Kogan

History

The name Kogan derives from an early pastoral run called Kogan Creek owned variously by J.E. Barney (-1848), Joseph King (1838-1849), and Colin J. McKenzie (1849-). The name probably comes from Kogai, one of the Aboriginal tribes from the district. Kogan Provisional School opened on 4 October 1897 and closed about 1899. It reopened in 1905 and became Kogan State School in 1910. Perth Provisional School opened circa November 1910. In 1922 it became a half-time school (meaning a single teacher shared between two schools) with Brooklyn Provisional School, which opened circa October 1922. Circa November 1925 the Brooklyn school closed and Perth school returned to full-time status, only to close circa November 1926. The location of these schools were described as "via Kogan". Millbank State School opened on 24 January 1938 and closed on 28 January 1957. The school's location was described "via Kogan".

Geography

The locality of Kogan is shaped like an upside-down U with the locality of Beelbee almost enclosed by Kogan. The town of Kogan is in the north-west of the locality. From the town there are four arterial roads: * Kogan Condamine Road towards the north-west to Montrose and eventually to Condamine * Warra Kogan Road towards the north-east to Warra * Dalby Kogan Road towards the south-east to Macalister and eventually to Dalby * Tara Kogan Road towards the south-west to Tara In the north-east of the locality, the Condamine River flows from south to north along Kogan's boundary with Warra, while Wilkie Creek flowing from south to north (a tributary of the Condamine) forms Kogan's boundary with Macalister. Wambo Creek flows from south to north-west through the south-western part of the locality and is eventually a tributary of the Condamine River. Kogan Creek flows from south to north through the locality passing through the township of Kogan; it is also a tributary of the Condamine River. The lower flatter land in Kogan (approx 350 metres above sea level) is used for grazing, while higher peaks of approx 400metres remain as bushland. Most of Kogan is freehold land with the exceptions of Dalby State Forest (), Braemer State Forest (), both in the eastern part of the locality. Geologically, Kogan is part of the Surat Basin. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  21
• Little Corella

  Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843 · Aves
  14
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  13
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  11
• Inland Ringtail

  Austrolestes aridus (Tillyard, 1908) · Insecta
  11
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10
• Pied Butcherbird

  Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  10
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  10

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2007-08-25
  40 km W of Kingaroy, Australia
• M 3.6 — 2005-03-07
  36 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia
• M 3.7 — 2004-02-21
  47 km WNW of Kingaroy, Australia