Marodian, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Marodian
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.8455°N 152.2927°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4570
Area:69.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:43.9
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Kilkivan
Dist2:59.9
Dir2:NW
Location2:Gympie
Dist3:76.3
Dir3:SW
Location3:Maryborough
Dist4:117
Dir4:SW
Location4:Hervey Bay
Dist5:235
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:Maryborough
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Gigoomgan
Near-Ne:Glenbar
Near-E:Mount Urah
Near-Se:Glen Echo
Near-S:Woolooga
Near-Sw:Calgoa
Near-W:Calgoa
Near-Nw:Gigoomgan

Marodian is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Brooweena - Woolooga Road enters the locality from the north (Gigoomgan) and exits to the south (Woolooga).

Almost all of the locality is occupied by the Marodian pastoral station, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn is derived from the name of a pastoral run held by James and Norman Leith Hay in 1852.[2] The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language word maridhan meaning place of kangaroos.[1]

In 1867, the Marodian area was suspected of having gold due to geological similarities with other gold-bearing areas.[3] There were early finds of alluvial gold at Colo Flats and Yorkey’s Hill.[4] In 1884, the Queensland Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, continued to promote the likelihood of gold in the Marodian area.[5] In 1901, the Marodian Gold Mining Syndicate dug a shaft down to .[6] [7] [8] In 1902, interest in the goldfield was still low with 109 people on the goldfield compared with over 14,000 on the Gympie goldfields.[9] In 1903, the Marodian Gold Mining Company established a mining lease of,[10] but operations had ceased by 1904.[11]

Demographics

In the, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Marodian. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. News: Colonial Extracts.. 21 February 1852. The Moreton Bay Courier. 20 October 2019. 297. Queensland, Australia. VI. 4. National Library of Australia. 8 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231108232742/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3715856. live.
  3. News: 16 November 1867 . The Miner. . II . 3 . . 94 . Queensland, Australia . 8 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 8 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108232903/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20315995 . live .
  4. Web site: August 2020 . Wide Bay Burnett Minerals Region Investment Attraction Strategy Project (Stages 1 and 2) : Final Report Volume 1 . 8 November 2023 . Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils . 44 . 5 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305031527/https://wbbroc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FInal-REPORT-WBBROC-Invest-Attr-Volume-1-160920.pdf . live .
  5. News: 17 September 1884 . OUR GOLD DEPOSITS. . 2 . . 3,485 . Queensland, Australia . 9 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: 26 January 1901 . Advertising . XXXIII . 2 . . 4169 . Queensland, Australia . 9 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: 18 April 1901 . Running Creek. . XXXIII . 3 . . 4204 . Queensland, Australia . 9 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: 30 November 1901 . Marodian Goldfield . XXXIII . 5 . . 4301 . Queensland, Australia . 9 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: 10 January 1902 . Our Goldfields Populations . 13 . 2 . . 3 . Queensland, Australia . 9 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: 23 September 1897 . Notes and News . XXIX . 3 . . 3650 . Queensland, Australia . 8 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 8 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108232903/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171532309 . live .
  11. 1 August 2014.
  12. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 8 November 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .