Thangool

File:Rural landscape, Burnett Highway, Thangool, 2014.jpg

Thangool is {{convert|591|km|mi}} north west of the state capital, Brisbane and {{convert|12|km|mi}} south of the Shire administrative centre, Biloela.

Kariboe is a neighbourhood ({{coord|-24.5|150.5833|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Kariboe (neighbourhood)|display=}}).{{cite QPN|39271|Kariboe|locality unbounded in Shire of Banana|accessdate=26 December 2020}}

Mount Scoria is a neighbourhood ({{coord|-24.5333|150.5666|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Scoria (neighbourhood)|display=}}).{{cite QPN|39298|Mount Scoria|locality unbounded in Shire of Banana|accessdate=26 December 2020}}

Thangool has the following named ranges:

• Banana Range ({{coord|-24.7460|150.4638|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Banana Range|display=}}) in the south-west of the locality{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Dawes Range ({{coord|-24.7326|150.5550|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Dawes Range|display=}}) in the south-east of the locality

Thangool has the following named mountains:

• Mount Lookerbie ({{coord|-24.6172|150.6009|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Lookerbie}}) {{convert|530|m}}{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|20063|Mount Lookerbie|mountain in Banana Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Mount Scoria ({{coord|-24.5338|150.5994|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Scoria}}) {{convert|292|m}}{{cite QPN|30121|Mount Scoria|mountain in Banana Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Mount Sugarloaf ({{coord|-24.4542|150.7133|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Sugarloaf}}) {{convert|484|m}}{{cite QPN|32776|Mount Sugarloaf|mountain in Banana Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Prospect Peak ({{coord|-24.7076|150.5018|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Prospect Peak}}) {{convert|449|m}}{{cite QPN|27568|Prospect Peak|mountain in Banana Shire|access-date=25 November 2020}}

The former Callide Valley railway line ran through the locality and had the following three now-abandoned railway stations:

• Thangool railway station ({{coord|-24.4865|150.5768|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Thangool railway station}}){{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Kariboe railway station ({{coord|-24.4990|150.5957|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Kariboe railway station}})
• Mount Scoria railway station ({{coord|-24.5345|150.6162|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Scoria railway station}})

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 January 2021}}

{{Weather box

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| location = Thangool Airport (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1965–present)

| Jan record high C = 43.1

| Feb record high C = 42.2

| Mar record high C = 42.4

| Apr record high C = 36.1

| May record high C = 35.0

| Jun record high C = 30.2

| Jul record high C = 30.1

| Aug record high C = 34.5

| Sep record high C = 38.7

| Oct record high C = 40.0

| Nov record high C = 40.4

| Dec record high C = 41.4

| year record high C = 43.1

| Jan high C = 33.8

| Feb high C = 33.0

| Mar high C = 32.0

| Apr high C = 29.6

| May high C = 26.2

| Jun high C = 23.5

| Jul high C = 23.3

| Aug high C = 25.0

| Sep high C = 28.2

| Oct high C = 30.5

| Nov high C = 32.0

| Dec high C = 33.2

| year high C = 29.2

| Jan mean C = 26.8

| Feb mean C = 26.4

| Mar mean C = 25.0

| Apr mean C = 21.9

| May mean C = 18.1

| Jun mean C = 15.4

| Jul mean C = 14.5

| Aug mean C = 15.7

| Sep mean C = 19.0

| Oct mean C = 22.0

| Nov mean C = 24.2

| Dec mean C = 25.9

| year mean C = 21.3

| Jan low C = 19.8

| Feb low C = 19.8

| Mar low C = 18.0

| Apr low C = 14.1

| May low C = 10.0

| Jun low C = 7.3

| Jul low C = 5.7

| Aug low C = 6.3

| Sep low C = 9.9

| Oct low C = 13.5

| Nov low C = 16.3

| Dec low C = 18.7

| year low C = 13.3

| Jan record low C = 12.3

| Feb record low C = 12.3

| Mar record low C = 9.2

| Apr record low C = 0.8

| May record low C = -1.4

| Jun record low C = -3.4

| Jul record low C = -4.7

| Aug record low C = -3.3

| Sep record low C = -0.7

| Oct record low C = 2.6

| Nov record low C = 4.9

| Dec record low C = 8.7

| year record low C = -4.7

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 92.7

| Feb precipitation mm = 90.5

| Mar precipitation mm = 65.1

| Apr precipitation mm = 21.7

| May precipitation mm = 24.4

| Jun precipitation mm = 29.4

| Jul precipitation mm = 17.7

| Aug precipitation mm = 22.9

| Sep precipitation mm = 28.0

| Oct precipitation mm = 54.2

| Nov precipitation mm = 71.9

| Dec precipitation mm = 96.7

| year precipitation mm = 615.3

| unit precipitation days = 1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 6.1

| Feb precipitation days = 6.0

| Mar precipitation days = 4.3

| Apr precipitation days = 2.9

| May precipitation days = 2.4

| Jun precipitation days = 3.1

| Jul precipitation days = 2.5

| Aug precipitation days = 2.2

| Sep precipitation days = 2.7

| Oct precipitation days = 5.2

| Nov precipitation days = 5.5

| Dec precipitation days = 6.1

| year precipitation days = 48.9

| Jan dew point C = 18.2

| Feb dew point C = 18.6

| Mar dew point C = 17.2

| Apr dew point C = 14.0

| May dew point C = 10.5

| Jun dew point C = 8.7

| Jul dew point C = 7.0

| Aug dew point C = 6.9

| Sep dew point C = 9.3

| Oct dew point C = 12.3

| Nov dew point C = 14.9

| Dec dew point C = 17.1

| year dew point C = 12.9

| source 1 = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration{{cite web

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| source 2 = Bureau of Meteorology{{Cite web

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The Thangool area was originally home to the Kangulu Aboriginal people.{{cite web|year=2007|title=Mount Scoria — Nature, culture and history|url=http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/mount_scoria__nature_culture_and_history/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191733/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_forest/mount_scoria__nature_culture_and_history/ |archivedate=2007-09-27|accessdate=2007-07-19|publisher=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland)}} European settlement in the area began with the Archer brothers who, on advice from the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, set out from Eidsvold Station on the Burnett River to explore the area to the north in 1853, eventually reaching the Fitzroy River. Speculative ventures followed in the 1850s and 1860s, originally tentative attempts at sheep raising, but soon turning to cattle.

The town name Thangool comes from the Thangool railway station, which existed from 2 February 1924 until 1 August 1987. It is reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning possum.

The neighbourhood Mount Scoria takes its name from the Mount Scoria railway station, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 21 June 1926, which is named after the mountain of the same name.

The town was surveyed in 1925 and primitive shops constructed from corrugated iron and logs were established soon after. The Callide Valley railway line was extended to Thangool in 1925, before its final extension to Lawgi in 1931.[http://www.corporate.qr.com.au/history/competition/competition.asp QR Corporate – Rail as foremost mode of travel – Competition to rail as foremost mode of travel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912170503/http://www.corporate.qr.com.au/history/competition/competition.asp |date=12 September 2009 }}

Kariboe Creek Provisional School opened in 1926 but closed in 1927. Kariboe Creek State School opened on 9 April 1930 and closed December 1963.{{Cite QSA Agency|9071|Kariboe Creek State School|27 December 2022

}} It was named after a local creek.{{Cite QPN|17743|Kariboe Creek|creek in the Shire of Banana|accessdate=15 January 2018}} Kariboe Creek State School was at 1 Mullers Lane ({{Coord|-24.4631|150.5229|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Kariboe Creek State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1950 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-admin-bdy-1950.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226215121/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-admin-bdy-1950.jpg |archive-date=26 December 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}

Thangool State School opened on 5 April 1927.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}

Mount Scoria State School opened on 3 November 1930 and closed in July 1958. It was located to the immediate north-east of the Mount Scoria railway station (approx {{Coord|-24.5330|150.6164|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Scoria State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1939 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m163 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-soil-1939.jpg |access-date=27 December 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226214041/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m163-soil-1939.jpg |url-status=live }}

Thangool Baptist Church opened in 1932.{{Cite web |title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening |url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226215943/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html |archive-date=26 December 2022 |access-date=2021-11-29 |website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland}}{{Cite web |title=1932 Thangool |url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1932-Thangool.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204014659/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1932-Thangool.html |archive-date=2021-12-04 |access-date=2021-11-29 |website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland}} Approval to construct the church was given in November 1931.{{cite news|date=14 November 1931|title=BAPTIST.|page=5|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=23,025|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21751966|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 December 2021}} A tender for the construction of the building was accepted in January 1932,{{cite news|date=30 January 1932|title=BAPTIST.|page=5|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=23,090|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21776276|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 December 2021}} with constructing commencing about June 1932.{{cite news|date=3 June 1932|title=THANGOOL|page=5|newspaper=Morning Bulletin|issue=20,555|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54742621|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 December 2021}} The church was officially opened on Saturday 16 July 1932.{{cite news|date=14 July 1932|title=THANGOOL|page=11|newspaper=Morning Bulletin|issue=20590|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55498460|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 December 2021}} The church was {{Convert|30 by 20|ft}}.{{cite news|date=25 February 1932|title=THANGOOL|volume=3|page=39|newspaper=The Central Queensland Herald|issue=113|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70551156|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 December 2021}}

Kroombit Provisional School opened on 17 May 1933 and closed on 13 April 1936.

Tiamby Provisional School opened on 1 July 1933. The school closed on 31 December 1942. It was on the north-eastern corner of 3224 Crowsdale Camboon Road ({{Coord|-24.6813|150.4738|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Tiamby Provisional School (former)}}).{{Cite QSA Agency|10589|Tiamby State School|27 December 2022

}}

Clinker Creek State School opened in July 1938 and closed on 23 February 1942.{{cite news |date=22 February 1938 |title=CLINKER CREEK SCHOOL. |page=6 |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |issue=22,331 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55952783 |accessdate=27 December 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |date=15 July 1938 |title=New School At Clinker Creek. |page=7 |newspaper=The Evening News |issue=4979 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198836625 |accessdate=27 December 2022 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620012648/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198836625 |url-status=live }} It was on the south-west corner of Drumburie Road and Frawleys Road ({{Coord|-24.56267|150.52876|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Clinker Creek State School (former)}}).

By the 1930s, a cotton boom had allowed the town to support two hotels, two butchers, two bakers, a picture theatre, a cordial factory, a blacksmith and a bank.{{cite web|year=2005|title=Our Town Thangool|url=http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/docs/profiles/cp_thangool_06_06.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929220254/http://www.banana.qld.gov.au/docs/profiles/cp_thangool_06_06.pdf |archivedate=2007-09-29|accessdate=2007-07-19|work=Community Development Profile|publisher=Banana Shire Council}}

The name Kariboe comes from the Kariboe railway station, assigned on 19 September 1940 by the Queensland Railways Department, which in turns derives its name from pastoral run name used in mid-1850s by pastoralist Charles Archer. It is the Aboriginal language name for the local creek.

The Red Steer Hotel closed in April 2017, leaving the town without a hotel, so the Thangool Recreation Club obtained a limited liquor licence to provide a place for locals to gather for a drink.{{Cite web|last=Jarrett|first=Vanessa|date=12 May 2017|title=Rec club licence gives town new watering hole|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/rec-club-licence-gives-town-new-watering-hole/3177050/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Morning Bulletin|language=en|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112111140/https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/rec-club-licence-gives-town-new-watering-hole/3177050/|url-status=live}}

In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Thangool had a population of 545 people, while the town of Thangool had a population of 339 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC37633|name=Thangool (SSC)|quick=on|accessdate=11 January 2021}}{{Census 2006 AUS |id=UCL354200 |name=Thangool (L) (Urban Centre/Locality) |accessdate=2007-10-28 |quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Thangool had a population of 741 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32808|name=Thangool (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Thangool had a population of 685 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32781|name=Thangool (SAL)|accessdate=20 June 2024|quick=on}}

File:Thangool State School, 2014.jpg

Thangool State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Aerodrome Road ({{coord|-24.4910|150.5716|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Thangool State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Thangool State School|url=https://www.thangoolss.eq.edu.au|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-date=1 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401225258/https://thangoolss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2015 the school had 115 students enrolled.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Thangool State School Annual Report|url=https://thangoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/School%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf|access-date=30 January 2017|website=Education Queensland|publisher=|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060839/https://thangoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/School%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf|url-status=live}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 143 students with 12 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|accessdate=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}} Thangool State School has an active Facebook page.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ThangoolStateSchool/?fref=nf|title=Thangool State School|last=|first=|date=|website=Facebook|publisher=|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-date=10 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110220015/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FThangoolStateSchool%2F%3Ffref%3Dnf|url-status=live}}

There are no secondary schools in Thangool. The nearest secondary school is Biloela State High School in Biloela to the north-west.

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Dryland farming in the area produces mainly sorghum and wheat but also some sunflower, mung beans and barley. Irrigated crops produced include cotton and lucerne as well as wheat and sorghum. A Thangool business, Queensland Squab Processors, supply 60 per cent of the Australian market for squab while a new business producing herbs for the food service industry was developed recently.

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

• Kurrajong ({{coord|-24.7152|150.4706|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kurrajong (homestead)}})
• Peaceful Haven ({{coord|-24.4906|150.6010|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Peaceful Haven (homestead)}})
• Scoria ({{coord|-24.5473|150.5756|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Scoria (homestead)}})

File:Thangool Airport sign, 2014.jpg

Local businesses include two hotels; the Red Steer Hotel and the Hotel Thangool (49-55 Ramsay Street, {{Coord|-24.4866|150.5739|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Hotel Thangool}}), a service station, post office, carpenters, welders, and an aircraft refuelling business.

The Thangool Airport (also known as Thangool Aerodrome) services the Banana Shire area. It is at 42 Aerodrome Road ({{Coord|-24.4917|150.5736|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Thangool Airport}}).{{Cite web|date=|title=Aerodromes|url=https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/council-services/corporate-and-community-services/aerodromes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020225209/https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/council-services/corporate-and-community-services/aerodromes|archive-date=20 October 2020|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Banana Shire Council|language=en}}

Thangool racecourse is one of the largest racecourses in the area.

Thangool Fire Station is at 25 Stanley Street ({{coord|-24.4878|150.5746|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Thangool Fire Station}}).{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Central Region|url=https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/about/structure/regions/Pages/cr.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101182719/https://www.qfes.qld.gov.au/about/structure/regions/Pages/cr.aspx|archive-date=1 November 2020|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Queensland Fire and Emergency Services}}

File:St Andrew's Anglican Church, Thangool, 2014 01.jpg

St Andrew's Anglican Church is at 35 Stanley Street ({{Coord|-24.4875|150.5739|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St Andrew's Anglican Church}}).{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Parish of Callide Valley|url=https://anglicanchurchcq.org.au/callidevalley.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310012739/https://anglicanchurchcq.org.au/callidevalley.html|archive-date=10 March 2020|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Anglican Diocese of Rockhampton}}

Thangool Recreational Hall is in Blanchs Road.{{Cite web|date=|title=Halls|url=https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/community-cultural/facilities/halls|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Banana Shire Council|language=en-AU|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110033557/https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/community-cultural/facilities/halls|url-status=live}}

The Thangool branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Thangool Recreational Hall.{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|url-status=dead}}

Nearby Mount Scoria, a rare rock formation rising {{convert|150|m|ft}} above the surrounding plain, was an active volcano 20 to 26 million years ago. The mountain features impressive basalt columns formed by cooling lava. Despite its name the mountain features very little scoria, with most of the mountain made up of vesicular basalt.

The Thangool Cup Races is an annual horse racing event held in September. Each November there is a Christmas market.{{cite web|title=Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire|url=http://www.gladstoneregion.info/Portals/3/DOCUMENTS/Brochures%20etc/Banana%20Shire%20Simple%20Pleasures%20Tour%20Visitor%20Guide.pdf|website=The Gladstone Region|publisher=Tourism Queensland|accessdate=8 June 2014|page=3|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715074337/http://www.gladstoneregion.info/Portals/3/DOCUMENTS/Brochures%20etc/Banana%20Shire%20Simple%20Pleasures%20Tour%20Visitor%20Guide.pdf|url-status=live}}

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• {{Citation |title=Thangool State School history update 1927 - 2002 : incorporating historical anecdotes, stories and data from: Clinker Creek, Dawes, Harrami, Kariboe Creek, Lawgi, Mardale, Mt Scoria, Thangool, Yaparaba State Schools |publication-date=2002 |publisher=Thangool State School |isbn=978-1-876674-45-8}}

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• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/thangool|title=Thangool|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
• {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-thangool-1983.jpg|title=Town map of Thangool|date=1983|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• {{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Thangool & District 2017/2027 Place Based Plan |url=https://www.banana.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/397/thangool-district-place-based-plan-2017-pdf |access-date= |website=Banana Shire Council}} — provides an overview of the facilities

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