Landers Shoot is a rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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in the
Sunshine Coast Region
The Sunshine Coast Region is a local government area located in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia.
It was created by the amalgamation in 2008 of the City of Caloundra and the Shires of Maroochy and Noosa. It cont ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Landers Shoot had a population of 252 people.
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Geography
Landers Shoot is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
History
Edmund Lander leased the area known as the Mooloolah Back Plain from the Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended fr ...
in 1861. He, along with other pioneers, harvested the timber along the 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 ...
. When the timber was harvested, the bark was stripped, making them slippery from the sap and a sharp point was made on one end of the tree. The tree was then pushed over the eastern side of the cliff down "chutes" (to be collected at the bottom, and transported to the nearest mills). Landers Shoot (a corruption of Lander's Chute) was the base region where the logs arrived at the base of the cliff.
Lander's Shoot State School opened on 17 February 1914 and closed on 31 December 1944. It was at approx 471 Upper Landershute Road ().
In the , Landers Shoot had a population of 252 people.
Education
There are no schools in Landers Shoot. The nearest government primary schools are Eudlo State School in neighbouring Eudlo
Eudlo is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eudlo had a population of 1,117 people.
Geography
Eudlo Creek rises in the south west of Eudlo ...
to the south-east and Montville State School in neighbouring Montville to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Nambour State College in 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 ...
to the north.
Facilities
Despite the name, Landers Shute Advanced Water Treatment Plant is a sewage treatment plant in neighbouring Montville, but is adjacent to the locality boundary with the Landers Shute.
References
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Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region
1861 establishments in Australia
Localities in Queensland