Crinum is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Crinum had a population of 86 people.[1]
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Coordinates | 23.2036°S 148.2683°E / -23.2036; 148.2683 (Crinum (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 86 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.1713/km2 (0.4436/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4723 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 502.1 km2 (193.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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The Kestrel coal mine is located in the locality (23.2574°S 148.3006°E / -23.2574; 148.3006 (Kestrel coal mine)). It produced both thermal and coking coal. The mine has an estimated 50 to 100 megatonnes of coal.[3] It is part of the Kestrel coal reserve which spreads across Crinum and extends into neighbouring Lilyvale, Wyuna and Gordonstone, which has an estimated 100 to 500 megatonnes of coal.[3]
Although there are a number of the mines in the area, the predominant land use is grazing and cropping.[3]
Gregory Mine State School opened on 10 July 1978 but closed on 14 December 1979.[4]
Following the dismissal of a group of mine workers from the Gordonstone Coal Mine (later renamed by Rio Tinto to Kestral Coal Mine), the workers maintained a protest line from early October 1997 to August 1999, becoming Australia's longest running black coal labour dispute. In 1998 they erected a monument to the protest (the Lilyvale Stand Monument).[5]
In the 2016 census, Crinum had a population of 86 people.[1]
Crinum has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
There are no schools in Crinum. The nearest primary schools are Capella State School in Capella to the north-west and Emerald North State School in Emerald to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Capella State High School in Capella and Emerald State High School in Emerald.[3]
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