Thangool is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Thangool had a population of 741 people. Geography Thangool is north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south of the Shire administrative centre, Biloela. Kariboe is a neighbourhood (). Mount Scoria is a neighbourhood (). Thangool has the following named ranges: Banana Range () in the south-west of the locality Dawes Range () in the south-east of the locality Thangool has the following named mountains: Mount Lookerbie () Mount Scoria () Mount Sugarloaf () Prospect Peak () The former Callide Valley railway line ran through the locality and had the following three now-abandoned railway stations: Thangool railway station () Kariboe railway station () Mount Scoria railway station () The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with a small amount of crop growing. History The Thangool area was originally home to the Kangulu Aboriginal people. 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. Kariboe Creek Provisional School opened in 1926 but closed in 1927. Kariboe Creek State School opened on 9 April 1930 and closed December 1963. It was named after a local creek. Kariboe Creek State School was at 1 Mullers Lane (). Thangool State School opened on 5 April 1927. 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 ). Thangool Baptist Church opened in 1932.