Koombooloomba is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population". The locality was used during the construction of the

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Geography

There is a hydro-electric Koombooloomba Dam nearby. The Koombooloomba dam acts as a water reservoir which supplies water to the

Tully River The Tully River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Tully River rises in the Cardwell Range, part of the Great Dividing Range on the northern boundary of the Kirrama State Forest. The river flows generally n ...

downstream and the

. The Tully River flows from nearby Tully into the ocean.

History

The village of Koombooloomba was built to accommodate the workers on the Koombooloomba Dam. The timber for the village was cut from trees that would be submerged by the dam. Koombooloomba State School opened on 19 February 1953 and closed in 1963. Koombooloomba Post Office opened about December 1952 and closed about 1963.

Demographics

In the , Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population". In the , the locality of Koombooloomba had "no people or a very low population".

References

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