Tamrookum is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and b ...

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, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 91 people.

Geography

The

Mount Lindesay Highway Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

traverses Tamrookum from north ( Laravale) to south ( Innisplain) and forms part of the north-west boundary. The

Logan River The Logan River ( Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river located in the Scenic Rim, Logan and Gold Coast local government areas of the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The -long river is one of the dominant waterways in South ...

forms its eastern boundary. The

Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor The Sydney–Brisbane railway corridor is a long standard-gauge railway corridor that connects the state capitals of Brisbane (Queensland) and Sydney (New South Wales) in Australia. Description The corridor consists of the first of the Main ...

also passes through the locality from north to south to the west of the highway with Tamrookum railway station at . A series of vegetated hills in the west rises to elevations of up to . In the east adjacent to the river the predominant land use is irrigated cropping and irrigated pasture for

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

. In the west the principal land use is

on native vegetation.

History

StateLibQld 2 232906 Rowing on Tamrookum Lagoon in the Beaudesert Shire

The name ''Tamrookum'' is believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal words (from the Yugumbeh language) ''dhan/buragun'' meaning ''place of boomerangs''. The first Tamrookum squatter was John Campbell and the lessee from 1848 was William Barker. In 1872 he paid for portion 343 and was issued with a Deed of Grant for which included the homestead (demolished in 1931) and church site. Pastoralist John Collins of Mundoolun acquired the land in 1878 and in 1879 his eldest son

Robert Martin Collins Robert Martin Collins (17 December 1843 – 18 August 1913) was an Australian explorer, grazier, member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Collins was born in December 1843 at Sydne ...

took up residence after his marriage to Arabella Smyth. RM Collins became the owner in 1886. RM Collins and his brothers established vast pastoral interests in Queensland and the

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. He was a founding partner in the

North Australian Pastoral Company The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO) is a large, privately owned, Australian cattle company which operates 13 cattle stations (as well as the Wainui farm and feedlot) covering over 60,000 km2, managing about 200,000 cattle, in Que ...

and a pioneer of the frozen meat industry. He was a parliamentarian from 1896 to 1913 and was responsible for the establishment of

Lamington National Park The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is to the southwest and Brisbane is north. Th ...

, proclaimed in 1915 after his death. Following the death of RM Collins in 1913, his family constructed an Anglican church in his memory (Collins had chosen the site prior to his death). All Saint's Memorial Church was dedicated on 31 August 1915 by

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

St Clair Donaldson St Clair George Alfred Donaldson (11 February 1863 – 7 December 1935) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia. Early life Donaldson was the third son of Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson and hi ...

. Tamrookum State School opened on 31 January 1939. In October 1944, a meeting of local residents decided to construct memorial hall. However, the project took some years and the Tamrookum Memorial Hall finally opened on 5 April 1952. In the , Tamrookum and surrounds had a population of 266 people. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 91 people.

Heritage listings

Tamrookum has a number of

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sites, including: * Tamrookum Church Road:

All Saints Memorial Church All Saints Memorial Church is a historic Episcopal church at 674 Westminster Street in Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island. The current church building, a large brownstone structure with a flat-topped tower, was designed by architect Edwa ...

Education

Tamrookum State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 9019 Mount Lindesay Highway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 141 students with 15 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Tamrookum; the nearest is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert.

Amentities

Tamrookum has a roadhouse and general store, located on the eastern side of the Mount Lindsay Highway. Anglican services are held once a month at All Saints Memorial Church at Tamrookum Church Road (). Tamrookum Memorial Hall is on the corner of the Mount Lindesday Highway and Tamrookrum Church Road ().

References

External links

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland