Yarraman is a rural town and
locality in the
Toowoomba Region,
Queensland, Australia.
In the , Yarraman had a population of 1,064 people.
Geography
Yarraman is located northwest of the state capital,
Brisbane on the junction of the
New England and
D'Aguilar highways.
Yarraman is set in a fertile valley and produces
timber,
grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...
and
beef and
dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...
goods, which it exports to larger cities.
Yarraman is surrounded by the various components of the fragmentary Bunya Mountains and Yarraman
Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...
which contains the largest remaining population of the
vulnerable
Vulnerable may refer to:
General
* Vulnerability
* Vulnerability (computing)
* Vulnerable adult
* Vulnerable species
Music
Albums
* ''Vulnerable'' (Marvin Gaye album), 1997
* ''Vulnerable'' (Tricky album), 2003
* ''Vulnerable'' (The Used album) ...
black-breasted button-quail.
In the far west the
Meandu Mine extracts coal for the nearby power station.
History
The name ''Yarraman'' means ''horse'' in the
Port Jackson Pidgin English spread by Aboriginal stockmen in eastern Australia. It might derive from word ''yira'' or ''yera'' meaning ''large teeth''.
The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870s as a place for local
grazier
Grazier may refer to:
*A person engaged in pastoral farming
People
*Margaret Hayes Grazier (1916–1999), an American librarian and educator
*Colin Grazier (1920–1942), a Royal Navy sailor
* John Grazier (born 1945), an American painter
* Kevin ...
s and
stockmen to meet and trade
cattle. The township was established in the late 1870s.
[South Burnett Net: Yarraman](_blank)
, accessed 17 Jan 2010
Yarraman Creek Provisional School opened on 17 July 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Yarraman Creek State School. In 1935 it was renamed Yarraman State School. In 1963 the school expanded to include a secondary department. In 1980 a pre-school was added.
As there were many large
hoop pine
''Araucaria cunninghamii'' is a species of ''Araucaria'' known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine. The scientific name honours the botanist
...
forests in the area, a
timber mill was established in 1910.
Rocky Hill Provisional School opened on 30 October 1924. A new school building was erected and in October 1929 it became Rocky Hill State School. It closed in 1963.
The building was relocated to Yarraman in the 1960s and has been used for various community purposes. In 2016 it was relocated to the Yarraman Heritage House where it will be restored as classrooms with school displays.
The Sacred Heart Convent was completed in 1945. The
Sisters of Mercy opened a boarding school for boys in 1946. It closed in 1966. The building is now used as the Yarraman Heritage House.
The town was connected to
Brisbane and
Ipswich by the
Brisbane Valley Railway Line in 1913.
The
Brisbane Valley Railway Line was closed in 1988.
[Queensland Places: Yarraman](_blank)
, accessed 17 Jan 2010
The Yarraman Library opened in 1982 and had a major refurbishment in 2016. it is now operated by the
Toowoomba Regional Council.
Census data
Based on data gathered through the
census, Yarraman's population has grown as shown below.
Amenities
The Yarraman Library and Post Office are located on the corner of Toomey and Douglas Streets, and offer access to wireless internet.
The Toowoomba Regional Council refurbished the library in 2016 including new furnishings, paint, and an accessible parking space and toilet.
The Yarraman Memorial Pool is located in Margaret Street, on the
New England Highway.
The Blackbutt Yarraman branch of the
Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 65 Coulson Street in
Blackbutt.
It has a community radio station Wild Horse FM 99.7.
Yarraman has three churches: St Philip's Anglican Church, Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church, and Calvary Lutheran church.
Yarraman is the northernmost destination of the
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) is a recreation trail from Wulkuraka to Yarraman in Queensland, Australia. The trail follows the old Brisbane Valley railway line and is open to walkers, touring cyclists and horse riders. The trail detai ...
for walking, cycling and horse riding.
Education
Yarraman State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-9) school for boys and girls at 17 John Street ().
In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 163 students with 15 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).
The nearest secondary school providing Years 10 to 12 education is in
Nanango.
Military History
During
World War II, Yarraman was the location of
RAAF No.21 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the
RAAF and the
US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).
References
External links
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Town map of Yarrman, 1979*
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Towns in Queensland
Towns in the Darling Downs
Toowoomba Region
Shire of Rosalie
Localities in Queensland