Mulgowie, Queensland

Mulgowie is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Mulgowie
Queensland
Mulgowie
Coordinates27.7208°S 152.3752°E / -27.7208; 152.3752
Postcode(s)4341
Area47.9 km2 (18.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal Division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Mulgowie:
Laidley Creek West Laidley South Grandchester
Mount Berryman Mulgowie Mount Mort
Thornton Thornton Thornton

History

The locality is named after Mount Mulgowie, which in turn has an Aboriginal name meaning big round hill.[1]

Burnside State School opened on 22 January 1877. In 1919 it was renamed Mulgowie State School. It closed on 12 December 1997.[2]

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References

  1. "Mulgowie - locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. 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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