Clintonvale, Queensland
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- 17.3 km (11 mi) SE of Allora
- 18 km (11 mi) NE of Warwick
- 77.7 km (48 mi) S of Toowoomba
- 141 km (88 mi) SW of Brisbane
Suburbs around Clintonvale: | ||
Berat | Goomburra | Gladfield |
Mount Marshall | Clintonvale | Freestone |
Glengallan | Sladevale | Freestone |
Clintonvale is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Clintonvale had a population of 72 people.[1]
Geography
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 / -28.0627; 152.1161 (Mount Stewart)).[4][5]
History
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 / -28.0956; 152.1309 (Clintonvale State School (former))).[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 / -28.0959; 152.1291 (Clintonvale railway station (former))).[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]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Clintonvale had a population of 74 people.[16]
In the 2021 census, Clintonvale had a population of 72 people.[1]
Education
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
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 / -28.0951; 152.1308 (Lysaught Park)).[17]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clintonvale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Clintonvale State School (former)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 28 April 2022. 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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clintonvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "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
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- Nuttall, Lyn (1982), The Clintonvale story 1827-1982, Clintonvale State School Parents' and Citizens' Association
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