Umbiram is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Umbiram had a population of 146 people.

Geography

The

Gore Highway The Gore Highway is a highway running between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi in Queensland, Australia. Together with Goulburn Valley Highway and Newell Highway, it is a part of the National Highway's Melbourne to Brisbane link. It is signed as Nat ...

enters the locality from the north ( Athol) and exits to the north-west ( Southbrook). The

Millmerran railway line The Millmerran railway line is a 71 kilometre long branch railway in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. History The Queensland Parliament approved a railway line to link Pittsworth, Queensland, Pittsworth with the east v ...

enters the locality from the east ( Wyreema) and exits to the south-west (Southbrook). The locality was served historically by two railway stations, now both abandoned: * Umbiram railway station () * The Hollows railway station () The land use is a mixture of crop growing and

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality, originally named as Umbirom, takes its name from the railway station name, on the

, which is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the Gooneburra language) meaning ''winding creek''. The locality was given to be established by W. H. Groom (1833–1901), with some confusion involving Messieurs

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(1818–1902) and Robert Ramsay (1818-1910). Eton Vale State School opened on 5 August 1878. In 1888, it was renamed Umbirom State School. In 1909, it was renamed Harelmar State School. It closed on 14 December 1962. It was at 29 Old School Lane (), within the present-day boundaries of Southbrook. Flemington Provisional School opened on 18 May 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Flemington State School. It closed in 1914, but reopened in 1915. In 1918, it was renamed Umbiram State School. It closed on 12 December 1975. It was at 366 Umbiram School Road (). The school building was relocated to

Leslie Dam Leslie Dam is a dam in the locality of the same name Leslie Dam, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It impounds Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River, to create Lake Leslie (). It is from Warwick town centre. It was built ...

Demographics

In the , Umbiram had a population of 139 people. In the , Umbiram had a population of 146 people.

Education

There are no schools in Umbiram today. The nearest government primary schools are: * Southbrook Central State School in neighbouring Southbrook to the west * Bunker's Hill State School in Westbrook to the north-east * Wyreema State School in neighbouring Wyreema to the east * Cambooya State School in neighbouring Cambooya to the south-east The nearest government secondary schools are: * Pittsworth State High School in

Pittsworth Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,300 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, s ...

to the south-west *

Harristown State High School Harristown State High School is a public high school located in Harristown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It was officially opened in 1955. The school currently has approximately 1700 students and is the largest on the Darling Downs. Some ...

in Harristown to the north-east

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland