Maidenwell is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Maidenwell had a population of 227 people.

History

Pioneer settler John King dug the first well in the district, hence the name ''Maidenwell''. Maidenwell Post Office opened in 1906 (a

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named Pinpinbugie had been open from 1900) and closed in 1978. Peron State School opened on 1 April 1914. In 1934, it was moved to the foot of the Maidenwell Range and was then known as Maidenwell State School. It closed on 18 March 1938. In 1939, it was relocated to south of the town of Maidenwell, reopening there on 26 March 1940, closed on 20 September 1942, and reopened on 23 August 1943. In 1949, the school was relocated to its current location in Pimpimbudgee and renamed Tanduringie State School. Tureen State School opened in March 1915 and closed in June 1925. Tandaringie State School opened on 15 April 1915. It closed in December 1932. Maidenwell Provisional School opened on 24 January 1921. On 16 May 1923, it became Maidenwell State School. In 1923, it was renamed Pimpimbudgee State School. It closed on 29 July 1946. Maidenwell Provisional School opened in April 1926. In 1934, a new school building was constructed and was opened as Wengenville State School. It closed in 1961. The Maidenwell Community Library opened in 2000.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Maidenwell had a population of 458 people. In the , the locality of Maidenwell had a population of 199 people. In the , the locality of Maidenwell had a population of 227 people.

Heritage listings

Maidenwell has a number of

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sites, including: * former

King's Boarding House King's Boarding House is a heritage-listed boarding house at Maidenwell-Cooyar Road, Maidenwell, Queensland, Maidenwell, South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1889 by John King. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Reg ...

, Maidenwell-Cooyar Road

Education

There are no schools in Maidenwell. The nearest government primary school is Tanduringie State School in neighbouring Pimpimbudgee to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarraman State School (to Year 10) in Yarraman to the east and Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in

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to the north-east.

Amenities

The Maidenwell branch of the

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meets at the CWA Hall in Pool Street. The

South Burnett Regional Council The South Burnett Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Regio ...

operates a library at the CWA Hall.

Attractions

Coomba Falls is located about 2 kilometres east of the town. There is a deep cold pool at the base of the falls surrounded by granite cliffs. It is a popular tourist spot for picnicking, swimming, birdwatching and photography.