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The residential land use is mostly within the town.The remaining 2,286.2 square kilometres (882.7\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) to the west in the Charters Towers Region has a mix of uses including grazing on native vegetation, the Paluma Range National Park, the Paluma State Forest, and the Mount Zero Taravale Private Nature Reserve (operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy).[5][6]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality which was served by the now-abandoned Girrinjah railway station (19\u00b019\u203211\u2033S 145\u00b058\u203200\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.3196\u00b0S 145.9668\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.3196; 145.9668\ufeff (Girrinjah railway station)).[7]Paluma has the following mountains:Black Hill (18\u00b056\u203227\u2033S 145\u00b046\u203215\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9407\u00b0S 145.7708\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9407; 145.7708\ufeff (Black Hill)) 534 metres (1,752\u00a0ft)[8]Krugers Hill (18\u00b053\u203230\u2033S 145\u00b053\u203248\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.8916\u00b0S 145.8968\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.8916; 145.8968\ufeff (Krugers Hill))[8][9]Mount Bitalli (18\u00b054\u203257\u2033S 145\u00b046\u203218\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9157\u00b0S 145.7717\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9157; 145.7717\ufeff (Mount Bitalli))[8][10]Mount Bradley (19\u00b008\u203203\u2033S 145\u00b053\u203249\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.1341\u00b0S 145.8970\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.1341; 145.8970\ufeff (Mount Bradley)) 548 metres (1,798\u00a0ft)[8][11]Mount Brown (19\u00b007\u203226\u2033S 145\u00b048\u203222\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.1238\u00b0S 145.8061\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.1238; 145.8061\ufeff (Mount Brown)) 449 metres (1,473\u00a0ft)[8][12]Mount Foxton (19\u00b016\u203212\u2033S 145\u00b049\u203212\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.2701\u00b0S 145.8201\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.2701; 145.8201\ufeff (Mount Foxton)) 464 metres (1,522\u00a0ft)[8][13]Mount Julia (19\u00b010\u203205\u2033S 145\u00b047\u203243\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.1681\u00b0S 145.7952\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.1681; 145.7952\ufeff (Mount Julia)) 530 metres (1,740\u00a0ft)[8][14]Mount Moss (19\u00b005\u203208\u2033S 145\u00b050\u203251\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.0856\u00b0S 145.8475\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.0856; 145.8475\ufeff (Mount Moss))[8][15]Mount Nokomis (19\u00b015\u203214\u2033S 146\u00b002\u203206\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.2538\u00b0S 146.0350\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.2538; 146.0350\ufeff (Mount Nokomis)) 697 metres (2,287\u00a0ft)[8][16]Mount Podge (19\u00b017\u203244\u2033S 145\u00b056\u203258\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.2956\u00b0S 145.9494\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.2956; 145.9494\ufeff (Mount Podge)) 547 metres (1,795\u00a0ft)[8][17]Mount Ryan (18\u00b053\u203206\u2033S 145\u00b054\u203248\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.8850\u00b0S 145.9133\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.8850; 145.9133\ufeff (Mount Ryan)) 815 metres (2,674\u00a0ft)[8][18]Mount Spectacle (19\u00b006\u203225\u2033S 145\u00b050\u203249\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.1069\u00b0S 145.8470\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.1069; 145.8470\ufeff (Mount Spectacle)) 472 metres (1,549\u00a0ft)[8][19]Mount Zero (19\u00b003\u203214\u2033S 146\u00b005\u203248\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.0539\u00b0S 146.0968\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.0539; 146.0968\ufeff (Mount Zero)) 1,041 metres (3,415\u00a0ft)[8][20]Pinnacle (19\u00b007\u203200\u2033S 145\u00b052\u203241\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.1167\u00b0S 145.8781\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.1167; 145.8781\ufeff (Pinnacle))[8][21]Powell Knob (19\u00b005\u203231\u2033S 145\u00b050\u203247\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.0919\u00b0S 145.8464\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.0919; 145.8464\ufeff (Powell Knob)) 439 metres (1,440\u00a0ft)[8][22]Snake Hill (18\u00b057\u203220\u2033S 145\u00b047\u203227\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9556\u00b0S 145.7907\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9556; 145.7907\ufeff (Snake Hill))[8]Sugarloaf (18\u00b058\u203235\u2033S 145\u00b046\u203256\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9764\u00b0S 145.7821\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9764; 145.7821\ufeff (Sugarloaf)) 567 metres (1,860\u00a0ft)[8]Trial Hill (18\u00b058\u203251\u2033S 145\u00b048\u203217\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9807\u00b0S 145.8047\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9807; 145.8047\ufeff (Trial Hill)) 662 metres (2,172\u00a0ft)[8]Twin Hills (18\u00b059\u203212\u2033S 145\u00b045\u203240\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9866\u00b0S 145.7611\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9866; 145.7611\ufeff (Twin Hills)) 579 metres (1,900\u00a0ft)[8]Willett Knob (19\u00b005\u203216\u2033S 145\u00b050\u203232\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.0879\u00b0S 145.8422\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.0879; 145.8422\ufeff (Willett Knob)) 427 metres (1,401\u00a0ft)[8][23]History[edit]The area was originally known as Cloudy Clearing until it was renamed Paluma in 1934.[2]It developed from a mining and forestry background. The first people to arrive here were tin prospectors in the 1870s after an abundance of tin in the mountains. The area remained isolated until a road was built up the range in the 1930s. This industry lasted for years until landowners worked together to shut it down. The tin industry was using the creeks for washing the tin; however, this was incompatible with using the creeks for Paluma’s water supply.[citation needed]Running River Provisional School opened in 1946 but closed on 31 December 1949. The school re-opened on 2 February 1954 but closed on 21 June 1963. It re-opened on 23 January 1965 and closed on 10 April 1974. It subsequently re-opened and closed permanently on 16 December 1994.[24] It was at 28 Furber Road (also known as Breakaway Road and Ewan Road, 18\u00b058\u203240\u2033S 146\u00b001\u203234\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff18.9777\u00b0S 146.0262\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -18.9777; 146.0262\ufeff (Running River State School (former))); it was a 5-acre (2.0\u00a0ha) site with a frontage onto Running River.[25][26][5]Paluma Temporary School opened on 28 September 1950, becoming Paluma State School in 1952. The school closed on 19 July 1968 due to falling enrolments.[27][28][29]The Paluma Environmental Education Centre was established in 1977 by the Queensland Department of Education on the site of Paluma State School.[30]In the 2016 census, the locality of Paluma had a population of 68 people.[1]Heritage listings[edit]The Mount Spec Road and Little Crystal Creek Bridge is a heritage-listed road with stone-faced arch bridge in the Mount Spec Ranges built in 1933. It is the only arch road bridge that remains in service in Queensland. Crystal clear water flows down the creek filling the deep pools of Little Crystal Creek, making it an excellent natural swimming hole. It is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[31]Education[edit]Paluma Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 53 Mt Spec Road (19\u00b000\u203230\u2033S 146\u00b012\u203227\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff19.0082\u00b0S 146.2074\u00b0E\ufeff \/ -19.0082; 146.2074\ufeff (Paluma Environmental Education Centre)).[32][33] The school provides students from years 1 to 12 the opportunity to engage with the natural environment with one of the classrooms built underneath the canopy of the forest.[30]There are no mainstream schools in Paluma. The nearest government primary schools are Mutarnee State School in Mutarnee to the north-east of the town of Paluma and Mount Fox State School in neighbouring Mount Fox to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north. However, much of this large locality is too distant from these schools and the options would be distance education or boarding schools.[5]See also[edit]References[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paluma.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/paluma-queensland-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Paluma, Queensland – Wikipedia"}}]}]