| North Tamborine Queensland | |
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 View from The Knoll | |
  North Tamborine | |
| Coordinates | 27°55′23″S153°12′27″E / 27.9231°S 153.2074°E Coordinates: 27°55′23″S153°12′27″E / 27.9231°S 153.2074°E |
| Established | 1875 |
| Postcode(s) | 4272 |
| Time zone | AEST (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]
North Tamborine is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Gold Coast.
Many early settlers grew maize and grazed dairy cattle. [2] The first guesthouse on the mountain was opened in 1889. [2]
A tourist road to the mountain was completed in 1924. [2] 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. [3]
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. [4]
North Tamborine has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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Tamborine Mountain is a 28 km2 (11 sq mi) plateau and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin and is frequently misspelt as Tambourine but neither the name nor the place has any connection to the musical instrument. It is considered part of the Gold Coast hinterland and has a strong tourist industry.
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Tamborine is a town in the Scenic Rim Region and a locality split between the Scenic Rim Region and the City of Logan in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Tamborine had a population of 3,950 people.
Tamborine Mountain Road is a heritage-listed road at Geissmann Drive, North Tamborine, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1922 to 1925. It is also known as Tamborine Station-Tamborine Mountain Road and Geissmann Drive. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 August 2003.
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