Dimbulah

History

The town was established in 1876 to service the Tyrconnell Gold Mine, one of the richest mines on the Hodgkinson Gold Fields. The name "Dimbulah" is thought to have come from the local Indigenous Australian word for "long waterhole", referring to the Walsh River that runs nearby the town. Dimboola Post Office opened by 1900 and was renamed Dimbulah in 1904. The area around Dimbulah was originally home to the Djankun and Kuku Djungan tribe. Wolfram Camp Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became Wolfram Camp State School and was renamed that year to be Wolfram State School. It closed in 1930, reopened in 1938 and then closed finally circa 1940. Boonmoo Provisional School opened circa July 1910 and closed circa April 1912. Dimbulah Provisional School opened on 28 September 1914. On 1 December 1914, it became Dimbulah State School. On 25 January 1965, it was expanded to include a secondary department. The school celebrated its centenary on 27 September 2014. The Dimbulah parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1963. The Dimbulah Public Library opened in 1995 with a minor refurbishment in 2013.

Geography

Dimbulah is south-west of Cairns. The Tablelands railway line passes through the locality which is served by the following railway stations (from north to south): * Chircan railway station, now abandoned () * Verdure railway station, now abandoned ()

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  45
• Pied Butcherbird

  Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  44
• Black Kite

  Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  43
• Blue-faced Honeyeater

  Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  40
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  35
• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

  Calyptorhynchus banksii (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  33
• Pale-headed Rosella

  Platycercus adscitus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  32
• Whistling Kite

  Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  32