Amamoor Explained

Type:town
Amamoor
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.3452°N 152.675°W
Pop:720
Postcode:4570
Area:34.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Gympie Region
Stategov:Gympie
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Dagun
Near-Ne:Kybong
Near-E:Coles Creek
Near-Se:Kandanga
Near-S:Kandanga
Near-Sw:Kandanga Creek
Near-W:Amamoor Creek
Near-Nw:Calico Creek

Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Amamoor had a population of 720 people.

Geography

Amamoor is 18km (11miles) 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.

History

The town is named after a pastoral run held by J.D. McTaggart in the late 1850s.[3] It is an Aboriginal word meaning swimming in water or a swimming creek.[4]

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 with Amamoor railway station (-26.3432°N 152.6741°W) serving the locality.[5] 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]

Amamoor State School opened on 10 October 1921.[8] In 1949 the former Bollier State School building was relocated to Amarmoor State School.[9] Aramoor State School was relocated to its current location in Elizabeth Street in the 1950s.[10]

A Methodist church opened in 1935 at 9 Busby Road, later becoming Amamoor Uniting Church. It closed in 2017.[11]

On Mother's Day 1986, six families held the first service of a newly formed Wesleyan Methodist congregation. Initially they met in a farmhouse until they purchased and converted an industrial building into the Mary Valley Wesleyan Methodist Church.[12]

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]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Amamoor had a population of 636 people.

In the, the locality of Amamoor had a population of 720 people.

Heritage listings

Amamoor has heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Amamoor State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Elizabeth Street (-26.3464°N 152.6731°W).[18] [19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 78 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[20]

There are no secondary schools in Amamoor. The nearest secondary school is Mary Valley State College in Imbil to the south, but it only offers secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest secondary school is Gympie State High School in Gympie to the north.

Amenities

Mary Valley Wesleyan Methodist Church is at 198 Amamoor Dagun Road . It is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.[21]

Events

Amamoor Creek State Forest Park is host to the annual Gympie Muster, a country music festival.[22]

Attractions

The Amamoor railway station is part of the Mary Valley Rattler.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 27 December 2020.
  3. 15 March 2014.
  4. News: ETYMOLOGICAL.. 2 December 1911. Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. 21 October 2019. 5761. Queensland, Australia. XLIV. 7. National Library of Australia. 18 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118055349/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190881104. live.
  5. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  6. Web site: About MVHR. Mary Valley Heritage Railway. 16 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125132516/http://mvhr.org.au/about-MVHR.htm. 25 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 12 February 2021 . 6 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606105723/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AAmamoor%2A . live .
  8. 18 April 2019.
  9. News: 29 July 1949. £14,519 For State works. 6. The Courier-mail. 3954. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 6 May 2021. 6 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240606105730/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49671665. live.
  10. Web site: Welcome to Amamoor State School. Amamoor State School. 16 March 2014. 16 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316034957/https://amamoorss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx. live.
  11. Web site: Blake. Thom. Amamoor Methodist Church. live. 2021-12-08. Queensland religious places database. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208045044/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2652 . 8 December 2021 .
  12. Web site: History. live. 8 December 2021. Mary Valley Wesleyan Methodist Church. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229004930/https://maryvalley.wesleyan.org.au/history . 29 February 2020 .
  13. 8 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Amamoor General Store. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117003601/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.12.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  15. Web site: Amamoor Butcher Shop. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117003602/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.13.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  16. Web site: Amamoor Hall. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117003602/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.14.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  17. Web site: Amamoor State School. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117003602/https://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/40005057/40160685/PDCK001.43.pdf. 17 January 2021. 17 January 2021. Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council.
  18. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  19. Web site: Amamoor State School. 25 March 2021. 3 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210403232748/https://amamoorss.eq.edu.au/. live.
  20. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  21. Web site: South Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020136/https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/. 21 August 2021. 2021-08-25. Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia. en-AU.
  22. Web site: The Muster Site. Gympie Music Muster. 15 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316034147/http://www.muster.com.au/pages/?ParentPageID=2&PageID=40. 16 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.

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