek. In the 2000s, it was relocated to its current location and extended.[10]

On Wednesday 19 April 1911, Laidley Valley (Mulgowie) railway line was officially opened from Laidley to Mulgowie by the Queensland Treasurer, Walter Barnes.[11] It closed in 1955.[12]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Mulgowie had a population of 175 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Mulgowie had a population of 166 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Mulgowie. The nearest government primary schools are Thornton State School in neighbouring Thornton to the south and Laidley District State School in Laidley to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Laidley State High School in Laidley.[7]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mulgowie, Queensland.
  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mulgowie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mulgowie – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Kullee – locality unbounded in Lockyer Valley Regional (entry 39698)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Parish of Mort" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Mulgowie". Queensland Times. Vol. LXVI, no. 11, 8[?]8. Queensland, Australia. 14 October 1924. p. 9 (DAILY.). Retrieved 21 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Along the Laidley Valley". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXIII, no. 203. Queensland, Australia. 25 August 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 21 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Some interesting history about our wonderful Mulgowie Hall". Facebook. MULGOWIE HALL HIRE & CAMPING GROUNDS. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ "LAIDLEY VALLEY LINE". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 621. Queensland, Australia. 20 April 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "6 State Branch Railway lines To Be Closed". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LXXV. Queensland, Australia. 15 January 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulgowie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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