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Suburb of Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia
Manumbar is a rural locality in the Gympie Region , Queensland , Australia.[2] 2021 census , Manumbar had a population of 38 people.[1]
Geography
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There are a number of state forests in Manumbar:[3]
Apart from the state forests, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
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The New South Wales Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands accepted the tender in 1855 by John Mortimer and Andrew Anderson for the run called Manumbar.[4] Mary and Burnett watersheds; and on the south by a high range dividing the waters of the Brisbane and Burnett Rivers.[5] [6]
In 1861 the pastoral run of Manumbar was the scene of colonial frontier conflict .[7] [8] [6]
Land in Manumbar was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 25 square miles (65 km 2 [9]
Manumbar State School opened on 28 July 1924 with the arrival of its first teacher, Lilian Treacy. By 1946, the school had grown to require three teachers, but the closure of the saw mill led to the departure of many families and the school closed on 25 May 1947.[10] 26°23′50 ″S 152°16′36 ″E / 26.3973°S 152.2767°E / -26.3973; 152.2767 (Manumbar State School (former) ) [11] [3] [12]
Manumbar Mill Provisional School opened on 1 April 1925. In 1943, it became Manumbar Mill State School. Again, the closure of the sawmill resulted in falling student numbers. The school closed on 31 December 1968 with the remaining students being taken by bus to Gallangowan State School.[10] 26°24′32 ″S 152°21′41 ″E / 26.4088°S 152.3615°E / -26.4088; 152.3615 (Manumbar Mill State School (former) ) [13] [3] 26°24′38 ″S 152°21′39 ″E / 26.4105°S 152.3607°E / -26.4105; 152.3607 (Manumbar Mill ruins ) [14]
Former Gallangowan State School from Manumbar, now relocated to the Barambah Environmental Education Centre in Wrattens Forest, 2024
Gallangowan State School opened on 8 July 1940 and closed on 21 June 1996.[10] [15] 26°25′57 ″S 152°19′44 ″E / 26.4324°S 152.3289°E / -26.4324; 152.3289 (Gallangowan State School (former) ) [16] [3]
Demographics
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In the 2016 census , Manumbar had a population of 53 people.[17]
In the 2021 census , Manumbar had a population of 38 people.[1]
Economy
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There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[18]
Education
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There are no schools in Manumbar. The nearest government primary schools are Goomeri State School in Goomeri to the north-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatvale to the west, and Kandanga State School in Kandanga to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Goomeri State School (to Year 10), Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the south-east, Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, and Murgon State High School in Murgon to the north-west.[3]
Notable residents
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John Mathew , Presbyterian minister and anthropologist, resided at Manumbar with his uncle John Mortimer. He worked there for six years as a stockrider , bookkeeper , and storeman , becoming familiar with the culture and language of two Aboriginal Australian groups, the Kabi and Wakka Wakka people.[19] State Library of Queensland holds a notebook containing an Aboriginal vocabulary list by John Mathew and other papers including letters from his uncle John Mortimer and cousin G.W. Anderson of Manumbar Station.[20]
References
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^ a b c d e f "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "ACCEPTED TENDERS FOR RUNS" . New South Wales Government Gazette . Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "CROWN LANDS BEYOND THE SETTLED DISTRICTS" . New South Wales Government Gazette . Retrieved 31 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ a b Prentis, Malcolm D (14 November 1992). "John Mortimer of Manumbar and the 1861 Native Police Inquiry in Queensland" (PDF) . University of Queensland . Retrieved 31 January 2023 .
^ "Classified Advertising" . The Moreton Bay Courier 3 . Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Legislative Assembly, Queensland (1861). "SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE NATIVE POLICE FORCE. 1861" (PDF) . AIATSIS Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023 .
^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts" . The Brisbane Courier Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government . 1955. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "Agency ID 9113, Manumbar State School" . Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "Manumbar" (Map). Queensland Government . 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "9345-23 Manumbar" (Map). Queensland Government . 2002. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF) . Queensland Government Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022 .
^ "Parish of Gallangowan" (Map). Queensland Government . 1971. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manumbar (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Homesteads - Queensland" . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government . 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020 .
^ Prentis, M. D. (1986). "John Mathew" . Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University . ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7 ISSN 1833-7538 . OCLC 70677943 . Retrieved 2 June 2012 .
^ "John Mathew papers" . State Library of Queensland Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023 .
Further reading
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manumbar&oldid=1225860641 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● G y m p i e R e g i o n ● L o c a l i t i e s i n Q u e e n s l a n d H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● A u s t r a l i a n S t a t i s t i c a l G e o g r a p h y S t a n d a r d 2 0 2 1 I D n o t i n W i k i d a t a ● A u s t r a l i a n S t a t i s t i c a l G e o g r a p h y S t a n d a r d 2 0 1 6 I D n o t i n W i k i d a t a ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 ● U s e A u s t r a l i a n E n g l i s h f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 ● A l l W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n i n A u s t r a l i a n E n g l i s h ● L i s t s o f c o o r d i n a t e s ● G e o g r a p h i c c o o r d i n a t e l i s t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h G e o ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● C o o r d i n a t e s o n W i k i d a t a ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k i s o n W i k i d a t a
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