Captains Mountain, Queensland

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Coordinates: 27°57′S 151°06′E / 27.95°S 151.1°E / -27.95; 151.1 (Captains Mountain (centre of locality))
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For the mountain, see Captains Mountain.

Captains Mountain
Federal division(s)
Maranoa
Suburbs around Captains Mountain:
Western Creek Western Creek Turallin
Millmerran
Condamine Farms
Forest Ridge		 Captains Mountain Clontarf
Cypress Gardens
Millmerran Downs		 Millmerran Woods
Bringalily		 Millwood

Captains Mountain is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Captains Mountain had a population of 74 people.[3]

Geography

The mountain Captains Mountain is in the north-east of the locality (27°55′09″S 151°09′18″E / 27.9193°S 151.1549°E / -27.9193; 151.1549 (Captains Mountain)) rising to 610 metres (2,000 ft)[4][5]

The south-west of the locality is Western Creek State Forest. The remainder of the locality is used for farming, mostly grazing but with some cropping.[6]

The

Millmerran Downs).[6]

History

The locality is presumably named after the mountain Captains Mountain.[5]

In 1914, the Captain's Mountain Co-operative Dairy Company was formed with 275 shares at a cost of £1 each. The company built a cheese factory.[7] In March 1916, the factory processed 3,449 imperial gallons (15,680 L; 4,142 US gal) to produce 3,961 pounds (1,797 kg) of cheese.[8] The factory was still operating in 1931,[9] but was contemplating closure in 1934,[10] and had closed by 1939.[11]

Captain's Mountain Provisional School opened on 30 January 1922, becoming Captain's Mountain State School in 1957. It closed in 1962.[12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Captains Mountain had a population of 77 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, Captains Mountain had a population of 74 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Captains Mountain. The nearest government primary and secondary school to Year 10 is Millmerann State School in neighbouring

Millmerran to the north-east and the nearest government secondary school to Year 12 in Pittsworth State High School in Pittsworth to the north-east.[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Captains Mountain (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Captains Mountain – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47906)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Captains Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Captains Mountain – mountain in Toowoomba Region (entry 6173)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^
    State of Queensland
    . Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. The Brisbane Courier
    . No. 17, 657. Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. The Brisbane Courier
    . No. 18, 201. Queensland, Australia. 18 May 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "MILMERRAN". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Advertising". Pittsworth Sentinel. Vol. 34. Queensland, Australia. 22 August 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Mt. Tyson's New Cheese Factory". Pittsworth Sentinel. Vol. 39. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Captains Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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