Minbun

Minbun is a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Minbun
Queensland
Minbun
Coordinates17.4780°S 145.55°E / -17.4780; 145.55
Postcode(s)4886
Area36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Minbun:
Tarzali Tarzali Tarzali
Upper Barron Minbun Moregatta
Evelyn Evelyn Moregatta

History

The locality takes its name from the railway station name, assigned on 23 July 1920, and is an Aboriginal word meaning brown possum.[1]

Nash Road State School opened on 1 September 1922. In May 1925 it was renamed Minbun State School. It closed 1n 1974.[2]

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gollark: Or all the random countries with dictatorships and whatnot, but sure.
gollark: I sometimes get annoyed about living here given that the UK has many problems, but then I remember that actually quite a lot of countries have terrible governance too and ours is among the less bad.
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References

  1. "Minbun - locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48760)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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