Quinalow

Quinalow is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Quinalow
Queensland
Quinalow Hotel, 2017
Quinalow
Coordinates27.1080°S 151.6224°E / -27.1080; 151.6224
Population411 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density4.246/km2 (10.997/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4403
Area96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal Division(s)Groom
Localities around Quinalow:
Moola Malling Maclagan
Irvingdale Quinalow Peranga
Brymaroo Brymaroo Kulpi

Geography

The town is located on Darling Downs and on the bank of Myall Creek, 201 kilometres (125 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane and 76 kilometres (47 mi) north west of the regional centre of Toowoomba.

History

Quinalow library was built and completed on 26 February 1901 at a cost of 122 pound 17 shillings.[4] It was built for the Quinalow State School as a classroom. The building was shifted to the current site at Daly Street in August 1979. The building was used as the preschool until June 1990 when the new preschool building was finished at Quinalow School. The building was then opened in March 1984 as Quinalow Library and underwent a major refurbishment in 2014.[5]

Quinalow was affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. Rising floodwaters isolated the town, surrounding the Quinalow pub. Myall Creek was not thought to have risen as high as it did in the 1981 flood.[6]

In the 2011 census, Quinalow had a population of 411.[1]

Library

The Toowoomba Regional Council operate a public library in Daly Street.[7]

References
  1. "2011 Census QuickStats: Quinalow". Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. "Quinalow - town in Toowoomba Region (entry 27830)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. "Quinalow - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49221)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. Quinalow State School History Book. Quinalow State School. 2001. pp. 4–6.
  5. "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. Noller, Miles (11 January 2011). "Quinalow Bar Stays Dry As Myall Creek Floods To The Floor Boards". Toowoomba News. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  7. "Quinalow Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

Further reading

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