Peeramon

Peeramon is a town and a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Peeramon
Queensland
Peeramon
Coordinates17.3098°S 145.6119°E / -17.3098; 145.6119
Postcode(s)4885
Area29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Peeramon:
East Barron Yungaburra Lake Eacham
Upper Barron Peeramon Lake Eacham
Kureen Kureen Malanda

History

The town's name is an Aboriginal word, referring to a local hill. The name was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 25 April 1910.[1]

Lake Eacham State School opened on 1911. In 1919 it was renamed Peeramon State School. It closed on 1959.[3]

References
  1. "Peeramon - town in Tablelands Region (entry 26298)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "Peeramon - locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. 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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