Bundamba

Bundamba was another of the mining and industrial settlements. Bundanba, as it was originally called, is believed to have derived from the Yagara words 'bundaan' and 'ba', meaning a stone axe and place of. This referred to Bundamba Creek which was a source of good stone for hand axes. The name was officially changed to Bundamba in 1932.

The first major development was the Bremer Mills on the riverbank which was an enterprising industrial complex established by Joseph Fleming in 1852. The complex was comprised of a flourmill, boiling down works, brickworks, timber mill, wharf and workers' dwellings.

Some coal mining was conducted in the early 1880s by the local publican Denis Bergin, followed by the Lindsay brothers, who opened the Braeside mine in 1883. Several brickworks were also established in the vicinity.

Community facilities included the Bundamba Methodist Church which was established in 1865. The present building is the third church on that site.

The state school was opened in 1873. The most prominent feature of the area, the Bundamba Racecourse, was founded by the Ipswich Amateur Turf Club in 1890, following objection to its previous site by the Bundamba School in 1885.