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Colinton, Queensland : ウィキペディア英語版 | Colinton, Queensland
Colinton is a locality of the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Colinton was included within the neighbouring locality of Moore, which together had a population of 315 people. Colinton lies within the water catchment area of Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. The creek marks a portion of both the southern and western boundary and the Brisbane River is aligned with the eastern boundary. The D'Aguilar Highway passes through the east where the Brisbane Valley railway line also once passed. Benarkin State Forest roughly covers the western third of Colinton. In the south Glenhowden Mountain rises to elevations greater than 350 m. ==History==
The district takes its name from the pastoral run owned by the Balfour family which was in turn named for their home town in Colinton, Lothian, Scotland.〔 The Colinton War Memorial was unveiled outside the School of Arts on 18 January 1917 by Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Somerset, Henry Plantagenet Somerset.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/91177-colinton-war-memorial )〕
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