Upper Yarraman, Queensland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Upper YarramanQueensland |
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Cedars Hotel, 1913
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Population | 104 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.500/km2 (6.47/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1897 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4614 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Upper Yarraman is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Upper Yarraman had a population of 104 people.
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.
The name of Yarraman is derived from the aboriginal word meaning horse. Although the origin of the word Yarraman is unknown, it is thought to be derived from the word "yira" which means large teeth.
Yarraman Upper State School (formerly Yarraman Creek Upper) opened on 31 January 1905 and closed on 31 December 2002.
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.
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.
In February 1924 it was decided to establish a trunk line and public telegraph office. The township consisted of a telephone exchange which was used until 1986, post office till 1974, and a Methodist church which was later moved into Yarraman township to become part of the Uniting Church.
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.
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).