Mingela is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mingela had a population of 14 people.[1]
| Mingela Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Flinders Highway crossing the Great Northern (Mount Isa) railway line, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
  Mingela | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°52′47″S 146°38′02″E / 19.8797°S 146.6338°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0294/km2 (0.0761/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 476.2 km2 (183.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editMingela railway station is on the Great Northern railway from Townsville to Mount Isa (19°52′42″S 146°37′59″E / 19.8783°S 146.6330°E).[4] Prior to 16 March 1931, it was known as Ravenswood Junction railway station.[5] Haughton Valley railway station is an abandoned railway station on the same line (19°51′00″S 146°40′25″E / 19.8499°S 146.6736°E).[4]
Mingela has the following mountains (from north to south):
- Mount Prince Charlie (19°47′54″S 146°48′21″E / 19.7983°S 146.8057°E) 393 metres (1,289 ft)[6][7]
- Mount Square Post (19°48′50″S 146°43′47″E / 19.8138°S 146.7297°E) 365 metres (1,198 ft)[6][8]
- The Bluff (19°52′39″S 146°43′47″E / 19.8775°S 146.7298°E) 546 metres (1,791 ft)[6][9]
- Sulphide Mountain (19°53′25″S 146°41′12″E / 19.8903°S 146.6867°E) 321 metres (1,053 ft)[6][10]
- Cowhead Mountain (19°53′45″S 146°39′51″E / 19.8957°S 146.6643°E) 335 metres (1,099 ft)[6][11]
History
editThe area was originally called Cunningham and then Ravenswood Junction. However, when the Ravenswood branch railway closed on 16 March 1931, the railway station was then renamed Mingela (an Aboriginal word meaning a string of waterholes).[2]
Ravenswood Junction Provisional School opened on 3 January 1882. Circa 1910 it became Ravenswood Junction State School. In 1931 it was renamed Mingela State School. It closed on 31 December 2002.[12][13] The school was at 33 Burdekin Street (19°52′52″S 146°38′01″E / 19.8812°S 146.6336°E).[14][15] The school's website was archived.[16]
The locality of Mingela was created on 8 July 2016 by combining the former locality of Crimea with parts of Ravenswood, Reid River and Dotswood.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 census, the locality of Mingela had a population of 14 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Mingela. The nearest government primary schools are Woodstock State School in Woodstock to the north and Ravenswood State School in neighbouring Ravenswood to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School in Charters Towers City to the south-west..[15]
Amenities
editThe Mingela branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall on the corner of Ravenswood Street and Towers Street (19°52′47″S 146°38′05″E / 19.8798°S 146.6348°E).[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mingela (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mingela – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 22195)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Mingela – locality in Charters Towers Region (entry 49745)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Mingela – railway station in Charters Towers Region (entry 22196)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "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 Prince Charlie – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 27511)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mount Square Post – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 32030)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "The Bluff – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 33862)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Sulphide Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 32796)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Cowhead Mountain – mountain in Charters Towers Region (entry 8600)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 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
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Town of Mingela" (Map). Queensland Government. 1976. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Mingela State School". 24 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 May 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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