Mount Abundance is a
locality
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in the
Maranoa Region
Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region.
History
The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes the landscape within the ...
,
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
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , Mount Abundance had a population of 194 people.
History
The name comes from the name of the mountain, which in turned was named by
Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell on 7 May 1846 because of the "abundance of pasture" in the area.
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On 17 May 1927, 57 allotments of Mount Abundance land, south-west of Roma, were advertised for lease by the ]Lands Department
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Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic ...
. Each lease carried a condition that a certain area had to be cultivated with wheat within a specified period. A map advertised the offer which ran from the 17 to 31 May 1927.
Road infrastructure
The Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
runs along the northern boundary.
References
{{Maranoa Region
Maranoa Region
Localities in Queensland