Dinmore

Dinmore likely took its name from either Dinmore Hill in Herefordshire, England or possibly from the Welsh word Dinmawr meaning a great hill. The railway station which was named Dinmore in 1884 was noted at that time as being one of the youngest stations on the line. In November of that year advertisements appeared in the local newspaper advising readers that forty seven building allotments in the Dinmore Township close to the New Chum Coal Mine and a short walk to the Railway Station were available for purchase. Three years later an additional one hundred and forty business and building site were being advertised for sale.

One of the earliest buildings in the Dinmore area was the Baptist Church, which was built during the late 1870s to early 1880s. The Dinmore State School opened in 1891, while the Methodist Church opened in 1901.

Though owing its origins to coal mining, brickworks and potteries became important. Dinmore was part of Moreton Shire until 1949 when it became a suburb of Ipswich.