Kinleymore is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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in the
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
Origins
This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the Kinleymore had a population of 93 people.
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Geography
The Proston railway line
The Proston railway line is a branch railway from Murgon to Proston in south-east Queensland, Australia.
History
On 7 December 1914 Queensland Parliament approved a branch line to run west from Murgon to Proston in south-east Queensland. A ...
enters the locality from the east ( Hivesville), passes through Kinleymore railway station () in the centre of the locality, and then exits to the west (Proston
Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of the South Burnett regions commercial centre, Kingaroy and south ...
).
History
The locality was named after three of the original settlers in the area by combining parts of their surnames (Kinnear, Leys, Morey), and also used this as the railway station name from 2 March 1923. Previously the railway station was called ''Mobill'' (reported as a Waka language
Waka is an Adamawa language of Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated betwe ...
word meaning ''stony country'').[
Kinleymore Provisional School opened on 20 June 1913. On 1 February 1918 it became Kinleymore State School. It closed on 31 December 1969.][Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990]
In the Kinleymore had a population of 93 people.
References
Further reading
* —includes the schools at Abbeywood, Brigooda, Hivesville, Kinleymore, Speedwell.
{{South Burnett Region
South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland