Mothar Mountain
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Mothar Mountain is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.[1]
Geography
The southern and eastern parts of the locality constitute the western half of Woondum National Park. The Mothar Mountain Rock Pools are in a day-use area at the entrance to the National Park.[3]
History
Mothar Mountain rock pools is believed to have been a site of significance to the Aboriginal people of the area but unfortunately little is known. MOTHAR Mountain Provisional School opened on July 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Mothar Mountain State School. In 1929 the name was corrected to Mothar Mountain State School. It closed on 13 July 1970.[4] It was located on the western side of the Noosa Road north of the junction with Shadbolt Road, roughly opposite the Mothar Mountain Hall (approx 26°14′37″S 152°44′55″E / 26.2437°S 152.7486°E / -26.2437; 152.7486 (Mothar Mountain State School (site))).[5][6] The school building is no longer extant.[7]
The Mothar Mountain Hall was built in 1957.[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, Mothar Mountain had a population of 563 people.[1]
Heritage listings
Mothar Mountain Hall on Noosa Road is listed on the Gympie Local Heritage Register.[8]
Amenities
Mothar Mountain Hall is on the northern corner of the junction of Noosa Road and Shadbolt Road (26°14′43″S 152°45′01″E / 26.2454°S 152.7503°E / -26.2454; 152.7503 (Mothar Mountain Hall)).[8][10]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mothar Mountain (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mothar Mountain – locality in Gympie Region (entry 50240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mothar Mountain, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ 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 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Mothar Mountain State School". School Archive Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mothar Mountain Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mothar Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Public halls and venues - Gympie Regional Council". www.gympie.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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