Toolburra is a rural
locality
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in the
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...
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Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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, Australia.
In the Toolburra had a population of 42 people.
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Geography
Toolburra is an agricultural locality with little urban development. The Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometers (31 ...
passes through the district and forms part of its boundaries on the north-west and south-east. The river's confluence with tributary Splityard Creek occurs in the centre of the district. The Warwick-Allora Road passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-west forming part of the south-east and north-west boundaries of the locality. The Southern railway line
The Southern railway line serves the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The long line branches from the Western line at Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, and proceeds south through Warwick and Stanthorpe to the New South Wales/Quee ...
runs parallel and slightly to the north of the Warwick-Allora Road. Toolburra railway station is on this line; however there are currently no passenger services operating on this line.
History
The locality name ''Toolburra'' is taken from an 1840 pastoral run, and is believed to be a word from the Gidabal language, which means either ''tree people'', ''territory marked by a clump of trees'' or ''spears being thrown''.[
Toolburra South State School opened on 2 June 1879. In 1924 it was renamed Greymare State School. It closed on 1966.]
Heritage listings
Heritage-listed sites in Toolburra include:
* Serisier Road: Assmanshausen Winery
References
{{Darling Downs
Southern Downs Region
Darling Downs
Localities in Queensland