Munbilla is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Munbilla had a population of 100 people.

Geography

''Warrill Creek'' forms the north-western boundary of the locality. The town is in the north-east of the locality. Mooroo Ougee Lagoon is a perennial waterhole in the north of the locality ().

History

The suburb takes its name from the former Munbilla railway station, whose name was created in 1886 by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...

using the

Yuggera The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, and other variants, are the Australian Aboriginal people who spoke the Yuggera language. The Yuggera language which encompassed a number of dialects was spoken by the traditional owners of the te ...

words ''mun'' (meaning ''much'') and ''billa'' (meaning ''water'') to mean a large lagoon. The

Fassifern railway line The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964. Geography The line began west of Ipswich railway sta ...

(Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from

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to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Munbilla being served by Munbilla railway station on Macfarlane Road (). The line closed in June 1964. The Mount Edwards branch line branched off from the Fassifern line immediately south of the Munbilla railway station (). The Mount Edwards line opened to Kalbar on 17 April 1916 and to Mount Edwards on 7 October 1922. The Mount Edwards line closed in 1960. At the , the locality and surrounds recorded a population of 434. In the , the locality of Munbilla had a population of 100 people.

Education

There are no schools in Munbilla. The nearest government primary schools are: * Harrisville State School in Harrisville to the north * Roadvale State School in Roadvale to the south-east * Kalbar State School in Kalbar to the south * Warrill View State School in Warrill View to the north-west The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south.

References

External links

Town map of Munbilla, 1936
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