Camboon, Queensland
Not to be confused with Cambroon, Queensland.
| Camboon Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Camboon | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°0′10″S 150°20′45″E / 25.00278°S 150.34583°ECoordinates: 25°0′10″S 150°20′45″E / 25.00278°S 150.34583°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4719 | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||
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Camboon is a locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The name Camboon is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word caamboon meaning the bullrushes growing at the edge of waterholes.[1]
A post office opened on 1 June 1874 but closed on 16 October 1965.[2]
Camboon Provisional School opened about 1899 but closed in 1908 due to low enrolments. In 1910, the school was reopened but only operated half-time in conjunction with the newly opened Camboon Woolshed Provisional School. Both schools were closed in 1915.[3]
Events
Camboon hosts an annual campdraft every May.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Camboon (entry 5808)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ↑ "Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire" (PDF). The Gladstone Region. Tourism Queensland. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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