Postcode(s) 4388 State electorate(s) Warrego Population 448 (2006 census) | LGA(s) Goondiwindi Region Federal Division(s) Maranoa Postal code 4388 | |
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Location 305 km (190 mi) from Brisbane; 193 km (120 mi) from Toowoomba; 52 km (32 mi) from Goondiwindi Weather 13°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Yelarbon is a small town in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River, near the New South Wales border. It sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. At the 2006 census, Yelarbon had a population of 448.
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Map of Yelarbon QLD 4388, Australia
Yelarbon is an Aboriginal Australian word meaning "Native name for the large lagoon adjacent to the Station." Reference: Queensland Railways correspondence No. 08.393, 17 July 1908 written by Chief Engineer, W. Pagan, to The Secretary, Office of the Commissioner for Railways. Letter is held in the Queensland Railways correspondence files at Queensland State Archives. Ref: A/12427 1908.
It was the first place in Queensland to grow tobacco commercially. Nowadays, cattle and sheep are raised, and cereal crops are grown. A major employer in Yelarbon is the A. E. Girle and Sons sawmill.
Transport
The town is located on a branch of the narrow gauge Queensland Railways; it is also proposed to be located on a section of the standard gauge Inland Railway from Moree via North Star.
Recreation
There is fishing on the Dumaresq River as well, nearly all recreational. The Murray Cod is one of the more sought-after prizes to catch.
There is some feral pig hunting as well in the region.