Coalstoun Lakes, Queensland
| Coalstoun Lakes Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 423 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4621 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Coalstoun Lakes is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Coalstoun Lakes had a population of 423 people.[1]
History
The lakes (from which the district takes its place) were named by local pioneer, Nugent Wade Brown, in 1894.[4] The meaning of the name is not known but it has been speculated that Coalstoun is the corruption of an Aboriginal word Goanalganai.[2][3]
In fact, the name 'Coalstoun' is a corruption of the word 'Colstoun' which was the ancestral home of the Brown family in Scotland. Colstoun is located south of Edinburgh and remains in the Brown family.[citation needed]
Coalstoun Lakes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1910) and closed in 1976.[5]
Coalstoun Lakes State School opened on 25 July 1910.[6]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Coalstoun Lakes (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Coalstoun Lakes (entry 7541)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Coalstoun Lakes (entry 47367)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND ROYAL SOCIETY,". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 March 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
