Tumoulin
Tumoulin is a town and a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
| Tumoulin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tumoulin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.5644°S 145.4536°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4888 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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History
The railway station was named Tumoulin on 31 July 1911, thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning waterfall. The township of Tumoulin appears on a 1916 survey plan.[1]
Tumoulin Provisional School opened on 4 May 1912. On 1 April 1915 it became Tumoulin State School. It closed on 11 September 1960.[3]
References
- "Tumoulin - town in Tablelands Region (entry 35322)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Tumoulin - locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48909)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 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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