Kinbombi
| Kinbombi Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kinbombi | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°11′47″S 152°07′20″E / 26.1963°S 152.1222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4601 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Kinbombi is a town and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
History
The town takes its name from the railway station name assigned in 1902, which is derived from an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language, indicating a fight concerning a woman (gin meaning woman and bombe meaning hit).[1]
The Kinbombi State School opened on 1 June 1926 and closed on 16 September 1938.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Kinbombi – town in Gympie Region (entry 18168)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Kinbombi – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46349)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
