| Cambooya Queensland |
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  Cambooya
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| Population: | 653 [1] |
| Postcode: | 4358 |
| Coordinates: | 27°43′S 151°52′E / 27.717°S 151.867°ECoordinates: 27°43′S 151°52′E / 27.717°S 151.867°E |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Toowoomba Region |
| State District: | Condamine |
| Federal Division: | Groom |
Cambooya is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, 148 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane.[1]
A suburban rail motor service from Toowoomba commenced in May, 1917, running to Wyreema, 10 miles away. It was extended to Cambooya and to Willowburn in 1918. They ceased around 1923[2].
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History
European settlement of the area dates from 1840, when Arthur Hodgson chose 65,000 acres (26,305 ha) of prime land, which he named Eton Vale. In 1843 the New South Wales Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christopher Rolleston, carried out a survey and reserved a site on Eton Vale for a township. He named it Cambooya, a rendering of the Aboriginal word 'yambuya', thought to refer to tubers growing in a water hole. Hodgson resisted the formation of a township, and no development occurred until 1868, when a railway station was built at Cambooya as the railway line was extended from Toowoomba to Warwick.[3]
Education
Cambooya has only one school, Cambooya State School. It has over 100 students enrolled, from prep to grade 7.
Landmarks
Cambooya has a pub called the Bull and Barley. It has been featured on the famous television show Getaway. There is a ghost story surrounding this pub, and some say its even haunted. It is said that a woman in a blue dress died there many years ago, and to this day haunts room 6. Room 6 is now off limits, and they have replaced another room with the number. People still say they see her, but no-one can be certain.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cambooya (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL310900&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ The Toowoomba Suburban Rail Motor Service Knowles, J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1992 pp170-171
- ^ "Cambooya". queenslandplaces.com.au. http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/cambooya. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
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