Yargullen
Yargullen is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Yargullen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Yargullen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.4836°S 151.5986°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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History
The locality takes its name from the railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 5 August 1915, on the former Cecil Plains railway line, and is an Aboriginal word meaning waterhole on plain.[1]
Woodview Provisional School opened on 3 May 1886. It became Woodview State School on 19 January 1891. and closed on 31 December 4. Unofficially it was known as Happy Valley School.[2]
References
- "Yargullen - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48104)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- 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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