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42-527: Download coordinates as: Kilcoy is a rural town and locality in the Somerset Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,996 people. The township is on the D'Aguilar Highway , 94 kilometres (58 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane , and just to the north of Lake Somerset . Rainfall in January 2013, another year of floods

84-557: A population of 1,714 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,898 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Kilcoy had a population of 1,996 people. Kilcoy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including Kilcoy Homestead on Kilcoy-Murgon Road . Kilcoy State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 47 Royston Street ( 26°56′44″S 152°33′42″E  /  26.9456°S 152.5618°E  / -26.9456; 152.5618  ( Kilcoy State School ) ). In 2018,

126-534: A smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996

168-402: Is identified by its PIN. Post offices coming under Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication, Government of India have a history of one hundred fifty years. Private courier and delivery services often have offices as well, although these are usually not called "post offices", except in the case of Germany , which has fully privatised its national postal system . As abbreviation PO

210-464: Is instead known as a sorting office or delivery office, which may have a large central area known as a sorting or postal hall. Integrated facilities combining mail processing with railway stations or airports are known as mail exchanges. In India , post offices are found in almost every village having panchayat (a "village council"), towns, cities, and throughout the geographical area of India. India's postal system changed its name to India Post after

252-484: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Receiving office Before the advent of postal codes and the post office, postal systems would route items to a specific post office for receipt or delivery. During

294-433: Is used, together with GPO for General Post Office and LPO for Licensed Post Office. There is evidence of corps of royal couriers disseminating the decrees of Egyptian pharaohs as early as 2400   BCE, and it is possible that the service greatly precedes that date. Similarly, there may be ancient organised systems of post houses providing mounted courier service, although sources vary as to precisely who initiated

336-552: The Holy Roman Empire . The British Postal Museum claims that the oldest functioning post office in the world is on High Street in Sanquhar , Scotland . The post office has functioned continuously since 1712, during which horses and stagecoaches were used to carry mail. Rural parts of Canada in the 19th century utilised the way office system. Villagers could leave their letters at the way office which were then taken to

378-1149: The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In

420-531: The Kilcoy railway line in 1913 created a surge in the timber industry with more mills opening near Kilcoy (Bert Woodrow – c. 1916; Thurecht Brothers – c. 1918, George Payne – c. 1919) and at Louisavale (1912), Monsildale (1912) and Yednia (early 1900s). The rural areas within a relatively small radius of Kilcoy township catering for the settlers laboring in the industries of dairy, cattle and timber were flourishing with cultural activity and those early years around

462-652: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 33 Rose Street ( 26°56′37″S 152°33′45″E  /  26.94362°S 152.56263°E  / -26.94362; 152.56263  ( Kilcoy QCWA Hall ) ). There are a number of parks in the area: There are a number of churches in Kilcoy, including: The local Stanley River Roman Catholic parish has a strong ecumenical focus. The Kilcoy District Historical Society operates

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504-520: The 'Town of Kilcoy' was surveyed by W. E. Hill by April 1888, and the first land sale was on 6 November that year. The township quickly developed at the junction of Sheep Station and Kilcoy Creeks to service these settlers and their families. By the 1890s, the only original lease country left was in the Mt Kilcoy and Sandy Creek districts, part of Durundur Station. This country was not opened for settlement until 1902. Kilcoy's first Provisional School

546-951: The 19th century in the United States , this often led to smaller communities being renamed after their post offices, particularly after the Post Office Department began to require that post office names not be duplicated within a state . The term "post-office" has been in use since the 1650s, shortly after the legalisation of private mail services in England in 1635. In early modern England, post riders — mounted couriers —were placed, or "posted", every few hours along post roads at posting houses (also known as post houses) between major cities, or " post towns ". These stables or inns permitted important correspondence to travel without delay. In early America, post offices were also known as stations. This term, as well as

588-477: The 2000 A.D., post offices would collect fees for radio licenses, recruitment for government jobs, and the operation of public call telephone (PCO) booths. Postmen would deliver letters, money orders, and parcels to places that are within the assigned area of a particular post office. Each Indian post office is assigned a unique six-digit code called the Postal Index Number , or PIN. Each post office

630-715: The D’Aguilar Range; the Nalbo along the Maleny-Mapleton escarpment and the Dungibara on the Upper Brisbane River. Duungidjawu ( also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and City of Moreton Bay , particularly

672-516: The Hall of History at 39 Hope Street in Yowie Park ( 26°56′51″S 152°33′49″E  /  26.94750°S 152.56373°E  / -26.94750; 152.56373  ( Hall of History ) ). The hall contains documents, photos, and artifacts from the district's history. A history trail has been established to tour past the historical buildings in the town. The trail guide is available from

714-535: The Hall of History. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means

756-415: The Kilcoy pastoral run and offered for selection on 19 April 1877. Timber milling operations were established as early as 1877, with Frank Nicholson building at Villeneuve, followed by James Green (1888), Hancock Brothers (1897), George Seeney and William and Stan Kropp in the same vicinity. The turn of the century saw a huge increase in activity as Hancock & Gore timber mill began operation. The site of

798-911: The Reverend William Henry Harrison, President of the Methodist Conference. In 1977, following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia , it became the Kilcoy Uniting Church. It closed on 28 February 2021. It was on a 0.5-acre (0.20 ha) site at 74 William Street ( 26°56′35″S 152°33′36″E  /  26.94314°S 152.55991°E  / -26.94314; 152.55991  ( Kilcoy Methodist/Uniting Church (former) ) ). In 1908,

840-580: The advent of private courier companies in the 1990s. It is run by the Indian government's Department of Posts. India Post accepts and delivers inland letters, postcards, parcels, postal stamps, and money orders (money transfers). Few post offices in India offer speed post (fast delivery) and payments or bank savings services. It is also uncommon for Indian post offices to sell insurance policies or accept payment for electricity, landline telephone, or gas bills. Until

882-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which

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924-557: The homestead block. Hopetoun Post Office opened on 1 December 1892 (a Kilcoy receiving office had been open from 1889) and was renamed Kilcoy in 1907. In 1842 on the outskirts of Kilcoy Station owned by MacKenzie, 30–60 aborigines of the Gubbi Gubbi tribe, two Djindubari and some men from the Dalla tribe died from eating flour that settlers had laced with strychnine or arsenic. In 1877, 2,240 acres (910 ha) were resumed from

966-523: The name of a wetland near Villeneuve that was one of the main camps of the Dungidau clan. Bora rings existed at 'Wellcourt' on Somerset Dam and at Sandy Creek east of Kilcoy, Oaky Creek and Waraba Creek. The junction of the Brisbane and Stanley Rivers was known as Gunundjin, meaning a 'hollow place', and a sacred place, called Gairnbee Rock, recalled a dreaming story of a girl who went swimming there and

1008-499: The nearest post office, as well as pick up their mail from the way office. In parts of Europe, special postal censorship offices existed to intercept and censor mail. In France, such offices were known as cabinets noirs . In many jurisdictions, mailboxes and post office boxes have long been in widespread use for drop-off and pickup (respectively) of mail and small packages outside post offices or when offices are closed. Germany's national postage system Deutsche Post introduced

1050-602: The other providing sturdy oxen for bulk shipments. The Byzantine historian Procopius , though not unbiased, records the Cursus Publicus system remained largely intact until it was dismantled in the Byzantine empire by the emperor Justinian in the 6th century. The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis family initiated regular mail service from Brussels in the 16th century , directing the Imperial Post of

1092-672: The post office name was changed from Hopetoun to Kilcoy, to avoid incorrect mail distribution to other towns of the same name in Victoria and Western Australia. St Michael's Roman Catholic Church was built in 1911 from timber. It was extended in 1914. In 1912, the Shire of Kilcoy was formed, and the area became independent from the Caboolture Shire . The post office in Kennedy Street opened in 1913. The establishment of

1134-1136: The practice. In the Persian Empire , a Chapar Khaneh system existed along the Royal Road . Similar postage systems were established in India and China by the Mauryan and Han dynasties in the 2nd century BCE. The Roman historian Suetonius credited Augustus with regularising the Roman transportation and courier network, the Cursus Publicus . Local officials were obliged to provide couriers who would be responsible for their message's entire course. Locally maintained post houses ( Latin : stationes ) privately owned rest houses ( Latin : mansiones ) and were obliged or honored to care for couriers along their way. The Roman emperor Diocletian later established two parallel systems: one providing fresh horses or mules for urgent correspondence and

1176-643: The property to Charles A. Atherton in 1849. Atherton in turn sold it to Captain Louis Hope and John Ramsay in 1854. The partnership broke up ten years later, and Hope became sole owner and built the Kilcoy Station homestead of bricks, made on the property, and red cedar. Station managers for Captain Hope were Bryant about 1860, Captain Talbot, 1864 and William Butler from 1871 until the sale, where he purchased

1218-405: The school had an enrolment of 304 students with 28 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Kilcoy State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Seib Street ( 26°56′23″S 152°34′02″E  /  26.9397°S 152.5672°E  / -26.9397; 152.5672  ( Kilcoy State High School ) ). In 2018,

1260-443: The school had an enrolment of 405 students with 39 teachers (36 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Somerset Regional Council operates a public library at 15 Kennedy Street ( 26°56′28″S 152°33′50″E  /  26.94117°S 152.56390°E  / -26.94117; 152.56390  ( Kilcoy public library ) ). The Kilcoy branch of

1302-438: The term "post house", fell from use as horse and coach services were replaced by railways , aircraft , and automobiles . The term "post office" usually refers to government postal facilities providing customer service. " General Post Office " is sometimes used for the national headquarters of a postal service, even if the building does not provide customer service. A postal facility that is used exclusively for processing mail

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1344-469: The town. The Jinibara people were granted Native Title by the Federal Court of Australia in 2012. The application used a series of tape recordings made in the 1950s of Aboriginal man, Gaiarbau, (also known as Willie MacKenzie) that provided detailed understandings of Aboriginal culture in southeast Queensland. Gaiabau was born at Kilcoy in the 1870s and died in a Salvation Army Home in Brisbane and

1386-540: The towns of Caboolture , Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore . Kilcoy was the heartland of the Jinibara People and the name comes from a patch of lawyer cane (jini) on Mount Kilcoy; 'bara' means' people' or 'folk'; thus Jinibara are the 'People of the Lawyer cane'. Kilcoy was known as Bumgur, meaning the 'blue cod'. The Kilcoy region is a rich Aboriginal cultural landscape. Mount Archer was known as Buruja, and also

1428-519: The turn of the century witnessed small schools spring up in West Vale (1887–1910), Villeneuve (1902–1960), Hazeldean ( Stanley River , 1898–1973), Gregors Creek (1896–1963), Woolmar (1894–1941), Louisavale (1915–1940), Monsildale (1913–1922 and 1941–1961), Jimna (1923–2006), Yednia (1911–1946), Sheep Station Creek (1884–1942), Somerset at upper Mount Kilcoy (1915–1943), Mount Kilcoy (1909) and Sandy Creek ( Winya , 1918–1960). Somerset Dam

1470-762: Was 364.4 millimetres (14.35 in). The Aboriginal people of the Brisbane River Valley and Kilcoy region are the Jinibara People, traditionally a nation of five clans: the Dungidau centred in the Kilcoy region and the junction of the Stanley and Brisbane Rivers; the Dala or Dallumbara clan inhabiting the Conondale Range west to the Brisbane River; the Gurumngar around the southern end of

1512-653: Was built from timber in 2000. The current Kilcoy library opened in 2011. A sand mining operation was proposed for the town in 2011. Circa 2018, the Uniting Church building was used for services by the Kilcoy United Pentecostal Church and the Kilcoy Seventh Day Adventist Church. As at 2024, neither congregation appears to be active in the town. In the 2011 census , the locality of Kilcoy had

1554-515: Was buried on 24 June 1968 in Mt Gravatt Cemetery. In the 1960s, road transport ensured the demise of the railway line (1964) and the old Kilcoy railway yard was converted many years later into a park known as Yowie Park. In January 1963, a secondary department was added to Kilcoy State School. On 1 January 1972 Kilcoy State High School opened, replacing the secondary department at Kilcoy State School. Kilcoy Wesleyan Methodist Church

1596-760: Was constructed between 1935 and 1959 with suspension of construction during the Second World War . The dam is situated on the Stanley River approximately 220 kilometres (140 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Brisbane River. Construction of the Somerset Dam created many jobs, one of the project's intentions as it commence during the Great Depression . In 1953, the Kilcoy Pastoral Company established an abattoir in

1638-536: Was established in 1889 .On 1 December 1892, the Hopetoun Post Office was opened at Kilcoy in rented premises in Royston Street. It was named after Louis Hope (the uncle of the first Governor General of Australia, Lord Hopetoun , who was a visitor to Kilcoy Station). The township was referred to unofficially as Hopetoun. Kilcoy Township Provisional School opened on 15 August 1892. In 1893, it

1680-598: Was opened in 1884 at Sheep Station Creek, some five to six miles north of Kilcoy Homestead, the name changing to Sheep Station Creek Provisional School in 1892 when the Kilcoy School opened its doors in Hope Street in Kilcoy. At that time there were still no subdivisions north of William Street as that was part of Kilcoy Station which was sold up in 1907. St Mary's Anglican Church was built in 1887. The timber church could seat 120 people. A postal receiving office

1722-416: Was renamed Kilcoy Provisional School. In 1898, it was renamed Hopetoun Provisional School. In 1907, it became Hopetoun State School. In 1914, it was renamed Kilcoy State School. Brighton Hills Provisional School opened circa November 1904 and closed circa July 1918. It was described as "via Kilcoy". Kilcoy Methodist Church was built from timber by Mr C. Festers. It was opened on Saturday 14 October 1905 by

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1764-494: Was turned by her father, a gundir (clever man) by magic into a rock to save her from a dangerous evil spirit. The Stanley River was also called Gairnbee, meaning the water gum. In 1841, brothers Evan and Colin Mackenzie, of Kilcoy Castle, Newtown Scotland, took up land west of Durundur (in the Stanley River valley) and began grazing sheep soon after land was opened to free settlement. They named it after their home town. They sold

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