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Buderim Tramway
The Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway is a heritage-listed former tramway at Telco Road, Buderim, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1914 and operated until 1935. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2000. History The Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway began operations in December 1914 and provided the impetus for substantial settlement expansion and economic growth in the Buderim area. It was constructed as a "private" tramway, and continued to operate until August 1935. The length of the line was , which ran from the Palmwoods railway station across undulating country to Forest Glen on the Bruce Highway, and then climbed to the top of Buderim Mountain. Queensland's coastal areas north of Brisbane, and the hinterland, (now known as the Sunshine Coast) developed rapidly in the 1880s. At Buderim, a settlement which developed to service the local farmers, was established by the late 1880s. Shipping of farm and fruit produce from Buderim a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buderim, Queensland
Buderim ( ) is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It sits on a mountain which overlooks the southern Sunshine Coast communities. In the , the urban area of Buderim had a population of 54,483. The name "Buderim" is usually believed to be derived from a local Kabi Kabi Aboriginal word for the hairpin honeysuckle, (Badderam) '' Banksia spinulosa var. collina''. However, as the environment on the mountain before British occupation was one of dense rainforest not Banksia heath, the name may have come from the Yugambeh word ''budherahm'' meaning sacred or spiritual. Geography The town of Buderim is not strictly bounded, but as at the 2011 census the Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies Buderim based on the boundaries of the following suburbs: * Buderim * Kunda Park * Mons * Mountain Creek * Sippy Downs * Tanawha Historically, until the 2001 census, a section of Buderim within about of Sunshine Motorway, as well as Mountain Creek, were co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gympie
Gympie ( ) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the central business district for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the Gympie Region local government area. As of June 2021, Gympie had a population of 53,851. Gympie is famous for its gold field. It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register. History '' Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Sunshine Coast Region and Gympie Region, particularly the towns of Caloundra, Noosa Heads, Gympie and extending north towards Maryborough and south to Caboolture''.'' Gympie's name derives from the Gubbi Gubbi word ''gimpi-gimpi'', which means "stinging t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons, Queensland
Mons is a rural residential locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Buderim urban centre. In the Mons had a population of 946 people. History The name ''Mons'' commemorates a Battle of Mons that took place in 1914 during World War I in Belgium. Buderim Road State School opened on 7 February 1916, but was soon renamed Mons State School. It closed in 1974. The former Forest Glen Deer Sanctuary was on the Tanawha Tourist Drive (). The site was redeveloped as a private mansion. In the Mons had a population of 683 people. In the Mons had a population of 946 people. Education There are no schools in Mons. The nearest government primary schools are Buderim Mountain State School in neighbouring Buderim to the east, Chevallum State School in neighbouring Chevallum to the south-west and Kuluin State School in Kuluin to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Chancellor State College in Sippy Downs to the south- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nambour
Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub-tropical hinterland of the Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range It was the administrative centre and capital of the Maroochy Shire and is now the administrative centre of the Sunshine Coast Region. The greater Nambour region includes surrounding suburbs such as Burnside, Coes Creek, and Perwillowen. Nambour–Mapleton Road exits to the west. Etymology The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "naamba", referring to the red-flowering bottle brush ''Callistemon viminalis''. History In 1862, Tom Petrie with 25 Turrbal and Kabi Kabi men including Ker-Walli, Wanangga and Billy Dinghy entered Petrie's Creek with the view to exploit the large cedar growing in the vicinity. They encountered some resident Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queenslander
''The Queenslander'' was the weekly summary and literary edition of the '' Brisbane Courier'', the leading journal in the colony—and later, federal state—of Queensland since the 1850s. ''The Queenslander'' was launched by the Brisbane Newspaper Company in 1866, and discontinued in 1939. History ''The Queenslander'' was first published on 3 February 1866 in Brisbane by Thomas Blacket Stephens. The last edition was printed on 22 February 1939. In a country the size of Australia, a daily newspaper of some prominence could only reach the bush and outlying districts if it also published a weekly edition. Yet ''The Queenslander'', under the managing editorship of Gresley Lukin—managing editor from November 1873 until December 1880—also came to find additional use as a literary magazine. In September 1919, a series of aerial photographs of Brisbane and its surrounding suburbs were published under the title, ''Brisbane By Air''. The photographs were taken by the newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapleton, Queensland
Mapleton is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mapleton had a population of 1,564 people. It includes one of Queensland's largest Outdoor Education Centres (QCCC Mapleton), the Lilyponds, the Mapleton Tavern and historic Seaview House (St Isidore's Farm College), and has panoramic views of the Sunshine Coast. Geography The town is located high on the Blackall Range in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, 10 minutes drive from Nambour, 25 minutes from Maleny and 30 minutes from Maroochydore. Montville–Mapleton Road enters from the south, Nambour–Mapleton Road enters from the east, and Obi Obi Road exits to the south-west. History For countless generations, the Blackall Range has held spiritual significance for many Aboriginal people throughout South East Queensland. Abundant bunya pines growing throughout this area produced large nut crops, providing enough food for huge gatherings. When the nut crop peake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nambour, Queensland
Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub-tropical hinterland of the Sunshine Coast at the foot of the Blackall Range It was the administrative centre and capital of the Maroochy Shire and is now the administrative centre of the Sunshine Coast Region. The greater Nambour region includes surrounding suburbs such as Burnside, Coes Creek, and Perwillowen. Nambour–Mapleton Road exits to the west. Etymology The name is derived from the Aboriginal word "naamba", referring to the red-flowering bottle brush ''Callistemon viminalis''. History In 1862, Tom Petrie with 25 Turrbal and Kabi Kabi men including Ker-Walli, Wanangga and Billy Dinghy entered Petrie's Creek with the view to exploit the large cedar growing in the vicinity. They encountered some resident Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diddillibah, Queensland
Diddillibah is a semi-rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Diddillibah had a population of 1,403 people. History Its name comes from a local Aboriginal word ''dhilla'', which means "coarse grass" or "carpet snake" and ''ba'', which means "place". Also known as the "valley of the snakes". Diddillibah Provisional School opened on 14 September 1885. The school building was built by local people led by Richard Heddon. On 1 January 1909, it became Diddillibah State School on 1 January 1909 and the building was given to the Queensland Government. In December 1937, a new school building was officially opened by the local member of parliament Frank Nicklin. The school closed on 14 May 1962. It was located at 664-668 Diddillabah Road (). It is now Ash Road Park. Diddillibah Methodist Church opened circa August 1901. It was at 660 Diddillibah Road (). In 1968, the church building was relocated to Coolum Beach. Diddillibah Community Hall was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woombye, Queensland
Woombye is a town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woombye had a population of 3,246 people. Geography Woombye is located on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the Brisbane CBD. The name is derived from words from the local Aboriginal language - a place () of black snake, or (wambai) black myrtle or axe handle made from black myrtle. The Bruce Highway forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The North Coast railway line runs from north to south through the western part of the locality; the town is centred around the Woombye railway station in the west of the locality. Woombye is accessible by Translink trains and buses. There are numerous rail services departing for Brisbane daily. The small township of Woombye is surrounded by what were once pineapple farms, which today are acreage properties and gated communities. The first pineapple farm was owned and operated by Hugh and Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Maroochy
The Shire of Maroochy was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with its neighbours to the north and south to form the Sunshine Coast Region. History In 1842, Andrew Petrie explored the coast north of Brisbane and discovered the Mary River with a small party including two Aboriginal men from the Brisbane River region who spoke the Yuggera language. Their name for the local black swan was "Muru-kutchi" or "red-bill". Petrie hence named the area Maroochy. The area was originally incorporated as part of the Caboolture Divisional Board on 11 November 1879 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 5 July 1890, Maroochy split away and was proclaimed as a Maroochy Division in its own right, with an area of and headquarters at Nambour. It did not initially contain Buderim or Kenilworth. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackall Range
The Blackall Range is a mountain range in South East Queensland, Australia. The first European explorer in the area was Ludwig Leichhardt. It was named after Samuel Blackall, the second Governor of Queensland. The Blackall Range dominates the hinterland area of the Sunshine Coast, west of Nambour. Maleny, Mapleton, Montville and Flaxton are the main settlements located on the range. The Stanley River rises from the southern slopes. Baroon Pocket Dam is a reservoir on Obi Obi Creek which drains the north west slopes of the range. Mary Cairncross Reserve marks the site of the first settler's house on the Blackall Range. Curramore Sanctuary, Mapleton Falls National Park and Kondalilla National Park are also located on the range. A number of lookouts on the range provide views towards the coast. One of these is located at Howells Knob, a mountain which rises 561 m above sea level. Timber resources in the area attracted timber-cutters in 1860s. The last logging on the rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
