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Goombungee is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,066 people. [ 1 ]
The Shire of Rosalie was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northwest of the regional city of Toowoomba.The shire, administered from the town of Goombungee, covered an area of 2,200.7 square kilometres (849.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008.
The Goombungee War Memorial was unveiled on 11 December 1920 by Major General Sir Thomas William Glasgow, [2] [3] and Brigadier-General James Campbell Robertson [4] CB, CMG, DSO, MID (x7) represented the Toowoomba sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. [2] It was designed by Henry James (Harry) Marks and produced by masons R C Ziegler and Son of the Downs Electric Monumental Works.
The centenary of Goombungee State School : 1881-1981 : souvenir booklet / compiled and written by Jean Ledwidge. s.n. – via State Library of Queensland. — incorporating Muniganeen, Highland Plains, Douglas and Silverleigh Schools
In August 1889 the Queensland Government provided 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land for a cemetery for Goombungee. [4] However, the soil proved too difficult to dig a grave, so another 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) cemetery reserve was provided on 17 January 1894 (which is now within the boundaries of Haden).
In 1977, as part of the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, the East Lynne Methodist congregation merged with the Goombungee Congregational Church to form the Goombungee Uniting Church (which closed on 26 August 2012). [11] [12] The East Lynne Methodist Church no longer exists.
Goombungee Kilbirnie is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. [ 2 ] In the 2021 census , Kilbirnie had a population of 68 people.
The Division of Groom is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Groom is an agricultural electorate located on the Darling Downs in southern Queensland. It includes the regional city of Toowoomba and rural communities to the west and south. [1] The current MP is Garth Hamilton, a member of the Liberal Party.