Yangan is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Yangan had a population of 386 people.

Geography

The locality is traversed by Swan Creek, a tributary of the

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is extracted from a quarry directly south of the town's centre from a property which fronts Swan Creek.

History

The district was known as Upper Swan Creek, but in 1887 took the name ''Yangan'' from its railway station. The name ''Yangan'' is reported to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''proceed'' or ''go away''. Swan Creek (No. 2) School opened on 27 May 1874. In 1878 it was renamed Swan Creek Upper State School. In 1887 it became Yangan State School. On Monday 15 May 1905 the Bishop of Brisbane

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consecrated the new Anglican church, St Peter's. The architect was Conrad Dornbusch and the contractor was Mr J. Purcell. The final service was held on Palm Sunday 25 March 2018 and a deconsecration service was held on Saturday 21 July 2018. In the , Yangan had a population of 386 people.

Heritage listings

Yangan has a number of

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sites, including: * 7-9 King Street ():

Yangan School of Arts Yangan School of Arts is a heritage-listed mechanics' institutes in Australia, school of arts at 7-9 King Street, Yangan, Queensland, Yangan, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1912. It was added to the Queensland Her ...

* 36 King Street ():

Yangan Masonic Hall Yangan Masonic Hall is a heritage-listed masonic hall at 36 King Street, Yangan, Queensland, Yangan, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1898 to 1957. It is also known as Yangan Masonic Temple and was formerly the Ya ...

Amenities

The

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operates a

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service which visits Yangan Park in King Street.

Education

Yangan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at King Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 90 students with 7 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

References

External links

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Town map of Yangan, 1990
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