Yarraman, Queensland

Yarraman is located {{convert|181|km|mi|0}} northwest of the state capital, Brisbane on the junction of the New England and D'Aguilar highways.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Yarraman is set in a fertile valley and produces timber, grain and beef and dairy goods, which it exports to larger cities.{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}

Yarraman is surrounded by the various components of the fragmentary Bunya Mountains and Yarraman Important Bird Area which contains the largest remaining population of the vulnerable black-breasted button-quail.{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm|title=IBA: Bunya Mountains & Yarraman|work=Birdata|publisher=Birds Australia|access-date=2011-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=live}}

In the far west the Meandu Mine extracts coal for the nearby power station.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

The name Yarraman means horse in the Port Jackson Pidgin English 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 cattle. The township was established in the late 1870s.[http://www.thecomputertechnicalcentre.com/Southburnett/yarraman.htm South Burnett Net: Yarraman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414164902/http://www.thecomputertechnicalcentre.com/southburnett/yarraman.htm |date=14 April 2011 }}, accessed 17 Jan 2010

File:Crowd in front of Yarraman State School, circa 1913.jpg

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.{{cite news |date=30 September 1914 |title=New School at Yarraman. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123034629 |accessdate=13 October 2024 |newspaper=Queensland Times |location=Queensland, Australia |page=4 (Daily) |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LVI |issue=9117}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=Our school |url=https://yarramanss.eq.edu.au/our-school |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Yarraman State School |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110104121/https://yarramanss.eq.edu.au/our-school |url-status=live }}{{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}}

As there were many large hoop pine forests in the area, a timber mill was established in 1910.

The town was connected to Brisbane and Ipswich by the Brisbane Valley Railway Line in 1913. The Brisbane Valley Railway Line was closed in 1988.[http://queenslandplaces.com.au/yarraman Queensland Places: Yarraman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121022837/http://queenslandplaces.com.au/yarraman|date=21 November 2010}}, accessed 17 Jan 2010 File:Opening of the Country Women's Association Hall, Yarraman, 1928.jpgThe Queensland Country Women's Association established a branch at Yarraman in 1923.{{cite news |date=23 February 1933 |title=C.V.A. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22150838 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726070155/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22150838 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |accessdate=19 January 2023 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=23,422}} After raising funds a new QCWA Hall was opened in 1928.{{cite news |date=23 October 1928 |title=YARRAMAN REST ROOM. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254050827 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726070154/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254050827 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |accessdate=19 January 2023 |newspaper=Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette |location=Queensland, Australia |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=LXVII |issue=251}} 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.{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=Jessica |date=30 October 2023 |title=QCWA returns ‘home’ |url=https://burnetttoday.com.au/news/2020/10/03/qcwa-returns-home/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119021054/https://burnetttoday.com.au/news/2020/10/03/qcwa-returns-home/ |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Burnett Today |language=en-US}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179797718 |title=To Cost £70,000 |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=17,588 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=18 April 1929 |access-date=28 November 2019 |page=5 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714064556/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179797718 |url-status=live }} It closed in 1963.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21459234|title=ROCKY HILL STATE SCHOOL.|date=31 October 1929|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=28 November 2019|issue=22,390|location=Queensland, Australia|page=23|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714064555/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21459234|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2016/07/18/old-school-on-the-move-again/|title=Old School On The Move ... Again|date=2016-07-18|website=southburnett.com.au|access-date=2019-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127223551/https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2016/07/18/old-school-on-the-move-again/|archive-date=27 November 2019|url-status=live}}

During World War II, 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 RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000).{{Citation |author1=Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Historical Section |title=Logistics units |publication-date=1995 |publisher=AGPS Press |isbn=978-0-644-42798-2}}

The Sacred Heart Convent was completed in 1945. The Sisters of Mercy opened a boarding school for boys in 1946. It closed in 1966. The building is now used as the Yarraman Heritage House.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brownsigns.net.au/museum/heritage-house-yarraman/|title=Yarraman Heritage House|date=2018-06-09|website=Brown Signs|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127220148/https://www.brownsigns.net.au/museum/heritage-house-yarraman/|archive-date=27 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-27}}

The Yarraman Library opened in 1982 and had a major refurbishment in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|page=16|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|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}} it is now operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.{{Cite web |title=Library locations & opening hours |url=https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/libraries/library-locations-open-hours/8221-library-locations-opening-hours |access-date=26 July 2023 |website=Toowoomba Regional Council |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321210356/https://tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/libraries/library-locations-open-hours/8221-library-locations-opening-hours |url-status=live }}

Between 2002 and 2018, the former Brisbane Valley railway line was redeveloped as the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, the longest rail trail in Australia at {{Convert|161|km}}.{{Cite web |title=About Brisbane Valley Rail Trail |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/bvrt/about-bvrt |access-date=2024-01-11 |publisher=Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322073116/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/BVRT/About-BVRT |url-status=live }}

Based on data gathered through the census, Yarraman's population has grown as shown below.

File:Yarraman State School, 2024.jpg

Yarraman State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-9) school for boys and girls at 17 John Street ({{coord|-26.8415|151.9767|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Yarraman State School}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|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}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-21 |title=Yarraman State School |url=https://yarramanss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=Yarraman State School |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726070202/https://yarramanss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}} In 2022, the school had an enrolment of 187 students.{{Cite web |title=School annual report 2022 |url=https://yarramanss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual%20report%202022.pdf |access-date=26 July 2023 |website=Yarraman State School |page=2 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726070151/https://yarramanss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual%20report%202022.pdf |url-status=live }}

The nearest secondary school providing Years 10 to 12 education is Nanango State High School in Nanango to the north.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=11 January 2024}}

File:Yarraman Library (and former Post Office), 2023.jpg

The Yarraman Library and Post Office are located on the corner of Toomey and Douglas Streets, and offer access to wireless internet.{{Cite web |title=Yarraman Library |url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/toowoomba/yarraman_library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204156/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/toowoomba/yarraman_library |archive-date=30 January 2018 |access-date=30 January 2018 |website=State Library of Queensland}}{{cite web |title=Post Office |url=http://auspost.com.au/pol/app/locate/post-office/QLD/Yarraman/4614/Yarraman-LPO-446846 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121103328/http://auspost.com.au/pol/app/locate/post-office/QLD/Yarraman/4614/Yarraman-LPO-446846 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |access-date=25 October 2014}} The Toowoomba Regional Council refurbished the library in 2016 including new furnishings, paint, and an accessible parking space and toilet.{{Cite web |title=Council spends $164,000 to refurbish regional library |url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/council-prepares-open-revamped-library/3055741/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204410/https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/council-prepares-open-revamped-library/3055741/ |archive-date=30 January 2018 |access-date=30 January 2018 |website=The Chronicle}}

The Yarraman Memorial Pool is located in Margaret Street, on the New England Highway.{{cite web |title=Yarraman Pool |url=http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/sport/swimming-pools/454-yarramanswimmingpool |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024061035/http://www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/sport/swimming-pools/454-yarramanswimmingpool |archive-date=24 October 2014 |access-date=25 October 2014}}

File:Blackbutt-Yarraman Queensland Country Women's Association Hall, Blackbutt, 2023.jpg

The Blackbutt Yarraman branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 65 Coulson Street in Blackbutt.{{Cite web |title=Branch Locations |url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/ |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=26 December 2018 |publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association}}

Yarraman has a not-for-profit community radio station [https://www.wildhorsefm.com/ Wild Horse FM 99.7] which began broadcasting in 2002. The station is housed in the Historic Yarraman Heritage House.{{Cite web |title=World Horse FM 99.7 |url=http://www.wildhorsefm.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717065545/http://wildhorsefm.com/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |access-date=2019-11-27}}

Yarraman has three churches: St Philip's Anglican Church, Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Church, and Calvary Lutheran church.

Yarraman is the northernmost destination of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail for walking, cycling and horse riding.{{Cite web |last=Heymans |first=Paul |date=2015-09-25 |title=Yarraman {{!}} Brisbane Valley Rail Trail Experience {{!}} Explore the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail |url=https://www.brisbanevalleyrailtrail.com.au/yarraman/,%20https://www.brisbanevalleyrailtrail.com.au/yarraman/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |language=en-AU }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The trail commences at Yarraman Station Park in McNeil Street ({{Coord|-26.83870|151.99094|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brisbane Valley Rail Trail end point}}).{{Cite web |title=Trail map |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/bvrt/trail-map |access-date=2024-01-11 |publisher=Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads |archive-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111030838/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/bvrt/trail-map |url-status=live }}{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yarraman+Station+Park/@-26.8386287,151.9908754,3a,44.3y,136.92h,80.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sr0JFYEKwoKlyMkF95HBYHw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x6b95ca23793f43bb:0xdfbdfb116986dec!8m2!3d-26.8385349!4d151.990445!16s%2Fg%2F11f03svd5w?entry=tts|title=Brisbane Valley Rail Trail endpoint|date=August 2023|access-date=11 January 2024}}

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• {{cite web|url=https://www.yarraman.net/copy-of-see-and-explore |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127230018/https://www.yarraman.net/copy-of-see-and-explore |archive-date=2019-11-27 |title=Yarraman History|publisher=Yarraman Progress Association Inc.}}
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• {{cite web |date=1979 |title=Town map of Yarraman |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-yarraman-1979.jpg |publisher=Queensland Government}}
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