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Colinton

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Colinton is a locality which took it's name from "Colinton" the pastoral station established on 19th August 1941 by the Balfour brothers, John, Charles and Robert. The Balfour's named "Colinton" after the village of Colinton on the south-western outskirts of Edinburgh Scotland, whence they had emigrated. Colinton Receiving Office opened in 1878 and became a Post Office in 1913.

TypeTowns & LocalitiesTownsMoore & SurroundsReferencesShire of Esk: origins of place names in Shire of Esk by Esk Shire Council. [Brisbane]: Department of Geographic Information, [c1980].

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Moore

Moore Cemetery

Linville School

Toogoolawah School

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1955 Floods

1893 Floods

Publications

Somerset Remembers: A guide to significant memorials in the Somerset Region

Audiovisual

Edward (Ned) McDonald - Brisbane Valley Heritage Trails by Elizabeth DeLacy and Mary Green

Maps & Plans

Feature map of Colinton Estate, Upper Brisbane River

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CollectionTowns & LocalitiesRelated PeopleBalfour FamilyGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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