Description
Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.
Lamington is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Lamington had a population of 86 people.
History
The name Bujera is an Aboriginal word meaning "warm, love, adore, a good feeling" of the traditional landowners, the Mununjali people.Willowbank Provisional School opened on 20 August 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Willowbank State School. On 13 July 1914 it was renamed Lamington State School. It closed in April 1943. The school was on Kerry Road and its site is marked with a monument with a plaque.
Lamington was the terminus for one branch of the Beaudesert Shire Tramway.It operated from 1910 to 1944.Captain Vance of the Royal Australian Survey Corp established a trigonometrical Station on Hillview Cliffs which was in use from 1924 and 1930.In the 2016 census Lamington had a population of 86 people.
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Population: 1-100
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 57.186 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 138 m
Population number: 86
Local Government Area: Scenic Rim Regional Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Lamington, Queensland