Gwambegwine, Queensland
Gwambegwine is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the, Gwambegwine had a population of 27 people.
Geography
Palm Tree Creek forms most of the eastern and south-eastern boundary of the locality; it becomes a tributary of the Dawson River in neighbouring Taroom. The Murphy Range forms most of the south-western and southern boundaries.Gwambagwine Creek rises in the west of the locality and flows in the easterly direction through the locality, becoming a tributary of Palm Tree Creek on the locality's eastern boundary.
The Fitzroy Developmental Road enters the locality from south-east and exits to the north-east.
There are two sections of the Gwambegwine State Forest in the south-west and south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
History
The explorer Ludwig Leichhardt travelled through the area in 1844. He named the Murphy Range after John Murphy who was a member of the expedition. He named Palm Tree Creek due to presence of Corypha trees.The parish name was Gwambagwine, which in turn takes its name from an early pastoral run. Both the parish name and creek name are believed to be a corruption of the Aboriginal name guambeguine, meaning a waterhole in the bend of the stream.
Demographics
In the, Gwambegwine had a population of 20 people.In the, Gwambegwine had a population of 27 people.