Clintonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.[1]
| Clintonvale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Sunset and moonrise over Main Range National Park seen from Clintonvale, Queensland, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
  Clintonvale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°05′45″S 152°07′11″E / 28.0958°S 152.1197°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 74 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.202/km2 (5.70/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from north-east (Gladfield) to south-west (Glengallan).[3]
Mount Stewart rises to 766 metres (2,513 ft) in the north of the locality (28°03′46″S 152°06′58″E / 28.0627°S 152.1161°E).[4][5]
History edit
The locality was named after Henry E. Clinton, the roads superintendent who oversaw the building of the Warwick-Spicers Gap road in the 1860s.[2][6]
Ross's Corner Provisional School opened at Cunningham Junction on 22 July 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Ross's Corner State School. In 1915, it was renamed Clinton Vale State School, eventually Clintonvale State School. It closed in 2001.[7][8] It was at 22 Clintonvale School Road (28°05′44″S 152°07′51″E / 28.0956°S 152.1309°E).[9][10][3] As at April 2021, the school building is still extant.[11] The school's website was archived.[12]
The Maryvale railway line opened from the Southern railway line to Maryvale on 30 September 1911,[13] with Clintonvale being served by the Clintonvale railway station (28°05′45″S 152°07′45″E / 28.0959°S 152.1291°E).[10] Originally intended as a segment of a more direct (via recta) railway route from Brisbane to Sydney, the segment from Mount Edwards to Maryvale was never completed and the line remained a local branch line until it closed on 1 November 1960.[14][15]
In the 2016 census, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.[1]
Education edit
There are no schools in Clintonvale. The nearest government primary school in Freestone State School in neighbouring Freestone to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora P-10 School (to Year 10) in Allora to the north-west and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-west.[3]
Amenities edit
Lysaught Park is on the corner of the Cunningham Highway and Clintonvale School Road (28°05′42″S 152°07′51″E / 28.0951°S 152.1308°E).[16]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clintonvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Clintonvale – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45915)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Stewart – mountain in Southern Downs Region (entry 32374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Spicers Gap Road Conservation Park (entry 601732)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "9341-41 Maryvale" (Map). Queensland Government. 1983. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Parish of Glengallan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Google (28 April 2022). "Clintonvale State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Clintonvale State school". 28 November 2001. Archived from the original on 28 November 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
- ^ Southern Downs Steam Railway (2008). "'Via recta' - The line that never was". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ Freestone Parents & Citizens Association (1988). "Railway". Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
Further reading edit
- Nuttall, Lyn (1982), The Clintonvale story 1827-1982, Clintonvale State School Parents' and Citizens' Association