Kokotungo, Queensland

Kokotungo is a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Kokotungo
Queensland
Kokotungo
Coordinates24.1072°S 149.95°E / -24.1072; 149.95
Postcode(s)4702
Area860.0 km2 (332.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)Shire of Banana
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Kokotungo:
Barnard Gainsford Dumpy Creek
Alberta Kokotungo Goovigen
Baralaba Banana Woolein

History

Kokotungo is an Aboriginal name, indicating a local hill.[1]

Kokotungo State School opened on 6 November 1939 and closed on 27 January 1969.[2]

Notable residents

Notable people born in or near Kokotungo include:

  • Alwyn Torenbeek (1937-2015), drover, horse whisperer, endurance rider, bronc rider and author

References
  1. "Kokotungo - locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 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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