Rubyanna, Queensland

Rubyanna is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Rubyanna
Queensland
Rubyanna
Coordinates24.8250°S 152.3877°E / -24.8250; 152.3877
Postcode(s)4670
Area24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
LGA(s)Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s)Burnett
Federal Division(s)Hinkler
Suburbs around Rubyanna:
Fairymead Burnett Heads Burnett Heads
Gooburrum Rubyanna Qunaba
Kalkie Ashfield Windermere

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

  1. "Rubyanna - locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 44765)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "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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