Wyreema is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Wyreema had a population of 2,076 people.

Geography

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passes through the locality and town from north to south, and Umbiram Road / Newman Road (which links Southbrook on the

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to the

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) runs from west to east. The Southern railway line enters the locality from the north-east (

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) and exits to the west ( Umbiram).

History

The town takes its name from the Wyreema railway station on the Southern railway line; the origins of that name are unclear but it's not an Aboriginal name. The Southern railway line opened from Gowrie Junction to

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on 11 March 1869. Although it passed through present day Wyreema, there was no railway station in the area. On 19 September 1887, the Beauaraba branch railway line branched from the new Beauaraba Junction railway station () on the Southern line to

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(later extending to

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). In October 1893, Beauaraba Junction railway station was renamed Wyreema railway station. Wyreema Provisional School opened on 21 February 1895. In 1904, it became Wyreema State School. In 1915, the opening of the Drayton Deviation from

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via

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to Wyreema reduced the distance from Toowoomba to Wyreema and beyond by . A suburban

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service from

commenced in May 1917. It was extended south to Cambooya and north (from Toowoomba) to Willowburn (a railway station on the Western line at the

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, Cranley, Rockville tripoint) in 1918. These services ceased around 1923.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Wyreema had a population of 1,834 people. In the , the locality of Wyreema had a population of 2,076 people.

Education

Wyreema State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 12 High Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 160 students with 14 teachers (10 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Wyreema. The nearest government secondary school is

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in Harristown in

to the north-east.

Amenities

Library services in Wyreema are provided by the Toowoomba Regional Council's

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service. The van visits Wyreema State School every Friday.

References

External links

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Town map of Wyreema, 1980
{{authority control Towns in Queensland Towns in the Darling Downs Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland