Time for some new caches to be placed in the area to take you to places you might not have checked out before. This is a quick drive by but stealth is required on school mornings and afternoons.
Cache contains a logbook but you will need your own ink stick.
*Cabarlah is approximately 15 kilometres north of the Toowoomba city centre and has an area of approximately 20 km². It is situated on the Great Divide with views to the east of the Lockyer Valley through to Brisbane and to the west across the Darling Downs. Traditionally the area has been used for farming however in recent years the expansion of the Toowoomba Regional Council has led to acreage and other residential development.
History
In the 1860s to 1883 the area was called Five-Mile Camp. The name Cabarlah was used after Crows Nest railway line (from Toowoomba to Crows Nest) was built. It is thought that the name Cabarlah derived from an Aboriginal expression describing the ring-tailed possum.[5] However, a 1930 newspaper article claims it is a “Native name of the mountains in the neighbourhood”.
The Queensland Government set aside land for the Geham Cemetery (now the Cabarlah Cemetery) on 11 September 1878. Trustees were appointed on 2 January 1880 with the first burials occurring in 1881.
Cabarlah Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1884).
The Cabarlah Community School opened in Wirraglen Road, Highfields, in January 2006. It used the Reggio Emilia teaching philosophy. In March 2008 it was closed when the Queensland Government's Non-State Schools Accreditation Board refused to accredit the school, claiming it did not meet the requirements of the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001. Although the school appealed the decision, the Queensland Education Minister, Rod Weldford, upheld the board's decision.
Military history
The Borneo Barracks are west of the New England Highway at Cabarlah (27.4436°S 151.9787°E). The barracks were originally established as a World War I training area.
Since the Second World War, Cabarlah has also had a significant role as a base for the Australian Army. It was home to elements of the 7th Brigade early in the war. Later in the war it became a hub for signals and other training. Cabarlah is now home to the 7th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) and other Australian Defence Force signals facilities.
*Source - Wikipedia