Mingoola is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...
,
Queensland
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
It is on the
Queensland border with
New South Wales
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
.
In the , Mingoola had a population of 18 people.
Geography
Mingoola is located on the
border of Queensland and New South Wales
Queensland is the north-eastern state of Australia and has land borders with three other Australian states and territories: New South Wales (to the south), South Australia (to the south-west) and Northern Territory (to the west). To the north of ...
with the adjacent locality over the border also being called
Mingoola.
History
The locality probably takes its name from the pastoral run called Mangoola or Moongoola in early memoirs of
Oscar De Satge
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:
People
* Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms.
* Oscar (Irish mythology), ...
.
[
Land in Mingoola was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available.]
References
Southern Downs Region
Localities in Queensland
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