Columboola

Columboola is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Columboola had a population of 72 people.[1]

Columboola
Queensland
Columboola Environmental Education Centre on the site of the former Columboola State School
Columboola
Coordinates26.6734°S 150.3374°E / -26.6734; 150.3374 (Columboola (town centre))
Population72 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2873/km2 (0.744/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4415
Area250.6 km2 (96.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Columboola:
Hookswood Hookswood Cameby
Miles Columboola Goombi
Nangram Greenswamp Goombi

History

The town takes its name from Columboola Creek, an Aboriginal word, meaning plenty of white cockatoos.[2][4]

Columboola State School, circa 1919

Columboola Provisional School opened on 20 July 1896 with 20 students. On 1 January 1909 it became Columboola State School. From 1942 through World War II the school was closed so it could be used in connection with the ammunition storage facility on Cameby Downs.[5][6][7] The school building was relocated to Miles State School. On 23 October 1954 Columboola State School reopened with a new building. It closed permanently on 28 April 1978.[5][8] The school was at 25 Boort Koi Road (26.6712°S 150.3406°E / -26.6712; 150.3406 (Columboola State School (former))).[9][10] Since 1991, the school site has been used by the Columboola Environmental Education Centre.[5]

In the 2016 census the locality of Columboola had a population of 72 people.[1]

Economy

Columboola railway station is the main loading point for coal trains from the Cameby Downs coal mine that utilise the West Moreton rail corridor of the Main Line railway.

Education

There are no schools in Columboola, save for the Columboola Environmental Education Centre.[11] The closest schools are in Miles 24.2 kilometres (15 mi) to the west and Chinchilla 44.2 kilometres (27.4 mi) to the east.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Columboola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Columboola – town in Western Downs Region (entry 7791)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Columboola – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47682)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "Columboola Creek – creek in Western Downs Region (entry 7794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "History". Columboola Environmental Education Centre. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. "Columboola Ammunition Dump (United States Army)". Queensland WWII Historic Places. Queensland Government. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. "Columboola Ammunition Dump". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "Town of Columboola" (Map). Queensland Government. 1969. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. "Columboola Environmental Education Centre". Columboola Environmental Education Centre. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

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