Thangool
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Thangool Queensland |
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 Thangool
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| Coordinates | 24°29′14″S 150°34′29″E / 24.48722°S 150.57472°ECoordinates: 24°29′14″S 150°34′29″E / 24.48722°S 150.57472°E | ||||||||
| Population | 829 (2006 census) | ||||||||
| Established | 1925 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4716 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Banana Shire Council | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricoria | ||||||||
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Thangool /ˈθæŋɡuːl/ is a town in central Queensland, Australia. The town is in the Banana Shire local government area, 591 kilometres (367 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Shire administrative centre, Biloela. The name "Thangool" means "Possum". At the 2011 census, Thangool had a population of 829.
The Thangool area was originally home to the Kangulu Aboriginal people.European settlement in Australia in the area began with the Archer brothers who, on advice from the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, set out from Eidsvold on the Burnett River to explore the area to the north in 1853, eventually reaching the Fitzroy River. Speculative ventures followed in the 1850s and 1860s, originally tentative attempts at sheep raising, but soon turning to cattle. The town was surveyed in 1925 and primitive shops constructed from corrugated iron and logs were established soon after. The Callide Valley railway line was extended to Thangool in 1925, before its final extension to Lawgi in 1931. A primary school was opened on 5 April, 1927. By the 1930s, a cotton boom had allowed the town to support two hotels, two butchers, two bakers, a picture theatre, a cordial factory, a blacksmith and a bank.
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