Tamborine is a rural town in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

and a

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split between the Scenic Rim Region and the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Tamborine had a population of 4,388 people.

Geography

Bromfleet is a neighbourhood within the locality (). Plunkett is a neighbourhood within the locality ().

Tamborine National Park Tamborine National Park is a protected area split between the City of Gold Coast and the Scenic Rim Region in South East Queensland, Australia, by road south of Brisbane. It covers on the plateau of Tamborine Mountain and around its foothills ...

consists of a number of discontiguous areas, the largest of which is the east of the locality, extending east into the neighbouring localities of Cedar Creek and

Tamborine Mountain Tamborine Mountain, also known simply as Mount Tamborine, is a plateau, geographic subregion and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamborine Mountain had a population of 8,105 people. Geography The plate ...

. The

Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road is a continuous road route in the Scenic Rim and Logan City regions of Queensland, Australia. Part of the road is signed as State Route 90 and the rest as State Route 92. Beaudesert–Beenleigh Road (number 203) i ...

runs through from south-west to north-east. State Route 95, Waterford-Tamborine Road and

Tamborine Mountain Road Tamborine Mountain Road is a continuous road route in the Scenic Rim local government area of Queensland, Australia. Part of the route is designated as State Route 95. It is a state-controlled district road (number 205), rated as a local ro ...

, runs through from north-west to south-east.

History

Wanggeriburra people

Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) is one of the

Australian Aboriginal languages The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...

in areas that include the

Beenleigh Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,425 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenle ...

, Beaudesert, Gold Coast, Logan,

Scenic Rim The Scenic Rim is a group of forested mountain ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located south of Brisbane agglomeration, straddling the border between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. In 2021, the Sce ...

, Albert River,

Coolangatta Coolangatta is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the Gold Coast's southernmost suburb and it borders New South Wales. In the , Coolangatta had a population of 6,491 people. History Coolangatta is situat ...

, Coomera,

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

Pimpama Pimpama ( ) is a northern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin. The suburb contains numerous schools with the first opening in the 1870s. A small farmi ...

, Tamborine and Tweed River Valley, within the local government boundaries of the

City of Gold Coast The City of Gold Coast is the Local government in Australia, local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local ...

and the Tweed River Valley. Before British colonisation the region was inhabited by the

Wanggeriburra clan The Wanggeriburra clan are one of nine distinct named clan estate groups of the Yugambeh people and the name refers to the Indigenous people of the Tamborine area in the Scenic Rim, Queensland, Australia. Name The ethnonym Wanggeriburra has b ...

of the

Yugambeh people The Yugambeh ( ''(see alternative spellings)''), also known as the Minyangbal ( ), or Nganduwal ( ), are an Aboriginal Australian people of South East Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, their territory lies between the L ...

. They called the area ''Tamboreen'' or ''Tchambreen'' meaning "place of yams".

British colonisation

British colonists, Mr Whitting and Hicks, took land at Tamboreen in 1845 and changed the name to ''Burton Vale''. Since then, the pastoral property has been called Tamboreen then Tambourine, while the name of the present-day settlement is Tamborine. During the 1850s, various raids by the

Native Police Australian native police were specialised mounted military units consisting of detachments of Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal troopers under the command of European officers appointed by British colonial governments. The units existed in va ...

, particularly under Sub-Inspector Frederick Wheeler, liquidated most of the Wanggeriburra people from the region. Dugald Graham bought the Tambourine property in the 1850s while Joseph Delpratt took ownership in the 1870s. Closer settlement followed with Thomas Plunkett opening a store at Tambourine in 1872, and a post office opened two years later.

Church and schools

St Patrick's Catholic Church was established in the early 1870s on the south bank of the Albert River on Michael Yores' property "Spiddle" near a swamp. Originally there was a cemetery near the church but due to flooding, it was decided to relocate the Catholic cemetery to land donated by Thomas Plunkett on Plunkett Road. In the 1960s the church was moved to the site of the former Tamborine railway station, where it was renovated and then dedicated in June 1966 by the

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. As at 2020, a monthly vigil service is held at the church. Tambourine Provisional School was instigated by Michael Yore and Thomas Plunkett. It was opened on 24 August 1874 in St Patrick's Catholic Church. In February 1905, the

Queensland Government The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, ...

provided for a permanent school building at 2680-2726 Waterford Tamborine Road (). On 1 January 1909 the school became Tambourine State School. The spelling was changed to Tamborine on 29 April 1926. In 1933 a larger teacher's residence was built. Tamborine State School closed on 10 July 1970. The teacher's residence was relocated to

Tamrookum Tamrookum is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 94 people. Geography The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north (Laravale ...

. The school building was relocated to Chambers Flat at the Beaudesert Shire Council's depot. The site of the school is now the Tamborine School Park. The former school building has been returned to the park where it is signed as "The Little School House" and is available for community meetings.

Railway and halls

The

Canungra railway line The Canungra railway line was a branch railway in South East Queensland, Australia. It connected Logan Village on the Beaudesert line and Canungra. Canungra was the centre of regional timber production from the 1860s with a large sawmill com ...

from Logan Village railway station on the South Coast railway line to Canungra was opened on 2 July 1915."The Canungra Branch" ''

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'' January 1993 pp12-19 The railway line closed on 1 July 1955. There were three railway stations on the line within present day locality of Tamborine: * Plunkett railway station () * Tamborine railway station () * Bromfleet railway station () The Tamborine Memorial Hall was built in 1919.

World War II

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the 32nd Infantry Division of the

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established a camp initially called Camp Tamborine (but later called Camp Cable after deceased soldier Gerald O. Cable) at Tamborine in 1942. Its location is now

Logan Village Logan Village is a semi-rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. Logan Village was once known as the head of the navigable Logan River. Its importance as a town grew again when th ...

Yarrabilba Yarrabilba is a locality in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yarrabilba had a population of 10,240 people. Geography As of March 2024, Yarrabilba consists of ten (10) neighbourhoods; The Avenues, Birnam Views, Mallee Pocket, ...

. Formerly in the

Shire of Beaudesert The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire ...

, Tamborine was split between

Logan City The City of Logan is a local government area (LGA) located in the south of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Situated between the City of Brisbane to the north and the City of Gold Coast to the south, the City of Lo ...

and

following the local government amalgamations in March 2008.

Demographics

In the , Tamborine had a population of 3,464 people. In the , the locality of Tamborine had a population of 3,950 people. In the , the locality of Tamborine had a population of 4,388 people.

Heritage listings

Tamborine has a heritage-listed site, Tamborine House, at 869 Mundoolun Connection Road ()

Education

There are no schools in Tamborine. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrabilba State School in neighbouring

to the north-west, Cedar Creek State School in neighbouring Cedar Creek to the north-east, and Tamborine Mountain State School in neighbouring

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are

Yarrabilba State Secondary College Yarrabilba State Secondary College (YSSC) is a secondary school located in Yarrabilba (Queensland, Australia), a locality of Logan City. Etymology The indigenous Australian Wanggeriburra clan of the Yugambeh language group occupied the lan ...

in Yarrabilba, Windaroo Valley State High School in Bahrs Scrub to the north-east, and Tamborine Mountain State High School in

Facilities

Tamborine Rural Fire Station is at 2765-2771 Waterford Tamborine Road (). Tamborine Catholic Cemetery is at 83-89 Plunkett Road (). Cedar Creek Cemetery (sometimes called Plunkett Road Cemetery) is at 487 Plunkett Road ().

Amenities

Tamborine Memorial Hall is a public hall at 2760 Waterford Tamborine Road (). The

Scenic Rim Regional Council The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisbane. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous ...

operates a

mobile library A bookmobile, or mobile library, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Boo ...

service which visits the corner or Waterford-Tamborine Road & Beenleigh-Beaudesert Road, opposite the Shell service station (). There are a number of parks in the area, including: * Cedar Creek Park () * Fred Bucholz Park () * Birnam Range Park ()

References

External links

* {{Logan City Localities in Queensland Scenic Rim Region Suburbs of Logan City Queensland in World War II Towns in Queensland