:Dimbulah, Queensland

File:Molybdenite (Wolfram Camp, Dinbulah, Queensland, Australia) (19057113310).jpg from Wolfram Camp near Dimbulah]]

Dimbulah is {{convert|109|km}} south-west of Cairns.{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Cairns,+Queensland/Dimbulah,+Queensland+4872/@-26.2928703,150.7554907,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x697862555ba22413:0x400eef17f207860!2m2!1d145.7709529!2d-16.9203476!1m5!1m1!1s0x69826a8413ae2fed:0x400eef17f2072b0!2m2!1d145.1111032!2d-17.1490975!3e0?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMyNS4xKgBIAVAD&skid=26d8ce86-ffb1-4578-93b2-82fefc894db7|access-date=31 March 2025|title=Cairns to Dimbulah}}

The Tablelands railway line passes through the locality which is served by the following railway stations (from north to south):

• Chircan railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-17.1323|145.1331|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Chircan railway station (former)}})
• Dimbulah railway station ({{coord|-17.1496|145.1112|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Dimbulah railway station}})
• Leafgold railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-17.1799|145.0720|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Leafgold railway station (former)}})
• Carbonate Creek railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-17.2016|145.0736|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Carbonate Creek railway station (former)}})
• Solanum railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-17.2207|145.0747|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Solanum railway station (former)}})
• Boonmoo railway station ({{coord|-17.2456|145.0734|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Boonmoo railway station}}){{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Verdure railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-17.2752|145.0017|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Verdure railway station (former)}})

The main vegetation is low open woodlands consisting mainly of the eucalypts such as bloodwood, box along with melaleucas and a grass cover of kangaroo grass and spear grass.DNR Mareeba 1997

The town was established in 1876 to service the Tyrconnell Gold Mine, one of the richest mines on the Hodgkinson Gold Fields. The name "Dimbulah" is thought to have come from the local Indigenous Australian word for "long waterhole", referring to the Walsh River that runs nearby the town. Dimboola Post Office opened by 1900 and was renamed Dimbulah in 1904.{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | access-date = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | url-status = live }}

The area around Dimbulah was originally home to the Djankun{{cite web |title=Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes |url=http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/djankun.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428190953/http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/djankun.htm |archive-date=28 April 2013 |access-date=1 July 2013 |work=South Australia Museum Archives}} and Kuku Djungan tribe.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Boonmoo Provisional School opened circa July 1910 and closed circa April 1912. It was on Boonmoo Road ({{Coord|-17.24527|145.07642|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Boonmoo Provisional School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1943 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m404-surv-control-1943/original |access-date=4 December 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008035630/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m404-surv-control-1943/original |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=4 December 2023}}

Dimbulah Provisional School opened on 28 September 1914. On 1 December 1914, it became Dimbulah State School. On 25 January 1965, it was expanded to include a secondary department.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} The school celebrated its centenary on 27 September 2014.{{Citation |title=100 years at Dimbulah State School |date=17 November 2014 |url=https://vimeo.com/112028686 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |language=en |access-date=2022-08-25 |archive-date=22 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022161333/https://vimeo.com/112028686 |url-status=live }}

The Dimbulah parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1963.

St Anthony's Catholic School opened in January 1966 by the Sisters of St Joseph with an initial enrolment of 64 students. The Sisters operated the school for 22 years, after which it was operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.sta.qld.edu.au/about-us/our-history/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=St Anthony's School, Dimbulah |language=en-AU |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925212654/https://www.sta.qld.edu.au/about-us/our-history/ |url-status=live }}

A significant number of Croatian immigrants settled in Dimbulah and it was the site of numerous attempts to set up Croatian Ustaše training camps. {{Citation |title=Ustaše in Australia |date=2024-04-20 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Usta%C5%A1e_in_Australia&oldid=1219837397 |access-date=2024-04-27 |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last=Campion |first=Kristy |date=2018 |title=The Ustaša in Australia: A Review of Right-Wing Ustaša Terrorism from 1963-1973, and Factors that Enabled their Endurance |journal=Salus Journal |volume=6 |issue=2}}

The Dimbulah Public Library opened in 1995 with a minor refurbishment in 2013.{{Cite web|date=November 2017|title=Queensland Public Library Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|access-date=15 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Dimbulah had a population of 1,414 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30494|name=Dimbulah|accessdate=13 March 2016|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Dimbulah had a population of 1,050 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30851|name=Dimbulah (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Dimbulah had a population of 975 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30845|name=Dimbulah (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Dimbulah has a number of sites listed on the Queensland Heritage Register including:

• La Société Française des Métaux Rares treatment plant, Main Street, Wolfram{{cite QHR|21573|La Société Française des Métaux Rares treatment plant (former)|602583|access-date=14 July 2013}}
• Thermo Electric Ore Reduction Corporation Mill, Wolfram Road, Wolfram{{cite QHR|17049|Thermo Electric Ore Reduction Corporation Mill|602240|access-date=14 July 2013}}

Tobacco remained the dominant crop until recent years when government policy compelled its demise. Recent attempts at alternative crops such as tea trees, mangoes, sugar cane, coffee, lemons, limes, avocados, papaws, papayas, peanuts, soya beans, lychees, grapes and cash crops (pumpkins, melons, etc.) have met with mixed success.{{cite web |url=https://dimbulahcommunitycentre.com/about-dimbulah/ |title=About Dimbulah |website=Dimbulah Community Centre |date=30 September 2015 |access-date=25 January 2024 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125040112/https://dimbulahcommunitycentre.com/about-dimbulah/ |url-status=live }}

File:Dimbulah State School, 2023.jpg

Dimbulah State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 48-50 Kennedy Street ({{coord|-17.1489|145.1131|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Dimbulah State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2020-02-06 |title=Dimbulah State School |url=https://dimbulahss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Dimbulah State School |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031082403/https://dimbulahss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 150 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}

St Anthony's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3 Hyde Street ({{coord|-17.1473|145.1118|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Anthony's School}}).{{cite web |title=St Anthony's School |url=https://www.sta.qld.edu.au/ |access-date=21 November 2018 |archive-date=12 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312010521/http://www.sta.qld.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 8 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

There are no schools offering education to Year 12 in Dimbulah. The nearest government secondary school with education to Year 12 is Mareeba State High School in Mareeba to the north-east. However, it would be too distant from some parts of Dimbulah and distance education and boarding schools would be other options.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=25 August 2022}}

File:Junction Hotel at Dimbulah, circa 1930.jpg

The Mareeba Shire operates a public library at Shire Hall at the corner of Raleigh Street and Burke Development Road.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/mareeba/dimbulah_library|title=Dimbulah Library|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=15 January 2018|archive-date=15 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184744/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/mareeba/dimbulah_library|url-status=live}}

The Dimbulah branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 22 Brickley Street.{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|url-status=dead}}

St Anthony's Catholic Church is in Raleigh Street. It is within the Dimbulah Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns which is administered from the Atherton parish.{{Cite web|title=Dimbulah Parish|url=http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/parishes/dimbulah.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118133246/http://www.cairns.catholic.org.au/parishes/dimbulah.html|archive-date=18 November 2020|access-date=18 November 2020|website=Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns}}

St Anthony's Catholic Church celebrates the Feast Day of St Anthony of Padua on the 3rd Sunday of June with a special mass, followed by a procession, barbeque and pesca (a lucky dip which takes its name from the Italian pesca miracolosa, the miraculous catch of fish).

• The Hon. Keith De Lacy AM, former Treasurer of Queensland
• Chris Sheppard, former NRL player{{Cite news|last=Marshall|first=Matt|date=28 February 2007|title=Good Sheppard|work=Rugby League Week|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/24448196/good-sheppard|access-date=20 March 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• William Yang, photographer and actor{{Cite web|title=Mother. Cairns, 1930s – William Yang|url=https://learning.qagoma.qld.gov.au/artworks/mother-cairns-1930s/|access-date=2020-02-18|website=Queensland Art Gallery {{!}} Gallery of Modern Art|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218223159/https://learning.qagoma.qld.gov.au/artworks/mother-cairns-1930s/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=My Family in North Queensland – What's On – Exhibitions – Cairns Art Gallery|url=https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/my-family-in-north-queensland|access-date=2020-02-18|website=Cairns Art Gallery|archive-date=27 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227152144/https://www.cairnsartgallery.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/my-family-in-north-queensland|url-status=live}}

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• [http://queenslandplaces.com.au/dimbulah University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Dimbulah]
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-dimbulah-1984.jpg Town map of Dimbulah, 1984]

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