Jambin is located in Central Queensland on the Burnett Highway which runs roughly north-south through the town. Callide Creek is immediately to the west of the town; it is a tributary of the Don River.[5]
The Callide Valley railway line passed through the locality with Jambin railway station (24°11′44″S150°22′11″E / 24.1955°S 150.3697°E / -24.1955; 150.3697 (Jambin railway station (former))) serving the town. That section of the line is now closed and the station abandoned.[6]
However, other parts of the Callide Valley line in Jamin were integrated into the Moura railway line, which serves the mining industry, connecting mines with the Port of Gladstone.[7] The following stations in Jambin are on the Moura line (from north to south):
Argoon railway station (24°15′15″S150°26′01″E / 24.2541°S 150.4336°E / -24.2541; 150.4336 (Argoon railway station (former)))[6]
All of these stations are operational apart from Argoon which is now abandoned.[6] Boundary Hill station is on a balloon loop that serves the Boundary Hill coal mine (in neighbouring Callide).[5]
Callide Provisional School opened on 24 November 1925. On 1 June 1927, it became Callide State School. It closed in 1971.[8] It was on Callide Road (24°18′04″S150°27′32″E / 24.3012°S 150.4588°E / -24.3012; 150.4588 (Callide State School (former))).[9] Although it is within the town of Callide, it is within the present-day boundaries of Jambin.[5]
Jambin was originally established as a supply depot for the railway, which was established in 1924.[10] This opened up the area for new settlers, many of them pursuing dairying.[11] Cream was sent to the butter factory at Wowan.[12]
Jambin Post Office opened on 1 February 1926 (a receiving office had been open from 1924).[13]
Jambin State School opened on 11 February 1929 with 16 students under principal Kate Collins.[14] The first school building was a high-set two-room structure with a semi-enclosed verandah.[14]
Arogoon (also written as Argoon) State School opened on 30 July 1936, but was renamed Earlsfield State School by October 1936. It closed in 1958.[8][15] It was on the northern corner of Earlsfield Road and Earlsfield Pit Road (24°12′19″S150°26′01″E / 24.2052°S 150.4336°E / -24.2052; 150.4336 (Earlsfield State School (former))).[16][17][5]
The locality of Jambin was created 25 November 2016. The northern part of the new locality was formerly the locality of Smoky Creek and the southern part of the new locality was formerly the locality of Argoon.[2] Therefore, there is no census data available for the locality of Jambin prior to this time. However, in the 2011 census, Smoky Creek had a population of 308 people[19] and Argoon had a population of 295,[20] while in the 2016 census, Smoky Creek had a population of 179 people[21] and Argoon had a population of 151.[22]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Jambin had a population of 207 people.[4]
Jambin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 25 Jambin Three Ways Road, adjacent to the Burnett Highway (24°10′26″S150°22′30″E / 24.1738°S 150.3751°E / -24.1738; 150.3751 (Jambin State School)).[24][25][5] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 3 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[26]
Jambin hosts its annual Champagne Campdraft in May each year.[30]
The annual Working Cattle Dog trials are held in June.[30]
Since 2017, the annual King and Queen of CQ Boar Hunting Competition has been held over three days in either late May or early June.[31] In what is claimed to be Australia's largest boar hunting competition, hundreds of competitors compete for prizes in an attempt to cull the boar population while raising money for schools in Jambin and Goovigen.[32] Almost 900 pigs were killed in the 2021 competition which attracted hunters from New South Wales and North Queensland.[33]
In popular cultureedit
The novel "Dust" by Christine Bongers is set around the town of Jambin. In the novel the main character's family, the Vanderbomms, attend church at Jambin.[34]
Referencesedit
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jambin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ abcd"Jambin – town in Shire of Banana (entry 17026)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^"Jambin – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49780)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
^ abcdefg"Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^"What We Deliver". Aurizon. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ abQueensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^"8949-II-N Callide" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^"Jambin". The Gladstone Region. Tourism Queensland. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^"CALLIDE-NEW SETTLERS". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954). Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 20 February 1924. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^"DAWSON VALLEY NEWS". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954). Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 1 March 1924. p. 10. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ ab"Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
^"Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ ab"Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire" (PDF). The Gladstone Region. Tourism Queensland. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
^"Family fun day of hunting pigs for $10k in prizes". Central Telegraph. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^Robinson, Paul (4 June 2018). "Hundreds of feral pigs caught and killed in Australia's largest hunting competition". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^Jurss-Lewis, Tobias (11 June 2021). "Hunting feral boars in central Queensland in guerrilla war on damaging pest". ABC News. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^"Dust settles as Jambin book launched". Central Telegraph. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
Further readingedit
Lightfoot, Jim; Australia Post (1979), Jambin, Australia Post
Maynard, Ruth; Jambin State School (1979), Jambin State School 1929-1979 Golden Jubilee, Jambin State School
Jambin State School : reflections of 75 years 1929-2004, Jambin State School, 2004 — includes Upper Don State School, Earlsfield State School, and Greycliffe State School
Bongers, Christine (2009), Dust, Random House Australia, ISBN 978-1-74166-446-1