Manyung is a rural

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split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region,

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, Australia. In the Manyung had a population of 63 people.

Geography

The Bunya Highway passes through from south to north-east.

History

Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the

Nanango railway line The Nanango railway line was a narrow-gauge branch railway located in Queensland, Australia. On 31 October 1882, parliament approved the construction of a branch line from Theebine (then called Kilkivan Junction) west to Kilkivan after gold ...

took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and

Murgon Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern ...

. Manyung railway station was originally called Yura. The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...

. ''Manyung'' is thought to be a

Waka language Waka is an Adamawa language of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated betwe ...

word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) ''munum'' meaning either '' death adder'' or ''scrub fruit''. Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. On 1 January 1916 it became Manyung State School. In 1921 it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963. In the Manyung had a population of 63 people.

References

{{South Burnett Region Gympie Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland