Kalbar, Queensland

Kalbar
Queensland
Kalbar
Population: 713 (2006 Census)[1]
Established: 1876
Postcode: 4309
LGA: Scenic Rim Regional Council
State District: Beaudesert
Federal Division: Wright

Kalbar is a small town in the Scenic Rim, South East Queensland, Australia. It is located near the Cunningham Highway and directly north of Mount French in the Fassifern Valley. The town is part of the Scenic Rim Region local government area. At the 2006 census, Kalbar had a population of 713.[1]

Settlement began at the location in 1876 and by 1890 a small town had developed.[2] The town was once known as Fassifern Scrub and then Engelsburg after the first settler of the town. The name changed to Kalbar because of anti-German sentiment in 1916.[2] The Mount Edwards railway line reached the town in the same year.[2]

During the 1899 referendum to decide if Australia should become a federation, Kalbur registered the highest No vote of any town in Queensland.[3] In 1920, the Kalbar School of Arts hall and half the businesses in town were destroyed by fire.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kalbar (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL330800&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 29 May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. pp. 36—37. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X. 
  3. ^ "The Brisbane Wheel". Centenary of Federation. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 March 2001. http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/federation/stories/s231407.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 

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