Tanbar, Queensland
# Tanbar, Queensland

Tanbar is an outback locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. It is on the corner of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia. In the 2016 census Tanbar had a population of 3 people.

## Geography

Haddon Corner is the point of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia (26°00′00″S 141°00′00″E﻿ / ﻿26.0000°S 141.0000°E﻿ / -26.0000; 141.0000﻿ (Haddon Corner)). It is in the south-west of the locality.

Lake Yamma Yamma (also known as Lake Mackillop) is in the centre of the locality (26°20′00″S 141°25′00″E﻿ / ﻿26.3333°S 141.4166°E﻿ / -26.3333; 141.4166﻿ (Lake Yamma Yamma)). It is 736 square kilometres (284 sq mi) and is ephemeral, holding water only when Cooper Creek floods. It rarely fills (about every 25 to 30 years). It is Queensland's largest ephemeral lake.

The Birdsville Developmental Road enters the locality from the north (Farrars Creek), passes through the north of the locality, and exits to the north-west (Birdsville). Arrabury Road branches off from the Birdsville Developmental Road shortly after it enters the locality and then proceeds south-west and then south into Durham (remaining west of Lake Yamma Yamma).

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

## History

The name Haddon Corner is derived from Haddon Downs, the pastoral property in the corner on the South Australian side. It was established in 1877 by pastoralists William and John Howie.

In the 2016 census Tanbar had a population of 3 people.

## Heritage listings

Heritage-listed sites in Tanbar include:

* Haddon Corner, where a survey marker indicates the corner

## Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:

* Arrabury (26°45′39″S 141°01′40″E﻿ / ﻿26.7609°S 141.0278°E﻿ / -26.7609; 141.0278﻿ (Arrabury (homestead)))
* Curalle Tin Shed (26°02′25″S 141°19′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.0404°S 141.3293°E﻿ / -26.0404; 141.3293﻿ (Curalle Tin Shed (homestead)))
* Gilpeppee Outstation (26°09′19″S 141°38′02″E﻿ / ﻿26.1553°S 141.6340°E﻿ / -26.1553; 141.6340﻿ (Gilpeppee Outstation (homestead)))
* Nulla Outstation (26°19′13″S 141°10′40″E﻿ / ﻿26.3204°S 141.1777°E﻿ / -26.3204; 141.1777﻿ (Nulla Outstation (homestead)))
* Planet Downs Outstation, outstation of Arrabury (25°52′19″S 141°06′49″E﻿ / ﻿25.8719°S 141.1135°E﻿ / -25.8719; 141.1135﻿ (Planet Downs Outstation (homestead)))
* Tanbar Station (25°50′31″S 141°55′06″E﻿ / ﻿25.8419°S 141.9182°E﻿ / -25.8419; 141.9182﻿ (Tanbar (homestead)))

## Education

There are no schools in Tanbar and none nearby. Distance education and boarding schools are the options.

## Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality, including:

* Arrabury airstrip, serving the homestead (26°45′32″S 141°01′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.7589°S 141.0272°E﻿ / -26.7589; 141.0272﻿ (Arrabury homestead airstrip))
* Arrabury airstrip (26°41′46″S 141°02′49″E﻿ / ﻿26.6962°S 141.0469°E﻿ / -26.6962; 141.0469﻿ (Arrabury airstrip))
* Planet Downs Outstation airstrip, serving the outstation (25°52′29″S 141°06′56″E﻿ / ﻿25.8748°S 141.1155°E﻿ / -25.8748; 141.1155﻿ (Planet Downs Outstation airstrip))
* Tanbar airstrip, serving the homestead (25°51′05″S 141°55′47″E﻿ / ﻿25.8515°S 141.9298°E﻿ / -25.8515; 141.9298﻿ (Tanbar airstrip))
