Mothar Mountain

Mothar Mountain is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 people.[1]

Mothar Mountain
Queensland
Mothar Mountain is located in Queensland
Mothar Mountain
Mothar Mountain
Coordinates26.2333°S 152.7625°E / -26.2333; 152.7625 (Mothar Mountain (centre of locality))
Population534 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.223/km2 (23.89/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Mothar Mountain:
Monkland East Deep Creek Cedar Pocket
Glanmire
Woondum		 Mothar Mountain Kin Kin
Tandur Traveston Cooran

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 26.2437°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]

In the 2016 census Mothar Mountain had a population of 534 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 (26.2454°S 152.7503°E / -26.2454; 152.7503 (Mothar Mountain Hall)).[8][9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mothar Mountain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mothar Mountain – locality in Gympie Region (entry 50240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Google (26 August 2019). "Mothar Mountain, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m110" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. "Gympie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. "Mothar Mountain State School". School Archive Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. "Mothar Mountain Hall" (PDF). Local Heritage Register. Gympie Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2021.
  9. "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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