Kurumbul, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Kurumbul
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.615°N 150.5544°W
Pop:36
Postcode:4388
Area:258.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:33.7
Dir1:ESE
Location1:Goondiwindi
Dist2:169
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:209
Dir3:SW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:327
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Goondiwindi Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Wondalli
Near-Ne:Wondalli
Near-E:Yelarbon
Near-Se:Yelarbon
Near-S:Twin Rivers (NSW)
Near-Sw:Boggabilla (NSW)
Near-W:Goondiwindi
Near-Nw:Goondiwindi

Kurumbul is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the, the locality of Kurumbul had a population of 36 people.

Geography

The Dumaresq River forms most of the southern boundary and is the border between Queensland and New South Wales.

The Cunningham Highway runs along the northern boundary.

The South Western railway line enters the locality from the south-east (Yelarbon), passes immediately south of the town (located in the south-east of the locality), and exits to the west (Goondiwindi). The locality is served by three railway stations, from west to east:

History

The town takes its name from its railway station, which was originally named Burranba (an Aboriginal word meaning brigalow) on 3 September 1908, but was changed to Kurumbul (believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning magpie) on 30 August 1912.

Burranba State School opened in March 1912. Circa 1924, it had become Kurumbul State School. It closed in 1976. It was at 1954 Yelarbon Kurumbul Road .[4] In 1977-1978, the Kurumbul school building was relocated to Daymar State School in Daymar.

Demographics

In the, Kurumbul had a population of 46 people.

In the, the locality of Kurumbul had a population of 36 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kurumbul. The nearest government primary schools are Yelarbon State School in neighbouring Yelarbon to the east and Goondiwindi State School in neighbouring Goondiwindi to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the west.

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Notes and References

  1. 6 May 2020.
  2. 6 May 2020.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1912 . Town of Kurumbul . 23 June 2022 . . Map . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623025122/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-kurumbul-1912.jpg . live .