The town is 181 km northwest of Brisbane and Yarraman the town is on a junction of the New England Highway and D'Aquilar Highway.
It's at this town we bought our lunch at a Bakery, parked on the side of the road we sat and ate it in the caravan.
A bit of history of Yarraman.
The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870's as a place for local graziers and stockmen to meet and trade cattle. The township was established in the late 1870's.
Yarraman means 'horse' in the Port Jackson Pidgin English spread by Aboriginal stockmen in eastern Australia.
A school opened in 1901.
As there were many large hoop pine forests in the area, a timber mill was established in 1910.
The town was connected to Brisbane and Ipswich by railway in 1913. The railway line was closed in 1988.
Goomeri, Queensland is 235 kilometres from the state capital, Brisbane. It's a small town and it's here we stayed a night on the edge of town opposite the shop below.
European settlement in the Goomeri area began in 1846 with the establishment of Booubyjan Homestead and Boonara Station.
Hello Margaret,
ReplyDeleteNice pictures of this motel and roadhopuse.
It's real amarican. Great!!
Kind regards,
Marco
Hello Marco,
DeleteInteresting it looks American :)
I get to live vicariously through you. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI expect that's a good thing :)
DeleteHow did closing the railway in 88 affect things?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea Sandra as I am not from that town.
DeleteExpect there wasn't enough passengers as people wouldn't have stopped using the train and freight would have been done via road...too expensive also I guess.
The horel-motel exists in very similar form in so many of our country towns. Quintessentially Orstrayan.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. So many towns have a beautiful Hotel/Motel they would have been glorious to see in their prime.
DeleteLooks like a nice place.
ReplyDeleteBoth places were Jo-Anne.
DeleteMargaret the motel looks interesingand compleelty different from european ones
ReplyDeleteYes I imagine they are Gosia.
DeleteThis could be a town in the rural areas of the USA.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting to note. Have seen some building of photos of the USA, and they do look rather similar.
DeleteThat photo of the pub is bringing back lots of memories. It looks very similar to many I saw growing up in the country.
ReplyDelete:) I'm sure they are wonderful memories.
DeleteThere could be a running theme when you write about each town you visit.......and the railway line closed in.......
ReplyDeletelol... I expect that to be the case Andrew..
DeleteIs it your pictures or were these places really that good?
ReplyDeleteWhat you see are my photos and yes, those places are good.
DeleteA lot of small towns have closed their railways down it's a pity but I guess they are just to expensive to run.
ReplyDeleteI would be happy sitting on the top floor with a cool drink.
Merle...............
I would imagine the trains would be far too expensive to keep going seeing as no one would hardly use them.
DeleteHeard it was rather hot up your way..
The names and history are interesting!
ReplyDeleteThey are and rather odd names too.
DeleteA genuine little outback township, there's not many around these days.
ReplyDeleteMany little towns have gone by the wayside but there are a lot about and they cater for the tourist too.
DeleteBeaqutiful, especially the pub.
ReplyDeleteLooks a well kept pub Bob.
DeleteSo pleased you included a bit of history of Yarraman.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed both reading and looking at your post.
All the best Jan
Thanks Jan..always nice to know a little about the towns we go through or stay in.
DeleteAll familiar territory to me...being a born and bred Queensland...and one who grew up in Gympie...and then lived back there again from 1998 to 2002. :)
ReplyDeleteMust be good to re see it through my lens.
DeleteQuite different buildings than we have. It's interesting to see them. If I would not know you are in Australia, I would think these are in USA.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting then
DeleteA nice looking pub that one. I am really enjoying your trip north and a look around.
ReplyDeleteAlways looks in good condition that pub each time we pass through that town.
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