Imbil
town in Queensland, Australia
Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people.
Geography
Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.
History
The town takes its name from the Imbil pastoral run which was named 1857 by the pastoralists Clement Francis Lawless and Paul Lawless. Imbil is a Kabi word referring to the bamboo vine, and is also used to refer to a lagoon below the Imbil station house.
The town was established in 1868 at the start of the gold rush in the area.
In 1887, 21,760 acres (8,810 ha) of land were resumed from the Imbil pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.
The first Imbil post office opened on 9 July 1870 and closed in 1872. The second office opened in 1877 and closed in 1907.
The public source identifies “Imbil” as town in Queensland, Australia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Imbil, town and Queensland.
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