Mount Abundance, Queensland

Mount Abundance is a locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Abundance had a population of 194 people.[1]

Mount Abundance
Queensland
Mount Abundance
Coordinates26.7822°S 148.5091°E / -26.7822; 148.5091
Population194 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.10409/km2 (0.2696/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area1,863.7 km2 (719.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Mount Abundance:
Muckadilla Mount Bindango
Hodgson
Bungeworgorai
Bungil
Eurella Mount Abundance Tingun
Dunkeld Ballaroo Tingun

History

The name comes from the name of the mountain, which in turned was named by Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell on 7 May 1846 because of the "abundance of pasture" in the area.[2]

On 17 May 1927, 57 allotments of Mount Abundance land, south-west of Roma, were advertised for lease by the Lands Department. Each lease carried a condition that a certain area had to be cultivated with wheat within a specified period. A map advertised the offer which ran from the 17 to 31 May 1927.[3][4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Abundance (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Abundance – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47437)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. "Sketch map of portions 27 to 38 parish of Norman, portions 1 to 38 parish of Spowers, portions 13 to 22 parish of Stirling, and portions 5, 6, 7, 9 to 19 and 21 parish of Waldegrave, county of Waldegrave". hdl:10462/deriv/280175. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "MOUNT ABUNDANCE". Cairns Post. 69 (7904). Queensland, Australia. 21 May 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2019 via National Library of Australia.


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