Camboon, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Camboon
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.0027°N 150.3461°W
Pop:76
Postcode:4719
Area:1714.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:20.6
Dir1:SE
Location1:Theodore
Dist2:69.4
Dir2:S
Location2:Moura
Dist3:126
Dir3:SW
Location3:Biloela
Dist4:247
Dir4:SE
Location4:Gladstone
Dist5:529
Dir5:NW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Banana
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Castle Creek
Near-Ne:Thangool
Harrami
Near-E:Rawbelle
Near-Se:Eidsvold West
Near-S:Cracow
Near-Sw:Isla
Near-W:Isla
Near-Nw:Lonesome Creek

Camboon is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Camboon had a population of 76 people.

Geography

Dingley Dell is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (-24.7833°N 150.5666°W).[2]

There are a number of protected areas in the locality within:

Apart from the protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Camboon has the following mountains:

History

The name Camboon is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word caamboon meaning the bullrushes growing at the edge of waterholes.[1]

On Tuesday 7 May 1868, the Queensland Government auctioned 32 town lots, each 2rood, in the town of Camboon.[14] The town site was at, near the head station of the Camboon pastoral run.[15] [16]

A post office opened on 1 June 1874. It closed on 16 October 1965.[17]

Camboon Provisional School opened about 1899 but closed in 1908 due to low enrolments. In 1910, the school was reopened but only operated half-time in conjunction with the newly opened Camboon Woolshed Provisional School. Both schools were closed in 1915.

Clare Provisional School opened on 19 July 1921. Newestella Provisional School opened on 29 August 1921. The two schools were operated as half-time schools in conjunction (meaning that they shared a teacher between them). Both schools closed in December 1923 due to low student numbers.

Demographics

In the, Camboon had a population of 93 people.

In the, Camboon had a population of 76 people.

Education

There are no schools in Camboon. The nearest government primary schools are Theodore State School in Theodore to the west and Thangool State School in neighbouring Thangool to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Theodore State School (to Year 10), Biloela State High School in Biloela to the north and Moura State High School in Moura to the north-west. However, the distances to these schools may be too far for a daily commute from some parts of the locality; distance education and boarding schools are the other options.

Events

Camboon hosts an annual campdraft every May.[18]

Notes and References

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  2. 24 November 2022.
  3. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
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  14. News: 9 April 1868 . Advertising . 3 . . 894 . Queensland, Australia . 26 February 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  15. Web site: 1949 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m161 . 26 February 2023 . . Map.
  16. Book: Frew, Joan . Queensland post offices, 1842-1980 and receiving offices, 1869-1927 . Joan Frew . 978-0-9593973-0-7 . 1981 . 224 . 11c Post Offices C.
  17. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 7 June 2014.
  18. Web site: Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire. The Gladstone Region. Tourism Queensland. 8 June 2014. 3. 15 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715074337/http://www.gladstoneregion.info/Portals/3/DOCUMENTS/Brochures%20etc/Banana%20Shire%20Simple%20Pleasures%20Tour%20Visitor%20Guide.pdf. dead.