Tumoulin is a rural town and

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in the

Tablelands Region The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January ...

Queensland ) , 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 , Tumoulin had a population of 109 people.

Geography

From south to north Tumoulin is a flat valley with Diddleluma Creek flowing through it, elevation approx above sea level. However, it is more mountainous in both the east and west, rising to approx . The town lies slightly to the east of centre of the locality. The eastern part of the locality is mostly protected areas including Tumoulin Forest Reserve and Tumoulin State Forest. There is also an area in the south of the locality within the Ravenshoe State Forest No 3 which extends into

Ravenshoe Ravenshoe ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ravenshoe had a population of 1,400 people. Geography Ravenshoe is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is located south w ...

. The land use is cropping on the valley floor, grazing on the lower slopes, and forestry in the more mountainous areas.

History

The

Tablelands railway line The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of the A ...

from

Herberton Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Herberton had a population of 855 people. Geography Herberton is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is situa ...

to Tumoulin opened on 31 July 1911 with Tumoulin railway station () being Queensland’s highest railway station at above sea level. The name ''Tumoulin'' is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''waterfall''. The railway line from Atherton to Ravenshoe was closed in 1988 due to the World Heritage Listing of Queensland's Wet Tropics. However, the section between Herberton and Tumoulin can still be used and the Ravenshoe Steam Railway operate heritage steam train tours along the route. On 3 August 1911 the

Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended fr ...

auctioned 59 town allotments in the new town of Tumoulin. The township of Tumoulin appears on a 1916 survey plan. Tumoulin Provisional School opened on 4 May 1912. In 1914 there were plans to build a new school building. On 1 April 1915 it became Tumoulin State School. It closed on 11 September 1960. It was located at approx . In the , Tumoulin had a population of 109 people.

Education

There are no schools in Tumoulin. The nearest primary and secondary school is Ravenshoe State School (Prep-12) in neighbouring

to the south-east.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Tablelands Region Localities in Queensland