Kalpowar

Kalpowar is a town in the North Burnett Region and a locality split between the North Burnett Region and the Bundaberg Region, in Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] In the 2016 census, the locality of Kalpowar had a population of 67 people.[1]

Kalpowar
Queensland
Forest St, the main street of Kalpowar
Kalpowar
Coordinates24.695°S 151.305°E / -24.695; 151.305 (Kalpowar (town centre))
Population67 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2090/km2 (0.541/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area320.6 km2 (123.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Kalpowar:
Boyne Valley Boyne Valley Dalga
Monal Kalpowar Dalga
Bancroft Yarrol Molangul

Geography

The Gladstone–Monto Road runs through from north-west to south-west.[5]

Large areas from the north to the south of the locality are within the Kalpowar State Forest with parts of the north-east of the locality in the Borilla State Forest. Imediately south of the town of Kalpowar in the west of the locality are two small state forests: New Cannindah State Forest and Splinter Creek State Forest.[6]

Kalpowar has the following mountains:

History

The town's name derives from the railway station name assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 30 January 1928, which was an Aboriginal word meaning either pine tree or copper.[2]

Many Peaks Provisional School opened on 23 October 1922 as part of the railway construction camp (57 Mile Camp) for the Gladstone to Monto railway line. As the camp moved to be at the area of the current construction, the school also relocated and renamed with it. In 1923 it was relocated south to the 63 Mile Camp. In 1926 it moved south to 67 Mile Camp and was renamed Barrimoon Provisional School (Barrimoon being the name of the railway station there). In 1927 it moved again to 74 Mile Camp and its name was changed in 1928 to Kalpowar Provisional School. In 1929 it moved to 82 Mile Camp and in September 1930 it was renamed Bancroft Provisional School. On 1 August 1931 it became Bancroft State School and remained there permanently until its closure on 31 December 1998.[12]

Sixty-six Mile Camp Provisional School opened on 9 May 1923. Like the other construction camp school it relocated and renamed a number of times as the camp relocated to the current work area. In 1926 it became Seventy Mile Camp Provisional School. In 1927 it became Seventy-two Mile Camp Provisional School In 1929 it became Kalpowar Provisional School. In 1931 it became Mount Cannindah Provisional School. In 1933 it became Kalpowar Provisional School once again. It later became Kalpowar State School. It closed in 1997.[12][13] It was on a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site at 2-6 Pine Street (24.6936°S 151.3041°E / -24.6936; 151.3041 (Kalpowar State School (former))).[14]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Kalpowar had a population of 67 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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

Education

There are no schools in Kalpowar. The nearest government primary schools are Builyan State School in neighbouring Boyne Valley to the north and Monto State School in Monto to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School, also in Monto, but this school is sufficiently distant from some parts of Kalpowar that distance education and boarding schools are other options.[6]

Attractions

Bills Window Lookout is on Kalpowar Forest Drive (24.7107°S 151.3463°E / -24.7107; 151.3463 (Bills Window Lookout)).[16] There is a view over the Kolan River catchment.[17]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kalpowar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kalpowar – town in North Burnett Region (entry 17613)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Kalpowar – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45375)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Kalpowar – locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44733)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. Kalpowar, Queensland (Map). Google Maps. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "Mount Bucanally – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 4857)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. "Mount Fort William – mountain in Bundaberg Region (entry 12932)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. "The Monument – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 34029)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  14. "Town of Kalpowar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1964. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  15. "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  17. "Kalpowar State Forest". austhrutime.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

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