Amamoor
| Amamoor Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Amamoor township, circa 1931 | |||||||||||||||
  Amamoor | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°20′49″S 152°40′30″E / 26.347°S 152.675°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 636 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 18.43/km2 (47.75/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Amamoor had a population of 636 people.[1]
History
The town is named after a pastoral run held by J.D. McTaggart in the late 1850s.[4] It is an Aboriginal word meaning swimming in water or a swimming creek.[5]
When the construction of a railway line between Brisbane and Gympie was being contemplated in 1884–5, one of the routes being considered was through the Mary Valley. However, this was not the route chosen, and the residents of the valley who were disappointed at missing out on rail connection agitated for many years until the Mary Valley branch line was built. The first section south from Monkland to Kandanga (via Amamoor) was completed in October 1914. The second stage to Brooloo was completed in April 1915. The final stage to Kenilworth was to be built in 1920 but was never completed.[6]
Amamoor Post Office opened around 1920 [7] and Amamoor State School opened on 10 October 1921.[8] It was relocated to its current location in Elizabeth Street in the 1950s.[9]
In 1993, the services on the Mary Valley railway line were reduced, terminating at Melawondi, and the entire line was closed in 1994, ending Amamoor's rail connection.[6]
Heritage listings
Amamoor has heritage-listed sites, including:
Geography
Amamoor is 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway passes to the east of the town and the Amamoor Forest Reserve is to the west.
Amamoor is situated on the Amamoor Creek which is a tributary of the Mary River. It is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Dagun, and Kandanga.
Attractions
Amamoor Creek State Forest Park is host to the annual Gympie Muster, a country music festival.[11]
The Amamoor railway station is part of the Mary Valley Rattler.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Amamoor (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Amamoor – town in Gympie Region (entry 492)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Amamoor – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46297)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Amamoor (entry 492)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "ETYMOLOGICAL". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XLIV, no. 5761. Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "About MVHR". Mary Valley Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Amamoor State School". Amamoor State School. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Mary Valley Railway Cream Sheds (entry 602792)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "The Muster Site". Gympie Music Muster. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
External links
- "Amamoor". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Amamoor State School
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