Kokotungo is a rural

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in the

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, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kokotungo had a population of 89 people.

Geography

The

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passes through the locality from the east (

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) and travels slightly south-west across the locality passing through the three railway stations: * Kokotungo railway station () * Kooemba railway station () * Kalewa railway station () before exiting to the south-west ( Baralaba). The railway line has now closed and the stations are abandoned.

History

''Kokotungo'' is an Aboriginal name for a local hill and was assigned by the

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to the railway station in June 1916. The section of the Dawson Valley railway line from

Rannes Rannes is a rural town in the west of the locality of Goovigen in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. Geography Rannes is in Central Queensland between Wowan and Banana on the Leichhardt Highway and the Don River. History Rannes was ...

to Baralaba (via Kokotungo) opened on 30 July 1917. Town lots were sold in the town of Kokotungo beside the railway station in February 1938. Kokotungo State School opened in the town on 6 November 1939 and closed on 27 January 1969. It was on a site on the southern side of the Baralaba Rannes Road (approx ). A branch of the

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was active in Kokotungo from at least 1957 to 1971. The branch published a recipe book in 1959.

Demographics

In the , Kokotungo had a population of 100 people. In the , Kokotungo had a population of 89 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kokotungo. The nearest government primary schools are: * Baralaba State School in neighbouring Baralaba to the south-west * Banana State School in neighbouring

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to the south-east * Goovigen State School in neighbouring

to the east * Wowan State School in

Wowan Wowan is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Wowan had a population of 170 people. The town of Deeford is also within the locality. Geography The '' Dee River'' forms part of the ...

to the north-west The nearest government secondary schools are Baralaba State School (to Year 10) and Moura State High School (to Year 12) in Moura to the south. However, most of Kokotungo is too distant for a daily commute to Moura; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.

Notable residents

Notable people born in or near Kokotungo include: * Alwyn Torenbeek (1937–2015), drover, horse whisperer, endurance rider, bronc rider and author

References

External links

* {{Shire of Banana Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland