Maroon, Queensland
Maroon, Queensland
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Maroon Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 School of Arts, built 1904 | |||||||||||||||
  Maroon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°10′20″S 152°43′06″E / 28.17222°S 152.71833°E / -28.17222; 152.71833Coordinates: 28°10′20″S 152°43′06″E / 28.17222°S 152.71833°E / -28.17222; 152.71833 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4310 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||||
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Maroon is a rural community in Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
The south and east of the area, including Mount May is protected within the Mount Barney National Park.
Contents
1 History
2 Heritage listings
3 References
4 External links
History[edit]
A cemetery at Maroon has graves dating back to 1856.[2]
In 1914, the Maroon grazing property, which was established in 1843, was subdivided into 30 dairy farms.[2] Maroon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1925) and closed in 1973.[3]
The Maroon Dam was built in the west of Maroon between 1969 and 1974.
Heritage listings[edit]
Maroon War Memorial, 2008
Maroon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Boonah-Rathdowney Road: Maroon War Memorial & Memorial Enclosure[4]
- 2772 Boonah Rathdowney Road: Maroon State School and Maroon War Memorial[5]
- Boonah-Rathdowney Road: St Andrew’s Anglican Church [6]
- Boonah Road: Cotswold Cottage[7]
- Newlove Road: Maroon School of Arts [6]
The Maroon War Memorial commemorates those of the district who enlisted in World War I; it was dedicated on 21 May 1920 by General Sir William Birdwood.[8]
References[edit]
^ "Maroon (entry 45161)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ ab Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 32. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ "War Memorial & Memorial Enclosure (entry 600036)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Maroon State School and Maroon War Memorial (entry 650004)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ ab "Local Heritage Register" (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
^ "Cotswold Cottage (entry 600037)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Maroon War Memorial". Monuments Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Maroon, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
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