Landers Shoot is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Landers Shoot had a population of 252 people.

Geography

Landers Shoot is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

History

Edmund Lander leased the area known as the Mooloolah Back Plain from the

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in 1861. He, along with other pioneers, harvested the timber along the

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. 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

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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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