Goombi
Goombi Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Goombi | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26°43′01″S 150°24′34″E / 26.7169°S 150.4094°ECoordinates: 26°43′01″S 150°24′34″E / 26.7169°S 150.4094°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4415 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 124.6 km2 (48.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Goombi is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] Goombi is one end of the Queensland rabbit-proof fence.[2]
Geography
Goombi is a sparsely populated rural area, fully developed as farm land.[3]
The Warrego Highway passes east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line runs parallel and immediately south of the highway.[3] There is a railway siding at Goombi.[4]
History
Goombi State School opened on 16 November 1915. It closed in 1964.[5]
References
- ↑ "Goombi (entry 47702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Information on the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board". Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Graham (2011-01-01). Shadows of War on the Brisbane Line. Boolarong Press. ISBN 9781921555831.
- ↑ 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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