Yarraman is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Yarraman had a population of 1,127 people.

Geography

Yarraman is located northwest of the state capital,

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on the junction of the

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and D'Aguilar highways. Yarraman is set in a fertile valley and produces

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and

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and

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goods, which it exports to larger cities. Yarraman is surrounded by the various components of the fragmentary Bunya Mountains and Yarraman

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which contains the largest remaining population of the vulnerable black-breasted button-quail. In the far west the

Meandu Mine Meandu Mine is a coal mine west of Yarraman in Neumgna, Queensland, Australia. The open-cut mine supplies coal to Tarong Power Station and Tarong North Power Station. It is owned by Stanwell Corporation and operated by Downer Group, Downer ...

extracts coal for the nearby power station.

History

The name ''Yarraman'' means ''horse'' in the

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spread by Aboriginal stockmen in eastern Australia. It might derive from word ''yira'' or ''yera'' meaning ''large teeth''. The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870s as a place for local graziers and stockmen to meet and trade

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. The township was established in the late 1870s.South Burnett Net: Yarraman
, accessed 17 Jan 2010 Yarraman Creek Provisional School opened on 17 July 1901 with 10 students, some miles east of the current school site. On 1 January 1909, it became Yarraman Creek State School. On 31 August 1914, a new school site was established with a new school building. In 1935, it was renamed Yarraman State School. In 1963, the school expanded to include a secondary department with an initial enrolment of 47 students. In 1980, a pre-school was added. As there were many large

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forests in the area, a

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was established in 1910. The town was connected to

and

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by the

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in 1913. The

was closed in 1988.Queensland Places: Yarraman
, accessed 17 Jan 2010 The

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established a branch at Yarraman in 1923. After raising funds a new QCWA Hall was opened in 1928. After both Blackbutt and Yarraman branches had been closed for a number of years, the Blackbutt and Yarraman QCWA branch was formed after their first meeting in 2014. The Yarraman QCWA building had already been removed and sold. Rocky Hill Provisional School opened on 30 October 1924. A new school building was erected and in October 1929 it became Rocky Hill State School. It closed in 1963. The building was relocated to Yarraman in the 1960s and has been used for various community purposes. In 2016 it was relocated to the Yarraman Heritage House where it will be restored as classrooms with school displays. During

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, Yarraman was the location of RAAF No.21 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 29 August 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the

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and the

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at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000). The Sacred Heart Convent was completed in 1945. The

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opened a boarding school for boys in 1946. It closed in 1966. The building is now used as the Yarraman Heritage House. The Yarraman Library opened in 1982 and had a major refurbishment in 2016. it is now operated by the

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. Between 2002 and 2018, the former Brisbane Valley railway line was redeveloped as the

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail The Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) is a recreation trail from Wulkuraka, Queensland, Wulkuraka in the City of Ipswich, via the Somerset Region to Yarraman, Queensland, Yarraman in the Toowoomba Region, all within Queensland, Australia. The ...

, the longest rail trail in Australia at .

Demographics

Based on data gathered through the

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, Yarraman's population has grown as shown below.

Education

Yarraman State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep–9) school for boys and girls at 17 John Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 163 students with 15 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 187 students. The nearest secondary school providing Years 10 to 12 education is

Nanango State High School Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people. Geography Nanango is situated north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the jun ...

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to the north.

Amenities

The Yarraman Library and Post Office are located on the corner of Toomey and Douglas Streets, and offer access to wireless internet. The Toowoomba Regional Council refurbished the library in 2016 including new furnishings, paint, and an accessible parking space and toilet. The Yarraman Memorial Pool is located in Margaret Street, on the

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. The Blackbutt Yarraman branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 65 Coulson Street in Blackbutt. Yarraman has a not-for-profit

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statio
Wild Horse FM 99.7
which began broadcasting in 2002. The station is housed in the Historic Yarraman Heritage House. Yarraman has three churches: St Philip's Anglican Church, Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church, and Calvary Lutheran church.

Attractions

Yarraman is the northernmost destination of the

for walking, cycling and horse riding. The trail commences at Yarraman Station Park in McNeil Street ().

References

External links

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