Mulgowie, Queensland
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 Mulgowie Public Hall, at the time of its opening, November 1924 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°43′15″S 152°22′31″E / 27.7208°S 152.3752°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 166 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.924/km2 (10.16/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4341 | ||||||||||||
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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]
Kullee is a neighbourhood in the locality (27°43′00″S 152°21′00″E / 27.7166°S 152.35°E).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
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).[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]
