Upper Yarraman, Queensland

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Upper Yarraman
Queensland
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Upper Yarraman
Coordinates 26°53′23″S151°53′48″E / 26.8897°S 151.8966°E / -26.8897; 151.8966 (Upper Yarraman (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°53′23″S151°53′48″E / 26.8897°S 151.8966°E / -26.8897; 151.8966 (Upper Yarraman (centre of locality))
Population104 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2.500/km2 (6.47/sq mi)
Established1897
Postcode(s) 4614
Area41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Upper Yarraman:
Neumgna Yarraman Yarraman
Neumgna Upper Yarraman Gilla
Cooyar Cooyar Kooralgin

Upper Yarraman is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Upper Yarraman had a population of 104 people. [1]

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Geography

Upper Yarraman is on the Darling Downs.

The New England Highway runs through Upper Yarraman. It is part of the Cooyar Creek catchment, a tributary of the Brisbane River.[ citation needed ]

History

The area was first surveyed in 1897. It was then opened for selection with a requirement being the land had to be cleared and cultivated.[ citation needed ]

The name of Yarraman is derived from the aboriginal word meaning horse. [3] Although the origin of the word Yarraman is unknown, it is thought to be derived from the word "yira" which means large teeth. [4]

Yarraman Creek Upper Provisional School opened on 30 January 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Yarraman Creek Upper State School. Circa 1935 it was renamed Yarraman Upper State School. It closed on 31 December 2002. [5] [6] [7] It was at 130 Upper Yarraman Road ( 26°53′31″S151°53′50″E / 26.8919°S 151.8971°E / -26.8919; 151.8971 (Yarraman Upper State School (former)) ). [8] [9] [10] The school building has been converted into a residence. [11]

On a road junction of Upper Yarraman became a meeting place. The Cedars hotel first licensee was Jack Thompson in 1913. The Hotel was used for the Ministerial Party Luncheon the day after the railway opening in Yarraman in 1913. The hotel burnt down in 1927, was rebuilt, then burnt down again in 1960.[ citation needed ]

The Upper Yarraman Farmers' Hall, was originally the Phoenix Picture Theatre in Blackbutt. The hall was dismantled and re-erected at its current location in 1945, on a piece of land donated by Mr. Horace Lougheed. [12]

Upper Yarraman Methodist Church, 2010 after its relocation to Yarraman Upper Yarraman Methodist Church after its relocation to Yarraman in 1965, 2010.jpg
Upper Yarraman Methodist Church, 2010 after its relocation to Yarraman

In January 1922, it was decided to build a Methodist church. [13] In 1965 it was relocated to Yarraman to become the Methodist Church in Yarraman with the former Yarraman Methodist Church becoming the church hall. It is now the Yarraman Uniting Church. [14] [15]

In February 1924 it was decided to establish a trunk line and public telegraph office. [16] The township had a telephone exchange which was used until 1986 and a post office till 1974.[ citation needed ]

There is a pine forest on the northern side of the Yarraman Creek Valley, just beyond the boundary of Upper Yarraman, which is a plantation of hoop pines planted in around 1939 to 1940. [17]

In the 2011 census, Upper Yarraman and surrounding area had a population of 1,230. [18]

In the 2016 census, Upper Yarraman had a population of 104 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Upper Yarraman. The nearest government primary schools are Yarraman State School in neighbouing Yarraman to the north-east, Cooyar State School in neighbouring Cooyar to the south, and Tanduringie State School in Pimpimbudgie to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 10) and Nanango State High School in Nanango to the north-east (to Year 12). [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Upper Yarraman (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Upper Yarraman – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48084)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Yarraman Queensland Places". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Queensland places names search". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "Qld State Archives". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government . 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cooyar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Google (25 April 2022). "Yarraman Upper State School" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "130 Upper Yarraman Road". Brendan Homan Real Estate. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "UPPER YARRAMAN FARMERS' HALL". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) . Ipswich) (Qld.: National Library of Australia. 3 November 1945. p. 4 Edition: DAILY. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "METHODIST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE". The Brisbane Courier . No. 19, 958. Queensland, Australia. 7 January 1922. p. 12. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Upper Yarraman Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Yarraman Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "UPPER YARRAMAN TELEPHONE". Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) . Ipswich) (Qld.: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1924. p. 4 Edition: DAILY. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  17. ↑ Glass, Gloria J. (Gloria Jeanette); Rosalie Shire Historical Society (1996), A traveller's guide, not to the whole galaxy, but only to Rosalie Shire, Rosalie Shire Historical Society, ISBN   978-0-646-27823-0
  18. ↑ "Upper Yarraman". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

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