YARRAMAN Yarraman is a small highway junction town that is the beginning (or end) of the New England Hgy that ends at way down at Newcastle NSW. Yarraman services a rich agricultural region and is a town that boasts most essential needs. Yarraman is a mythical aboriginal person that features in early history. The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870s as a place for local graziers and stockmen to meet and trade cattle. The township was established in the late 1870s. A school was opened in 1910. As there were many large Hoop Pine forests in the area, a timber mill was established in 1910. The town was connected to Brisbane and Ipswich by railway in 1913. The railway line was closed in 1988. The Yarraman Museum is on a hill north of the town. This is a quite comprehensive heritage centre. The Yarraman War Memorial is at the eastern entry to the town Yarraman boast two near century classic hotels. The Royal Hotel has some old photos of the past. The town has all of the main congregational churches. The Lutheran and the Catholic are the traditional style. The Anglican and the United being modern. When visiting Yarraman, be sure to allow time to visit the Heritage precinct and those two old pubs.