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Munna Creek Queensland
Munna Creek Hall, 2023
Munna Creek
Coordinates	25°53′11″S152°27′09″E / 25.8865°S 152.45245°E / -25.8865; 152.45245 (Munna Creek (centre of locality))
Population	23 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	0.558/km2 (1.45/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	41.2 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie Maryborough
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Munna Creek: Mount Urah Mount Urah Gundiah Glen Echo Munna Creek Paterson Glen Echo Glen Echo Miva

Munna Creek is a locality split between the Fraser Coast Region and the Gympie Region, in Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2016 census, Munna Creek had a population of 23 people. ^[1]

Geography

The western boundary of the locality is the Munna Creek watercourse, as is the northern boundary until Munna Creek joins the Mary River. The eastern boundary comprises the Mary River and then the Bauple Woolooga Road. The locality to the south east of Munna Creek is Miva.

History

Miva station was part of the Mount Uhra pastoral run owned by Gideon A. Scott in 1851. It was a sheep property. At that time Munna Creek was described:-"for about ten miles above its junction with the Mary river, is navigable for boats, and is a broad sheet of fresh water, varying from fifteen to thirty yards wide." ^[4]

Miva Crossing (near Maryborough) in flood. 1917

Prior to the building of the Bauple Woolooga Road the Munna Miva road crossed the Mary River at the Miva Crossing. ^[5] After the flood waters entered the Miva Crossing Hotel (Mr. J. Orphant's), notwithstanding the fact that it stood on an unusually high bank, the hotel was moved to the top of the hill where it later became a residence with a store in front. ^[6]

Munna Creek Provisional School was officially opened on 26 May 1890 by its first teacher Miss Ryan. ^[7] On 1 January 1909 it became Munna Creek State School. It closed on 12 December 1986. ^[8] The school was at 1458 Bauple Woolooga Road ( 25°53′47″S152°28′40″E / 25.8963°S 152.4778°E / -25.8963; 152.4778 (Munna Creek State School (former)) ). ^[9]

In 1905 3 acres (1.2 ha) was reserved for a cemetery in the parish of Miva. ^[10] In 1938 the Miva Cemetery was renamed the Munna Creek Cemetery, and the Dickabram Cemetery was renamed the Miva Cemetery. References to the Munna Creek Cemetery appear from 1910, which was just after the Dickabram Cemetery was established. ^{[11] [12] [13]} The Dickabram Bridge had been built near the new location of Miva. ^[14]

Munna Creek Hall, also variously known as the Adventure Hall and the Munna Creek Public Hall, was officially opened on Saturday 18 August 1906. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]} It was built by the Munna Creek Adventure Hall Company. ^[19]

In March 1911 tenders were called to construct a church at Munna Creek. ^[20] Christ Church Anglican was dedicated in 1911. It was located on the northern side of Blowers Road to the west of the school and public hall (approx 25°53′49″S152°28′27″E / 25.8969°S 152.4742°E / -25.8969; 152.4742 (Christ Church Anglican (former)) ). ^[21] In 1947 the church was moved to 11 King Street, Gunalda, where it retained the name Christ Church Anglican. ^{[22] [23]}

The Munna Creek Country Music Festival was first held in 2011 and was held annually (except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) until it was permanently cancelled in 2021. ^[24] Munna Creek Country Music Walk Up Weekend continues. ^[25]

In the 2016 census, Munna Creek had a population of 23 people. ^[1]

Amenities

Munna Creek Hall is on Blowers Road ( 25°53′50″S152°28′33″E / 25.8971°S 152.4759°E / -25.8971; 152.4759 (Munna Creek Hall) ) but is accessible from the recreational reserve (former school) at 1458 Bauple Woolooga Road. Free camping is available in the hall's 15-acre (6.1 ha) grounds. ^{[15] [26]}

Events

Munna Creek Country Music Walk Up Weekends are open-mic events where people can sing country music songs with a full backing band. They are held at the Munna Creek Hall three times a year. ^[25]

Heritage listing

Fraser Coast Regional Council has placed the following sites on its Local Heritage Register.

• Munna Creek Hall and grounds on Blowers Road Munna Creek ^[27]
• Miva Cemetery on the Bauple Woolooga Road Munna Creek ^[28]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Munna Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Munna Creek – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46743)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "Munna Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 47616)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . Vol. XXX, no. 4343. New South Wales, Australia. 17 April 1851. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
5. "A BIG MOTOR TOUR". The Queenslander . No. 2673. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1917. p. 19. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
6. "THE FLOODS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XLVI, no. 10, 002. Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
7. "Notes and News". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XXII, no. 2647. Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2020– via National Library of Australia.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Parish of Glenbar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
10. "Crown Lands". The Telegraph . No. 10304. Queensland, Australia. 25 November 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
11. "Family Notices". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 11, 734. Queensland, Australia. 16 November 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
12. "Advertising". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XLI, no. 5331. Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
13. "NEW RESERVES". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 132. Queensland, Australia. 24 September 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
14. "MAIZE AND COTTON ON THE DOWNS". The Courier-mail . No. 1453. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1938. p. 8 (Second Section.). Retrieved 19 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
15. "Munna Creek Venue". Munna Creek Country Music Festival. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
16. "Munna Creek". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 10, 489. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2020– via National Library of Australia.
17. "MUNNA CREEK". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 19, 069. Queensland, Australia. 5 December 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
18. "KILKIVAN DISTRICT". Daily Mail . No. 7386. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
19. "NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 15, 594. Queensland, Australia. 29 January 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 20 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
20. "General News". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 11, 813. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 31 August 2020– via National Library of Australia.
21. "Munna" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
22. "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
23. "Christ Church Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
24. "Munna Creek Country Music Festival". Munna Creek Country Music Festival. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
25. "Munna Creek Country Music Walk Up". Munna Creek Country Music Walk Up. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
26. "Munna Creek Hall". HemaX Trip Planner. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
27. "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council . 20 October 2021. Place ID 83. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
28. "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council . 20 October 2021. Place ID 82. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

Further reading

• Carlson, E. M; Queensland Country Women's Association. Miva Branch (1959), A century of settlement in the Miva district, 1859-1959 (1st ed.), Miva Branch, Q.C.W.A