Dumgree is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Dumgree had a population of 63 people.

Geography

The

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enters the locality from the north-east ( Mount Alma) and exits to the west ( Callide). The Moura railway line enters the locality from the east (Mount Alma) and exits to the north-west ( Jambin). The locality is served by two railway stations: * Mount Rainbow railway in the east of the locality () * Dumgree railway station in the west of the locality () There are a number of protected areas within the locality (from north to south): * Don River State Forest in the north of the locality, extending into neighbouring Ulogie to the north * Calliope Range State Forest in the east of the locality * Callide Timber Reserve in the south-west of the locality Dumgree has the following mountains (from north to south): * Mount Eugenie (), * Mount Gerard (), * Rocky Point Mountain (), * Mount Buckland (), * Blackfellow Mountain (), * Specimen Hill (), * Bottle Tree Mountain (), * Mount Fane (), Apart from the protected areas, the land use in the locality is predominantly

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on native vegetation. There is mining for

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and

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in the south-west of the locality, some of which takes place within the Callide Timber Reserve.

History

John Saunders Bell selected a pastoral run of in 1856. He called it Dumgree after the place in

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, Scotland, where he attended school.

Demographics

In the , Dumgree had a population of 55 people. In the , Dumgree had a population of 63 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dumgree. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Murchison State School in neighbouring Mount Murchison to the south-west and 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 school is Biloela State High School in

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to the south-west. Students living in the north-west of Dumgree might be too distant from these schools for a daily commute; the alternatives are

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and boarding schools.

References

{{Shire of Banana Shire of Banana Localities in Queensland