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Coordinates: 17°08′10″S 145°42′55″E / 17.1361°S 145.7152°E / -17.1361; 145.7152 (Little Mulgrave (centre of locality))
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Little Mulgrave
Queensland
Farm on Little Mulgrave Road, 2018
Little Mulgrave is located in Queensland
Little Mulgrave
Little Mulgrave
Coordinates17°08′10″S 145°42′55″E / 17.1361°S 145.7152°E / -17.1361; 145.7152 (Little Mulgrave (centre of locality))
Population269 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density14.31/km2 (37.06/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4865
Area18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Cairns Region
State electorate(s)Mulgrave
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Little Mulgrave:
Lamb Range Lamb Range Lamb Range
Lamb Range Little Mulgrave Gordonvale
Lamb Range Goldsborough Goldsborough

Little Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Little Mulgrave had a population of 269 people.[1]

Geography

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Little Mulgrave River, circa 1935

The western part of the locality is the valley of the Little Mulgrave River and the eastern part of the locality is the valley of the Mulgrave River.[3] The Gillies Range Road runs through the locality connecting Gordonvale and the lower localities in the Cairns Region with the Atherton Tableland.[4]

A discontiguous section of the Wooroonooran National Park is in the eastern end of the locality. The developed land is mainly around the rivers as the ground rises sharply into the more mountainous terrain away from the rivers. The land use is a mixture of crop growing (including sugarcane), grazing on native vegetation, and rural residential housing around the rivers. There is a quarry in the south of the locality.[5]

There is a cane tramway through the locality to deliver the harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill.[4]

History

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The Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway operated from 1897 to 1911, when it was integrated into the Queensland Rail.

In August 1925, the Queensland Government decided to establish a primary school at a cost of £930.[6] Little Mulgrave State School opened on 26 July 1926. A teacher's residence was built in 1937.[7] The school closed on 21 February 1964, after which the students were transported each day to Gordonvale State School in neighbouring Gordonvale to the east.[8][9]

In October 1924, Carl Ross had the first public telephone in Little Mulgrave installed in his residence.[10] In March 1926, Carl and his wife Frances Isabel Roos established the Mountain View Hotel.[11][12] They had a homested in the district and were long-time residents.[13] Roos Road is named after them.[14]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, Little Mulgrave had a population of 249 people.[15]

In the 2021 census, Little Mulgrave had a population of 269 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Little Mulgrave. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Gordonvale State School and Gordonvale State High School, both in neighbouring Gordonvale to the east.[16]

Amenities

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The Mountain View Hotel continues to operate at 864 Gillies Range Road (17°08′26″S 145°43′24″E / 17.1405°S 145.7233°E / -17.1405; 145.7233 (Mountain View Hotel)). The rear deck overlooks the Mulgrave River.[17][18][19]

Facilities

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Little Mulgrave Rural Fire Brigade is on Little Mulgrave Road (17°08′09″S 145°42′49″E / 17.13582°S 145.71363°E / -17.13582; 145.71363 (Little Mulgrave Rural Fire Brigade)).[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Little Mulgrave (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Little Mulgrave – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48732)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "NEW SCHOOLS". The Daily Mail. No. 7314. Queensland, Australia. 7 August 1925. p. 13. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Improvements to School Buildings". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1937. p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ^ "Agency ID 6258, Little Mulgrave State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Public Telephones for Outside Centres". The Northern Herald. Vol. XLVII, no. 601. Queensland, Australia. 8 October 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Advertising". The Cairns Post. No. [?]449. Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Advertising". The Cairns Post. No. 5349. Queensland, Australia. 14 November 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "THIS MOTOR ROUTE". The Cairns Post. Vol. XXX, no. 2[?]3[?]. Queensland, Australia. 16 October 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Street, suburb and park names". Cairns Regional Council. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Little Mulgrave (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  17. ^ "HOME". The Mountain View Hotel. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Mountain View Hotel". Google Street View. October 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  19. ^ Nicholson, Dylan (12 July 2023). "Mountain View Hotel, Little Mulgrave for sale, again". The Cairns Post. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  20. ^ [Little Mulgrave Rural Fire Brigade "Facebook"]. Facebook. Retrieved 11 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  21. ^ "Little Mulgrave Rural Fire Brigade". Google Street View. October 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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