North Tamborine, Queensland

North Tamborine
Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
View from The Knoll
North Tamborine is located in Queensland
North Tamborine
North Tamborine
Coordinates27°55′23″S 153°12′27″E / 27.9231°S 153.2074°E / -27.9231; 153.2074 (North Tamborine (town centre))
Established1875
Postcode(s)4272
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright

North Tamborine is a rural town in the locality of Tamborine Mountain in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

North Tamborine is 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of Brisbane,[2] and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Gold Coast.

Prior 2008, it was part of the Beaudesert Shire, in the Gold Coast hinterland.[2]

History

Land in Tambourine North was first sold in 1875, with the first settler being John O' Callaghan.[2]

Sugar-growing began in 1885, but soon after, a flood hit, which halted the industry.[2]

Many early settlers grew maize and grazed dairy cattle.[3] The first guesthouse on the mountain was opened in 1889.[3]

The town was connected by rail in 1915; the line closed in 1936.[2]

A tourist road to the mountain was completed in 1924.[3] The road brought visitors to the area and the North Tamborine village became the centre for social and business activities. North Tamborine Post Office opened by 1922.[4]

A section of Tamborine National Park known as The Knoll protects forests found in the north of the suburb.

Formerly a suburb in its own right, in 1997, North Tamborine was merged with other former suburbs Eagle Heights and Mount Tamborine to create the larger locality of Tamborine Mountain.[5]

Heritage listings

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "North Tamborine – town in Scenic Rim Region (entry 24723)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Boon, Robert (1991). The Concise Encyclopedia of Australia and New Zealand. Vol. 2 (10th ed.). Sydney: Horwitz Grahame Pty Limited. p. 786. ISBN 0 7255 2236 4.
  3. ^ a b c Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 14. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Eagle Heights". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Tamborine Mountain Road/Geissmann Drive (entry 602365)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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