Marodian, Queensland
Geography
The Brooweena - Woolooga Road enters the locality from the north (Gigoomgan) and exits to the south (Woolooga).
Almost all of the locality is occupied by the Marodian pastoral station, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
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. The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language word maridhan meaning place of kangaroos.
In 1867, the Marodian area was suspected of having gold due to geological similarities with other gold-bearing areas. There were early finds of alluvial gold at Colo Flats and Yorkey’s Hill. In 1884, the Queensland Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, continued to promote the likelihood of gold in the Marodian area. In 1901, the Marodian Gold Mining Syndicate dug a shaft down to 350 feet (110 m). In 1902, interest in the goldfield was still low with 109 people on the goldfield compared with over 14,000 on the Gympie goldfields. In 1903, the Marodian Gold Mining Company established a mining lease of 40 acres (16 ha), but operations had ceased by 1904.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".
In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".
Education
There are no schools in Marodian. The nearest government primary schools are:
- Brooweena State School in Brooweena to the north
- Theebine State School in Theebine to the south-east
- Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the south
The nearest government secondary schools are:
- Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in Kilkivan to the south
- James Nash State School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south-east
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marodian (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Marodian – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46660)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Norton Goldfield (entry 602491)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marodian (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
