Coalstoun Lakes, Queensland
| Coalstoun Lakes Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 423 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4621 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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Coalstoun Lakes is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 423 people.[1]
History
The lakes (from which the district takes its place) were named by local pioneer, Nugent Wade Brown, in 1894.[4] The meaning of the name is not known but it has been speculated that Coalstoun is the corruption of an Aboriginal word Goanalganai.[2][3]
In fact, the name 'Coalstoun' is a corruption of the word 'Colstoun' which was the ancestral home of the Brown family in Scotland. Colstoun is located south of Edinburgh and remains in the Brown family.
Coalstoun Lakes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1910) and closed in 1976.[5]
Coalstoun Lakes State School opened on 25 July 1910.[6]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Coalstoun Lakes (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Coalstoun Lakes (entry 7541)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Coalstoun Lakes (entry 47367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "QUEENSLAND ROYAL SOCIETY,.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 March 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
Coordinates: 25°37′39″S 151°53′33″E / 25.62750°S 151.89250°E