Umbiram
Queensland
Umbiram is located in Queensland
Umbiram
Umbiram
Coordinates27°39′34″S 151°46′12″E / 27.6594°S 151.77°E / -27.6594; 151.77 (Umbiram (centre of locality))
Population139 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.787/km2 (9.81/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Umbiram:
Southbrook Athol Athol
Southbrook Umbiram Wyreema
Southbrook Southbrook Cambooya

Umbiram is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people.[1]

History

The locality, originally named as Umbirom,[3] takes its name from the railway station name, on the Millmerran railway line, which is an Aboriginal word (possibly from the Gooneburra language) meaning winding creek.[2][4]

The locality was given to be established by W. H. Groom (1833–1901), with some confusion involving Messieurs Arthur Hodgson (1818–1902) and Robert Ramsay (1818-1910).[3][5]

The Umbirom State School was approved by June 1877,[6] built by June 1878,[7] and continuing its operation beyond 1903.[8][9]

Flemington Provisional School opened on 18 May 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Flemington State School. It closed in 1914, but reopened in 1915. In 1918, it was renamed Umbiram State School. It closed on 12 December 1975.[10]

In the 2016 census, Umbiram had a population of 139 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Umbiram (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Umbiram – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48080)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "State School Exercise, Class IV". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4119. Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Sketcher". The Queenslander. No. 2457. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "England". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1082. Queensland, Australia. 12 February 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1221. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1877. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Re Highfields Deputation". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1353. Queensland, Australia. 18 June 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "District news". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXXIX, no. 9, 170. Queensland, Australia. 26 April 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Presentation at South Brook". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XLII, no. 9, 637. Queensland, Australia. 11 April 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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