Goomburra, Queensland
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Goomburra Queensland |
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 Goomburra
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| Coordinates | 28°02′38″S 152°07′14″E / 28.0438°S 152.1205°ECoordinates: 28°02′38″S 152°07′14″E / 28.0438°S 152.1205°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4362 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 194.5 km2 (75.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Goomburra is a town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Goomburra is the valley of Dalrymple Creek which flows from east to west away from the Great Dividing Range towards Allora. The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Condamine River.
The town's name came from the name of a pastoral run operated by pastoralist Patrick Leslie from 1840 to 1841. It is an Aboriginal word which is either a corruption of gooneburra meaning fire black tribe, or which means a shield derived from the kurrajong tree.
Goomburra was the terminus of the Goomburra railway line which opened in 1912 and closed in 1961.
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