Captains Mountain, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 27°57′S 151°06′E / 27.95°S 151.1°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 173.4 km2 (67.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 74 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.4268/km2 (1.105/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4357 | ||||||||||||
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Captains Mountain is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Captains Mountain had a population of 74 people.[1]
The mountain Captains Mountain is in the north-east of the locality (27°55′09″S 151°09′18″E / 27.9193°S 151.1549°E) rising to 610 metres (2,000 ft)[3][4]
The south-west of the locality is Western Creek State Forest. The remainder of the locality is used for farming, mostly grazing but with some cropping.[5]
The Gore Highway passes through the locality from the north-east (Millmerran) and then exits to the south-west forming part of the south-western boundary (adjacent to Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Downs).[5]
History
The locality is presumably named after the mountain Captains Mountain.[4]
In 1914, the Captain's Mountain Co-operative Dairy Company was formed with 275 shares at a cost of £1 each. The company built a cheese factory.[6] In March 1916, the factory processed 3,449 imperial gallons (15,680 L; 4,142 US gal) to produce 3,961 pounds (1,797 kg) of cheese.[7] The factory was still operating in 1931,[8] but was contemplating closure in 1934,[9] and had closed by 1939.[10]
Captain's Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 January 1922, becoming Captain's Mountain State School in 1957. It closed in 1962.[11]
