Kulpi, Queensland
| Kulpi Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Kulpi | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°10′48″S 151°41′35″E / 27.18°S 151.693°ECoordinates: 27°10′48″S 151°41′35″E / 27.18°S 151.693°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 298 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||
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Kulpi is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Toowoomba local government area, 194 kilometres (121 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census Kulpi and surrounds recorded a population of 298.[1]
History
The site of the town of Kulpi was part of a selection made by Fred Beckmann from the Rosalie Plains pastoral run. Mr. Beckman built two establishments, the Pioneer Hotel and a store which formed the centre of the town. The settlement was originally known as Rosalie, however the name was soon changed to Kulpi, to avoid confusion with the Rosalie Plains Homestead, which was a small town in itself. The name Kulpi came from an aboriginal word meaning "charred logs".[3]
Facilities
Library services in Kulpi are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's mobile library service. The van visits Kulpi State School on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Peranga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Where is". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ Beal, Diana J. (Diana Joy); Phipps, Ross; Rosalie (Qld.). Council (1979), Rosalie Shire Council : The first one hundred years, 1879-1979, Rosalie Shire Council, retrieved 24 October 2014
- ↑ "Mobile library". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 10 November 2014.