Theebine is a rural town and

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split between the

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and the

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, both in

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Theebine had a population of 145 people.

Geography

The town is located north of the Queensland's capital city,

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. of the locality and the town is within Gympie Region with only in the north-east in the Fraser Coast Region. The western boundary of the locality is the Mary River. The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from south to north with the Theebine railway station (), serving the town. The former Kingaroy railway line (later the Nanango railway line) branched at Theebine with the Dickabram railway station () located in Theebine just before the

Dickabram Bridge Dickabram Bridge is a heritage-listed road-and-rail bridge over the Mary River between Miva and Theebine, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was the major bridge on the Kingaroy railway line. It was designed by Henry C ...

over the Mary River. Kanyan is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality () and takes its name from the former Kanyan railway station. ''Kanyan'' is derived from the

Kabi language Gubbi Gubbi, also spelt Kabi Kabi, is a language of Queensland in Australia, formerly spoken by the Kabi Kabi people of South-east Queensland. The main dialect, Gubbi Gubbi, is extinct, but there are still 24 people with knowledge of the Butc ...

word ''kanigan'' meaning ''daughter''.

History

The town was originally established to service the railway junction where the

Kingaroy line The Nanango railway line was a narrow-gauge branch railway located in Queensland, Australia. On 31 October 1882, parliament approved the construction of a branch line from Theebine (then called Kilkivan Junction) west to Kilkivan after gol ...

branched from the North Coast railway line. The Kingaroy to Theebine railway, opened in December 1904, was used for agriculture and commercial freight as well as transporting passengers and was one of the first branch lines built in Queensland. Formerly Kilkivan Junction, it was re-named by the Railways Department as Theebine on 23 May 1910, using a Waka language word, dhil-bvain indicating the lung fish, Ceratodus Forsteri. The Theebine Hotel was first built in 1909 and was known as the Kilkivan Junction Hotel. The Kilkivan Junction Provisional School opened in 1889 and became Kilkivan Junction State School on 1 January 1909. In 1910, it was renamed Theebine State School. A stump-capping ceremony was held for the United Presbyterian and Methodist Church on Saturday 3 February 1940. The church was officially opened on Saturday 4 May 1940. The building was with a

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exterior and with an interior lined with

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. It could seat 112 people. The church was also available for Anglican Church services. In 1977 with the amalgamation that created the

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, it became the Theebine Uniting Church. In 2000, it became the Theebine Community Church. Theebine Masonic Lodge opened in 1948. The Theebine to Kingaroy line was officially closed in early 2010.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Theebine had a population of 182 people. In the , the locality of Theebine had a population of 104 people. In the , the locality of Theebine had a population of 145 people.

Heritage listings

Theebine has a number of

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sites, including: *

, across the Mary River ()

Education

Theebine State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Scrub Road (). In 2015, it had an enrolment of 5 students with 1 teacher and 2 non-teaching staff (1 equivalent full-time). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Theebine. The nearest government secondary school is

James Nash State High School James Nash State High School is a coeducational public secondary school in Gympie, Queensland, established in 1977 and named after gold discoverer James Nash. The school serves over 1,200 students and maintains a focus on academic and extracurri ...

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...

to the south.

Amenities

Theebine Community Church is at 4 Old Cleveland Road (). Theebine Community Hall is adjacent to the church at 6 Old Cleveland Road ().

Theebine Masonic Lodge is at 17-19 Theebine Road ().

Attractions

The town is best known for the restored Theebine Hotel, a tourist attraction, at 11 Theebine Road ().

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Gympie Region Fraser Coast Region Localities in Queensland