Kulpi

History

The site of the town of Kulpi was part of a selection made by Fred Beckmann from the Rosalie Plains pastoral run. Beckman built two establishments, the Pioneer Hotel and a store which formed the centre of the town. The settlement was originally known as Rosalie, however the name was soon changed to Kulpi, to avoid confusion with the Rosalie Plains Homestead, which was a small town in itself. The town takes its name from its railway station name assigned to 9 January 1913 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning box tree or charred logs.

Geography

Kulpi is on the Darling Downs, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to north.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  160
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  131
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  117
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  108
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  106
• Crested Pigeon

  Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
  88
• Apostlebird

  Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
  87
• Common Myna

  Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  72

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