Harlin

Harlin
Queensland
Harlin Hotel
Harlin
Coordinates 26°58′0″S 152°21′0″E / 26.96667°S 152.35000°E / -26.96667; 152.35000Coordinates: 26°58′0″S 152°21′0″E / 26.96667°S 152.35000°E / -26.96667; 152.35000
Population 534 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4314
Location
  • 131 km (81 mi) NW of Brisbane
  • 32 km (20 mi) N of Esk
  • 25 km (16 mi) W of Kilcoy
LGA(s) Somerset Region
County Cavendish
Parish Colinton
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal Division(s) Blair

Harlin is a small town in south east Queensland, Australia. The town is on the Brisbane Valley Highway and the Brisbane River, 131 kilometres (81 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2011 census, Harlin and the surrounding area had a population of 534.[1]

History

Harlin Post Office opened by September 1907 (a receiving office had been open from 1905) and closed in 1989.[2]

The town was marooned during the 2011 Floods. Over 40 travellers were stranded by the dangerous and rising flood waters of the Brisbane River and the Ivory and Maronghi Creeks. They were housed by the publicans and owners of the Harlin Hotel and the Caltex service station from 9 January 2011, until the flooded creeks and rivers subsided.

Education

Harlin State school caters for students from Prep to Year 6. [3]The school opened on 20 January 1908.[4]

Heritage listings

Harlin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Harlin (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Harlin State School". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Queensland schools opening dates". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Harlin Rail Bridge (entry 602636)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Yimbun Railway Tunnel (entry 602637)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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