Darra

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A suburb of Brisbane. Postcode - 4076. Bounded suburb of Darra approved by Queensland Place Names Board 16 August 1975. Refer QGG 16 August 1975, p.1761. Boundary altered by the Minister for Natural Resources and Minister for Mines, 11 July 2003. Name derived from railway station name given by Railways Department in mid-1876, which was possibly derived from a station on the Aberdeen-Banff Railway, Grampians, Scotland. Alternatively, Darra could be associated with Yuggera language, Yugarabul dialect word "durra" indicating thigh; or possibly with the Bundjalung language, Yugumbir dialect word "darrau" indicating loose stones. Name and boundaries approved by Queensland Place Names Board 11 August 1975.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darra,_Queensland
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Coordinates:   27°34'4"S   152°57'7"E
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