Minbun is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivi ...
in the
Tablelands Region
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 Januar ...
,
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 Minbun had a population of 75 people.
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Geography
Minbun railway station is an abandoned railway station () on the now-closed Millaa Millaa branch of the Tablelands railway line
The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of th ...
.
History
The locality takes its name from the Minbun railway station name, which was assigned on 23 July 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
. It is an Aboriginal word meaning ''brown possum''.[
Nash Road State School opened on 1 September 1922. In May 1925 it was renamed Minbun State School. It closed in 1974.]
References
{{Tablelands Region
Tablelands Region
Localities in Queensland