Jimboomba, Queensland
Jimboomba is a town in south east Queensland, Australia. About 1,400 people[1] live there. It is 21 kilometers north of Beaudesert on the Mount Lindsay Highway.[2] The word Jimboomba is an Indigenous Australian word which means "Loud thunder, little rain."[3]
History
Jimboomba was first settled by Europens in 1845, when Thomas Dowse started to graze cattle and sheep in the area.[4] In 1880, the first hotel, the Norfolk Hotel, opened for business, with several more hotels opened in the next few years as the railway from Beaudesert reached the town.[4] The railway station became a loading spot for the local saw mill. The first school was opened in 1890 in the Presbyterian Church hall.[4]
References
- ↑ 2001 census
- ↑ "Jimboomba, Gold Coast QLD - VeryGoldCoast Australia". verygoldcoast.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ "Jimboomba". au.totaltravel.yahoo.com. 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.[dead link]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jimboomba - Logan City Council". logan.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.