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Trebonne

Coordinates: 18°37′37″S 146°04′52″E / 18.62694°S 146.08111°E / -18.62694; 146.08111
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Trebonne
Queensland
Trebonne is located in Queensland
Trebonne
Trebonne
Coordinates18°37′37″S 146°04′52″E / 18.62694°S 146.08111°E / -18.62694; 146.08111
Population319 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4850
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy

Trebonne is a town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 census, Trebonne had a population of 319.[1]

History

Prior to European settlement, the Trebonne area was inhabited by the Warakamai People.[3]

The town derives its name from Trebonne Creek, which was allegedly named by Leon Burguez, sugar planter who lived at Gairloch, probably in the 1870s.[2]

The Trebonne State School opened on 7 November 1906.[4]

Heritage listings

Trebonne has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Trebonne (L)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Trebonne (entry 35144)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Warakamai People". AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Opening and closing dates of schools in Queensland". Education Queensland. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Pelota Mano Court (entry 601169)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.