Rubyanna, Queensland
Rubyanna is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
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Coordinates | 24.8250°S 152.3877°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4670 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Hinkler | ||||||||||||||
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History
The name Rubyanna comes from a sugarcane plantation name operated by surveyor John Charlton Thompson supposedly after his wife's name.[1][2]
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References
- "Rubyanna - locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44765)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Old Memories Revived". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser (3709). Queensland, Australia. 20 February 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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