Goomburra, Queensland

Goomburra is on the Darling Downs. It is the valley of Dalrymple Creek which flows from east to west away from the Great Dividing Range towards Allora. The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling river system.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 December 2017}} Although there is mountainous terrain within the locality with elevations ranging from {{Convert|495 to 1100|m}} above sea level, there is only one named peak, Masters Knob ({{coord|-28.0243|152.1050|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Masters Knob}}) which rises to {{convert|684|m}} above sea level.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|21203|Masters Knob|mountain in Southern Downs Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}

The town is located in the south-west of the locality, while Inverramsay is a neighbourhood near the south-eastern boundary of the locality around the Inverramsay Homestead.{{cite QPN|43494|Inverramsay|locality unbounded in Southern Downs Regional|access-date=21 May 2024}}{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/28%C2%B000'33.0%22S+152%C2%B014'20.0%22E/@-28.0061684,152.2389859,3a,21y,133.41h,89.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sv0AR4_h-ZcQObeOZig6o3w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d-28.00917!4d152.23889?coh=205409,219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgwNy4wKgBIAVAD|access-date=12 August 2024|title=Inverramsay Homestead|SV=yes|date=March 2024}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Property name; Population centre |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The main route through the locality from south-west (Berat) to north-east (East Haldon) is Goomburra Road, becoming Inverramsay Road, Forestry Reserve Road, and Lookout Road.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Goomburra railway station is an abandoned railway station just west of the town. It was the terminus of the closed Goomburra railway line ({{coord|-28.0430|152.1151|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Goomburra railway station (former)}}).{{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}}

The north-east of the locality is within the Main Range National Park. Apart from the protected area, the land use is a mix of crop growing (mostly on the lower elevations near Dalrymple Creek), grazing on native vegetation (mostly on the higher elevations), and some rural residential housing.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

The town's name came from the name of a pastoral run operated by pastoralist Patrick Leslie from 1840 to 1841. It is an Aboriginal word which is either a corruption of gooneburra meaning fire black tribe, or which means a shield derived from the kurrajong tree.

Goomburra State School opened on 25 April 1881. It closed temporarily in 1905 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 14 June 1925.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}

Circa August 1901, the Queensland Government purchased the Goomburra pastoral run of {{Convert|13253|acre}}.{{cite news |date=14 August 1901 |title=QUEENSLAND. |page=3 |newspaper=The North Western Advocate and The Emu Bay Times |location=Tasmania, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64501539 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=26 April 2022}} This land was divided for closer settlement and sold in April 1902.{{cite news |date=30 April 1902 |title=Closer Settlement |page=4 (SECOND EDITION) |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=9,186 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173967760 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=26 April 2022}}

Goomburra Township Provisional School opened on 10 March 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Goomburra Township State School. Following a fire which destroyed the school, it was closed on 3 January 1972. It was at 17 Inverramsay Road ({{Coord|-28.04244|152.12053|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Goomburra Township State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Parish of Glengallan |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-glengallan-1947/original |access-date=5 October 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}} A plaque and signage mark the site.{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.0427576,152.1206019,3a,15y,347.23h,82.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sO0HYBfhg6_Uuj-vCKHMh_g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409,219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgwNy4wKgBIAVAD|access-date=12 August 2024|title=Goomburra Township State School (former)|SV=yes|date=March 2024}}

Goomburra Hall opened in July 1906.{{cite news |date=9 July 1906 |title=The Wheat Harvest. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19458391 |accessdate=12 August 2024 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXIII |issue=15,129}}

St John's Anglican Church was dedicated in 1911 by The Venerable Arthur Richard Rivers. Its closure circa 2012 was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall.{{Cite web|title=Closed Anglican Churches|url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=29 June 2020|website=Anglican Church South Queensland}} It was at 1095 Goomburra Road ({{Coord|-28.04364|152.12012|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St John the Evangelist Anglican Church (former)}}).{{Cite web |title=St John the Evangelist Anglican Church {{!}} Goomburra |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3405&St%20John%20the%20Evangelist%20Anglican%20Church%20Goomburra |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}} As at March 2024, the church building was still extant.{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1095+Goomburra+Rd,+Goomburra+QLD+4362/@-28.0438827,152.1197479,3a,19.2y,46.97h,92.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1shKm09ka0yhxgE_gy5CC1Ng!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b9707d496cc5655:0x5c0f273e9b01d59a!8m2!3d-28.0436166!4d152.1201535!16s%2Fg%2F11tcvgkwdr?coh=205409,219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgwNy4wKgBIAVAD|access-date=12 August 2024|title=St John the Evangelist Anglican Church (former)|SV=yes|date=March 2024}}

Goomburra was the terminus of the Goomburra railway line which opened in 1912 and closed in 1961.

File:Allora Presbyterian Church, built 1879.jpg

In October 1912, the 1879 Presbyterian church building in Allora was relocated to become the Presbyterian church in Goomburra, which is {{Convert|15|km}} east of Allora. The relocation of the church required two traction engines and took ten days to negotiate difficult terrain and other problems.{{cite news |date=19 October 1912 |title=REMOVING A CHURCH. |page=13 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=17,089 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19845842 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072622/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19845842 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=26 April 2022}}

Inverramsay State School opened on 2 February 1914 and closed on 22 August 1965. It was at 1194 Inverramsay Road ({{Coord|-28.01056|152.22941|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Inverramsay State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1942 |title=Parish of Goomburra |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-goomburra-1942/original |access-date=12 August 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

On 31 December 1919 in the public hall, Littleton Groom (the member for Darling Downs) unveiled the town's honour board, listing the 32 names of those who had performed military service in World War I including 10 who died in the war.{{cite news|date=3 January 1920|title=HONOUR BOARDS.|page=7|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20430810|access-date=21 May 2020|via=Trove}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Goomburra had a population of 259 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31207|name=Goomburra (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Goomburra had a population of 256 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31196|name=Goomburra (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Goomburra. The nearest government primary schools are Freestone State School in Freestone to the south-west and Allora State School in Allora to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora State School (to Year 10), Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the north-west, and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-east. Non-government schools are also available in Allora and Warwick.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Goomburra Hall is at 17 Inverramsay Road within the town ({{Coord|-28.04255|152.12002|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Goomburra Hall}}).{{Cite web |title=Goomburra Town Hall, Qld 4362 {{!}} Goomburra QLD |url=https://www.facebook.com/GoomburraHall4362/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |publisher=Facebook}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-09-23 |title=Goomburra, 28 November 2021 |url=https://festivalofsmallhalls.com/goomburra-2021/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Festival of Small Halls |language=en-AU}}{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Goomburra+Hall/@-28.042811,152.1199888,3a,39.4y,2.22h,87.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sreZtCyf6KAZANQZnZtCA1A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b9707d367f80421:0xdc3ff8d73bf5b3c9!8m2!3d-28.0423864!4d152.1199775!16s%2Fg%2F11f5hvp_9x?coh=205409,219816&entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgwNy4wKgBIAVAD|access-date=12 August 2024|title=Goomburra Hall|SV=yes|date=March 2024}}

File:Canopy Goomburra Forest Reserve Main Range National Park.JPG

Forestry Reserve Road and Lookout Road provide access to a number of attractions in the Main Range National Park, including:{{Cite web |date=June 2019 |title=Main Range National Park map: Goomburra section |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/164196/main-range-goomburra-map.pdf |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government}}

• Mount Castle Lookout ({{coord|-27.9677|152.3836|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Castle Lookout}}){{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Tourist points - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Castle lookout track {{!}} Main Range National Park |url=https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/journeys/mount-castle-lookout-track |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Sylvesters Lookout ({{Coord|-27.97651|152.38479|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Sylvesters Lookout}}){{Cite web |title=Sylvesters lookout track {{!}} Main Range National Park |url=https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/journeys/sylvesters-lookout-track |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government}}
• Araucaria Falls ({{Coord|-27.96718|152.37032|type:waterbody|name=Araucaria Falls}})
• walking tracks and camping areas

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• {{cite web|date=1981|title=Town map of Goomburra|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-goomburra-1981.jpg|publisher=Queensland Government}}

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