Wamuran_Basin,_Queensland

Wamuran Basin, Queensland

Wamuran Basin, Queensland

Suburb of City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia

Wamuran Basin is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 130 people.[1]

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History

The locality takes its name from a local Aboriginal man, Menvil Wamuran (also known as Jacky Delaney).[2]

Basin State School opened on 2 March 1920. It closed on 1957.[3] It was unofficially known as Wamuran Basin State School.[4]

In the 2016 census, Wamuran Basin had a population of 130 people.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wamuran Basin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Wamuran Basin – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 45475)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. [4]
    "WAMURAN,". The Brisbane Courier. No. 21, 811. Queensland, Australia. 22 December 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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