![]() ![]() It has now closed but the building is still extant. It was built of timber and could seat 70 people. St Barnabas' Anglican Church was opened circa November 1955 by Ian Shevill, the Anglican Bishop of North Queensland. In 1923 it was renamed Hampstead Provisional School. įreeman's Waterhole Provisional School opened on 8 March 1920. Īmby Provisional School opened on 26 February 1894 and became Amby State School in 1901. Ī postal receiving office opened at Amby around 1883, and became a post office around 1900 it continues to operate out of the Amby Store. Amby railway station was built in 1884 and a goods yard established in 1885, with passenger services commencing in 1890. The railway was not originally intended to pass through this area, but flooding resulted in a change of plans to put a long trestle bridge over Amby Creek. The Western railway line was surveyed in 1879. The Amby Downs pastoral station is believed to have been established before 1860. History Īmby takes its name from the Amby Creek Amby is possibly a word meaning "little girl" in Kogai dialect of Mandandanji language. Amby is situated near lava flows from ancient volcanoes and local quarries extract basalt for use in road building, railway ballast, and a range of other construction uses. ![]() The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and quarrying. The Western railway line also passes through the locality from east to west, with two railway stations in the locality: The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west, passing through the main street of the town. Amby Creek is eventually a tributary of the Maranoa River. Amby Creek flows through the location from north to south, passing immediately to the east of the town. The town is roughly in the centre of the locality. I could be wrong though and YMMV.The town's unregistered and unsealed (1,200 m) landing ground is located 3 kilometers to the south on the western side of Springfield Road ( 26☃4′30″S 148☁0′39″E / 26.5749°S 148.1774☎ / -26.5749 148.1774 ( Amby International Airport (unofficial))). Lastly, while there is not certification (or reputation like kurokigoishi) for this goban, i believe it to be hon kaya based on the photos, date of crafting, and reputation of seller. So if you do your homework, you may be able to find a great deal. Word of warning: whule I had a pleasant experience with Buyee, others have not. Also the seller was selling other go equipment that were labeled as non kaya and had over 80 sales and 100% feedback.Īnyways, here are some photos of the board along with my already owned stones and keyaki bowls. Seller claimed the board was crafted 30 years ago and left in storage. What attracted me to the board I got was that it is described as hon kaya, crafted in Japan with tachimori (sword and lacquer drawn lines) and in like new condition. After the cost of 3 day shipping via fedex at $130, and Buyee fees which only amounted to $10, i was able to save a few hundred dollars going through Buyee. ![]() One seller located in japan was selling their board in ebay for $1000 (with free shipping from Japan) and the same board in Mercari (via Buyee) for 60,000 yen or about $590 plus s+h. ![]() After browsing eBay and Buyee for about a week, i narrowed down my choice to a few gobans on both websites. It did not have to be new but at least in good condition.Īs much as I wanted to buy new from a site like Kuroki (I bought the stones and bowls from there in the photos below over a decade ago) their selection seemed limited and what was available in hon kaya was prohibitively expensive.Īs part of that thread, /u/goperson and /u/Soromon suggested a website called Buyee which is like an ebay exclusive to Japanese citizens that allows foreigners to buy through Buyee as an intermediary. I created The post below a few weeks back about a way to obtain a hon-kaya (real kaya) goban for a reasonable rate. ![]()
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