Download coordinates as: Nobby is a rural town and locality on the Darling Downs in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

It is known for its association with Steele Rudd (author) and Sister Elizabeth Kenny (effective treatment of polio using physiotherapy).

However, the township that was surveyed alongside the railway in 1891 was named Davenport after George Davenport, a former local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Drayton and Toowoomba whose pastoral run was at nearby Headington Hill.

[2][12] On 24 September 1889, Arthur Martin & Co auctioned 258 town allotments under the name Davenport Township.

[17] It was on Ted Mengel Road, now within the locality of Felton (27°50′41″S 151°49′45″E / 27.8446°S 151.8292°E / -27.8446; 151.8292 (Mount Kent State School (former))).

[22] The hall, along with an adjacent bank building, was completely destroyed by fire in July 1928 and was rebuilt in 1929.

[17] The Nobby branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association was established in April 1925; its first president was Sister Elizabeth Kenny.

[24] St Paul's Church of England in Back Plains was dedicated on 12 February 1892 by Archbishop of Brisbane William Webber.

[21] Rudd's Pub was originally built in 1893 across the road from the Nobby railway station as the Davenport Hotel; the architects were James Marks and Son.

[40] It is noted for having been home to two eminent Australians: Media related to Nobby, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons