Yimbun is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
Somerset Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the Yimbun had a population of 33 people.
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Geography
Yimbun is predominantly used for farming with no urban development. The Brisbane Valley Highway runs north to south through the locality. The now-closed Brisbane Valley railway line
The Brisbane Valley railway line was a railway connection in Queensland, Australia connecting Ipswich, west of Brisbane, to the upper Brisbane River valley. Progressively opened between 1884 and 1913, the railway provided a vital transport link ...
ran from north to south through Yimbun.
History
Yimbun takes its name from the Yimbun railway station, a word from the Dunibara dialect of the Waka language meaning ''bullrush'' ( Typha angustifolia). It was briefly named Moorabool from 1904 to 1906 and then Kannangur from 1906 to 1914.
References
Further reading
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{{Somerset Region
Suburbs of Somerset Region
Localities in Queensland