Marodian, Queensland

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Marodian
Queensland
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Marodian
Coordinates 25°50′44″S152°17′34″E / 25.8455°S 152.2927°E / -25.8455; 152.2927 (Marodian (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4570
Area69.5 km2 (26.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s) Maryborough
Federal division(s) Wide Bay
Suburbs around Marodian:
Gigoomgan Gigoomgan Glenbar
Calgoa Marodian Mount Urah
Calgoa Woolooga Glen Echo

Marodian is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

The Brooweena - Woolooga Road enters the locality from the north (Gigoomgan) and exits to the south (Woolooga). [3]

Almost all of the locality is occupied by the Marodian pastoral station, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn is derived from the name of a pastoral run held by James and Norman Leith Hay in 1852. [4] The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language word maridhan meaning place of kangaroos. [2]

In 1867, the Marodian area was suspected of having gold due to geological similarities with other gold-bearing areas. [5] There were early finds of alluvial gold at Colo Flats and Yorkey’s Hill. [6] In 1884, the Queensland Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, continued to promote the likelihood of gold in the Marodian area. [7] In 1901, the Marodian Gold Mining Syndicate dug a shaft down to 350 feet (110 m). [8] [9] [10] In 1902, interest in the goldfield was still low with 109 people on the goldfield compared with over 14,000 on the Gympie goldfields. [11] In 1903, the Marodian Gold Mining Company established a mining lease of 40 acres (16 ha), [12] but operations had ceased by 1904. [13]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population". [14]

In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Education

There are no schools in Marodian. The nearest government primary schools are: [15]

The nearest government secondary schools are: [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Marodian – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46660)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Colonial Extracts". The Moreton Bay Courier . Vol. VI, no. 297. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1852. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "The Miner". The Queenslander . Vol. II, no. 94. Queensland, Australia. 16 November 1867. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Wide Bay Burnett Minerals Region Investment Attraction Strategy Project (Stages 1 and 2) : Final Report Volume 1" (PDF). Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils. August 2020. p. 44. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "OUR GOLD DEPOSITS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 3, 485. Queensland, Australia. 17 September 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Advertising". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XXXIII, no. 4169. Queensland, Australia. 26 January 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Running Creek". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XXXIII, no. 4204. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Marodian Goldfield". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XXXIII, no. 4301. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Our Goldfields Populations". Morning Post (Cairns) . Vol. 13, no. 3. Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Notes and News". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XXIX, no. 3650. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1897. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Norton Goldfield (entry 602491)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marodian (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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