page_title: Hebel, Queensland
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Hebel, Queensland / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Celebrations at Hebel State School, 1901
context_page_description: Hebel is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the 2016 census, Hebel had a population of 67 people.
context_section_description: Yuwaalaraay  (also known as Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwaalaraay country. The Yuwaalaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Balonne, including the town of Dirranbandi as well as the border town of Hebel extending to Walgett and Collarenebri in New South Wales.
  Yuwaalayaay (also known as Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwaalayaay country. It is closely related to the Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay languages. The Yuwaalayaay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Balonne, including the town of Dirranbandi as well as the border town of Goodooga extending to Walgett and the Narran Lakes in New South Wales.
  The town was reputedly named after a German immigrant Noble Van Hebel. Hebel helped stage the coaches for Cobb and Co.
  Curriwillinghi Post Office opened on 1 January 1864 (named after the Curriwillinghi pastoral station, which still exists as at 2020 at 28.9317°S 147.7672°E ). 
  Circa 1886 Hebel was established as a border township with a border customs post,  3 miles (4.8 km) east of Curriwillinghi pastoral station. In 1889, the Curriwillinghi Post Office was replaced by the Hebel Post Office. 
  
  In 1897 a dance hall was built. It is now the general store.
  Hebel Provisional School  opened on 11 April 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Hebel State School.
  The Hebel Post office closed in 1989.
  At the 2006 census, Hebel and the surrounding area had a population of 149.
  In the 2016 census, Hebel had a population of 67 people.
caption: Celebrations at Hebel State School, 1901
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