Mundubbera

Mundubbera
Lions Street
State :  Australia State : Queensland
Coordinates : 25 ° 36 ′  S , 151 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 25 ° 36 ′  S , 151 ° 18 ′  E Area : 4.4  km²
Residents : 1,163 (2016) Population density : 264 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 4626 LGA : North Burnett Region
Mundubbera

Mundubbera is a small town of about 1,200 people on the banks of the Burnett River in the Australian state of Queensland . It is located 405 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 207 kilometers southwest of Bundaberg on the Burnett Highway . The city is located in the North Burnett Region administrative region (LGA) .

Mundubbera describes itself as the citrus capital of Queensland , but this title is also claimed by the neighboring city of Gayndah .

history

Mundubbera means in the language of the Aborigines either steps in the forest or meeting point of the water . The last meaning refers to the confluence of the Burnett , Auburn, and Boyne Rivers near the city.

The first Europeans came to this area in the late 1840s. The city on the south bank of the Burnett River was surveyed and planned in 1863. However, it took almost 60 years for a significant number of people to settle in the city. Mainly Germans , British and Dutch came to Mundubbera after the second town plan in 1911, this time on the north bank of the river. One reason for the late settlement was that the area covered with thick scrub and large trees was very difficult to cultivate. A railway connection followed in 1914.

Citrus fruits have been grown in the neighboring town of Gayndah since 1892, but Henry Zipf, a dairy farmer, was the first to plant a citrus plantation here in 1933 and laid the foundation for Mundubbera, one of the main exporters of citrus fruits. Most of the mandarins that are exported from Australia come from this region. The last drought in 2006 and the aftermath of the citrus canker epidemic , a bacterial infection affecting citrus trees, in Emerald have permanently damaged this branch of industry.

During the floods in Queensland in 2011 , Mundubbera was badly affected, with the Burnett River reaching its highest level since 1942 at 18.25 m. Numerous houses were flooded and had to be evacuated. The city was cut off from the outside world for several days.

Industry

The industry in Mundubbera is based exclusively on agriculture and forestry, with cattle breeding and, in the artificially irrigated areas, fruit growing predominant. Especially citrus fruits, mangoes , avocados and stone fruits . Mundubbera is also the largest producer of grapes in Queensland.

During the harvest season, the city's population doubles due to numerous migrant workers and backpackers looking for work in the plantations.

With the extensive state forests in this area, there is also a timber industry, with a sawmill right in the city.

Attractions

The 360-degree painting shows the confluence of the three rivers

• The Australian lungfish ( Neoceratodus forsteri ) can be seen in the nearby Auburn River National Park . A rare living fossil found only in the Burnett and Mary Rivers . Other popular activities in the park include hiking and climbing.

Big mandarin

sons and daughters of the town

• Brian Manning (1932–2013), trade unionist and political activist
• Wayne Goss (1951–2014), the former Prime Minister of Queensland
• Judy Watson (born 1959), an Australian sculptor
• Stuart Tinney (* 1964), an eventing rider
• Martin Love (* 1974), a cricketer

Web links

Commons : Mundubbera  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mundubbera Shire Council
• University of Queensland: Places in Queensland: Mundubbera and Mundubbera Shire

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Mundubbera ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Bundaberg Region Info: History of Mundubbera . Retrieved February 1, 2011.
3. ↑ Mundubbera - Culture and History  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved February 1, 2011.  
4. ↑ Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 1, 2011. 
5. ↑ Worst over for Gayndah, Mundubbera. (No longer available online.) In: NineMSN . December 29, 2010; Archived from the original on January 6, 2011 ; Retrieved January 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Auburn River National Park ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Resource Management). Retrieved February 1, 2011.