- Yelarbon, Queensland
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Yelarbon
state = qld
caption =
lga =Goondiwindi Regional Council
postcode = 4388
est =
pop = 216 (2001 census)
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Warrego
fedgov = Maranoa
dist1 = 305
location1=Brisbane
dist2 = 193
location2= Toowoomba
dist3 = 52
location3= GoondiwindiYelarbon is a small town in south-central
Queensland on theDumaresq River . It sits on theCunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood.Yelarbon is an
Aboriginal Australian word meaning water lilies growing in a lagoon.It was the first place in Queensland to grow
tobacco commercially. Nowadays,cattle andsheep are raised, andcereal crops are grown. There isfishing on the Dumaresq River as well, nearly all recreational. TheMurray Cod is one of the more sought-after prizes to catch.There is some feral
pig hunting as well in the region.External links
* [http://www.flexi.net.au/~ingleweb/yelarbon.htm Regional Info on Yelarbon]
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