Mount Tamborine, Queensland

Mount Tamborine
Queensland
Mount Tamborine
Coordinates 27°58′21″S 153°11′51″E / 27.97250°S 153.19750°E / -27.97250; 153.19750Coordinates: 27°58′21″S 153°11′51″E / 27.97250°S 153.19750°E / -27.97250; 153.19750
Population 1,184 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1875
Postcode(s) 4271
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Beaudesert
Federal Division(s) Wright

Mount Tamborine is a town (and former suburb) on Tamborine Mountain in South East Queensland, Australia.[2]

History

Mount Tambourine Post Office opened by March 1924 (a receiving office had been open from 1881, originally known as Tambourine Mountain), was renamed Mount Tamborine in 1926 and closed in 1977.[3]

Formerly a suburb in its own right, in 1997, Mount Tamborine was merged with other former suburbs North Tamborine and Eagle Heights to create the larger locality of Tamborine Mountain.[4]

Heritage listings

Mount Tamborine has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Tamborine (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Mount Tamborine - town (entry 23163)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Eagle Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tamborine Mountain Road/Geissmann Drive (entry 602365)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.


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