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Toolooa

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Gladstone Regional Council QLD, PO Box 29, Toolooa, QLD 4680
07 4970 0700

Description

Toolooa is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

Toolooa is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

History

The name Toolooa is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal name in the Gurang/Goeng language for nearby Barney Point and the clan of indigenous people who lived there. When the first Government Resident Maurice Charles O'Connell came to Gladstone (then known as Port Curtis), he had a house built in 1856 called Toolooa House at Barney Point. This house was sold on 12 September 1863 and burned down on 15 August 1873. The name Toolooa was later used for a railway station 7 miles (11 km) south of Gladstone, but this station no longer exists.In 1900 the Bundaberg firm Messrs H. A. Skyring and Sons established a large sawmill in the area near the railway line. It employed many workers and contributed to Gladstone's growth. The mill was completely destroyed by fire on 4 April 1930.Skyring's Siding Provisional School opened about 2 May 1905 but was soon renamed Toolooa Provisional School. It was upgraded to Toolooa State School on 1 Jan 1909 but closed on 30 April 1921.Toolooa State High School opened on 27 January 1981 with 200 Year-8 students and 11 teachers.In the 2011 census, Toolooa had a population of 1,164 people.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 2.971 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 38 m

Population number: 944

Local Government Area: Gladstone Regional Council

Location

Gladstone Regional Council QLD, PO Box 29, Toolooa, QLD 4680

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Toolooa, Queensland

Toolooa - Localista

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