Kawl Kawl, Queensland
Kawl Kawl is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Kawl Kawl had a population of 24 people.
Geography
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.History
The locality takes its name from the former Kawl Kawl railway station, which in turn was assigned on 18 January 1917 and is an Aboriginal word meaning scrub magpie.Kawl Kawl made national news in multiple newspapers in 1924 following the suspected suicide by drinking sheep dip, of local resident Miss Nona Agnes Hilleary, aged 18. She was said to be love sick following her father's instructions to stay away from the young man concerned.
The Courier-Mail reported on 30 April 1937 that "A cyclonic storm at Kawl Kawl station, on the Proston railway, on Wednesday night, was accompanied by
heavy hail, and 2in. of rain fell in a quarter of an hour. Mr. W. Peters's residence was unroofed, and all the windows were smashed in Mr. A. Marquardt's premises. Large trees were uprooted, and crops flattened".
Demographics
In the, Kawl Kawl had a population of 18 people.In the, Kawl Kawl had a population of 24 people.