Manyung
Queensland
Manyung is located in Queensland
Manyung
Manyung
Coordinates26°13′04″S 152°02′04″E / 26.2177°S 152.03442°E / -26.2177; 152.03442 (Manyung (centre of locality))
Population63 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.689/km2 (4.37/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4605
Area37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Manyung:
Goomeribong Goomeribong Goomeri
Murgon Manyung Goomeri
Murgon Moondooner Goomeri

Manyung is a rural locality split between the Gympie Region and the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census Manyung had a population of 63 people.[1]

Geography

The Bunya Highway passes through from south to north-east.

History

Opened on 14 September 1903, the fourth stage of the Nanango railway line took the line from Goomeri south to Wondai after passing through Manyung, Moondooner and Murgon.[4] Manyung railway station was originally called Yura.[5]

The locality takes its name from the Manyung railway station name, assigned on 20 August 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department. Manyung is thought to be a Waka language word (possibly Bujiebara dialect) munum meaning either death adder or scrub fruit.[2]

Manyung Provisional School opened on 28 October 1912. On 1 January 1916 it became Manyung State School. In 1921 it was relocated. It closed on 31 December 1963.[6]

In the 2016 census Manyung had a population of 63 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manyung (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Manyung – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46357)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Manyung – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46240)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 9615. Queensland, Australia. 11 September 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Naming Stations". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 413. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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