Crinum, Queensland
| Crinum Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Crinum | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°12′13″S 148°16′06″E / 23.2036°S 148.2683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 86 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1713/km2 (0.4436/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4723 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 502.1 km2 (193.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Crinum is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2021 census, Crinum had a population of 86 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
The Kestrel coal mine is located in the locality (23°15′27″S 148°18′02″E / 23.2574°S 148.3006°E). It produced both thermal and coking coal. The mine has an estimated 50 to 100 megatonnes of coal.[3] It is part of the Kestrel coal reserve which spreads across Crinum and extends into neighbouring Lilyvale, Wyuna and Gordonstone, which has an estimated 100 to 500 megatonnes of coal.[3]
Although there are a number of the mines in the area, the predominant land use is grazing and cropping.[3]
History[edit]
Gregory Mine State School opened on 10 July 1978 but closed on 14 December 1979.[4]
Following the dismissal of a group of mine workers from the Gordonstone Coal Mine (later renamed by Rio Tinto to Kestral Coal Mine), the workers maintained a protest line from early October 1997 to August 1999, becoming Australia's longest running black coal labour dispute. In 1998 they erected a monument to the protest (the Lilyvale Stand Monument).[5]
In the 2016 census, Crinum had a population of 86 people.[6]
Heritage listings[edit]
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Crinum has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Crinum. The nearest primary schools are Capella State School in Capella to the north-west and Emerald North State School in Emerald to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2021 Crinum, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Crinum – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46945)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Lilyvale Stand Monument (entry 602167)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crinum (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Lilyvale Stand Monument (entry 602167)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
External links[edit]
Media related to Crinum, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons