Dulong, Queensland
| Dulong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dulong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°38′24″S 152°53′34″E / 26.64°S 152.8927°ECoordinates: 26°38′24″S 152°53′34″E / 26.64°S 152.8927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4560 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Dulong is a locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The name Dulong is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning mud or wet clay.[1]
Dulong Provisional School opened on 8 July 1895, becoming Dulong State School on 1 January 1909. It closed due to local attendances in 1929 but reopened in 1930. It closed permanently in 1967.[2]
Notable residents
- Estelle Thompson – crime novelist
References
- 1 2 "Dulong - locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48612)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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