Carool History
Most of the first settlers were men, and the few children that were there had to walk to Bilambil School. Over the next 2 years, other families arrived, and in 1922 Carool Public School was built. Most of the building was done by the settlers themselves, using timber from a giant teak tree. A team of 44 bullocks had to drag the tree to the mill and there was still timber left over after the school was built, and was later used to build a hall.
In 2006, banana growing was the second largest farming industry. The crops were situated in areas of steeper hillsides, such as Clothiers Creek, Condong Range, Duranbah, North Tumbulgum, Bilambil and Carool. The value of banana farming in 2001-2002 in Tweed was $9,700,621, second only to sugar.
Some farmers joined a government scheme that enabled small farms to be joined together and formed as one, usually to take up beef production. Evidence of this is visible in the farms at Round Mountain, Clothiers Creek, Duranbah, Stott’s Creek, Upper Bilambil and Carool. Other farmers changed to vegetable production. Other enterprises include the Madura tea plantation at Clothiers Creek and Carool Coffee at Carool.
Today Carool still has banana plantations, and Carool Coffee, Ilnam Estate Winery and Carool Beef are still up and running.
Fun Fact: Carool means ‘beautiful views’ in Aboriginal.
The first picture is the background for the claymation and the second is a picture of Mt Warning from our school
In 2006, banana growing was the second largest farming industry. The crops were situated in areas of steeper hillsides, such as Clothiers Creek, Condong Range, Duranbah, North Tumbulgum, Bilambil and Carool. The value of banana farming in 2001-2002 in Tweed was $9,700,621, second only to sugar.
Some farmers joined a government scheme that enabled small farms to be joined together and formed as one, usually to take up beef production. Evidence of this is visible in the farms at Round Mountain, Clothiers Creek, Duranbah, Stott’s Creek, Upper Bilambil and Carool. Other farmers changed to vegetable production. Other enterprises include the Madura tea plantation at Clothiers Creek and Carool Coffee at Carool.
Today Carool still has banana plantations, and Carool Coffee, Ilnam Estate Winery and Carool Beef are still up and running.
Fun Fact: Carool means ‘beautiful views’ in Aboriginal.
The first picture is the background for the claymation and the second is a picture of Mt Warning from our school