Marie Yamba was a Lutheran church mission started in 1887 between Prosperine and Bowen.
When it closed in 1902 the congregation transferred to Hope Vale Mission.
Coordinates: 20°35′48.1″S 148°34′47.66″E / 20.596694°S 148.5799056°E / -20.596694; 148.5799056
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