Landsborough, Queensland

Landsborough, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place
type = town
name = Landsborough
state = qld


caption = Landsborough Pub, opposite the Landsborough railway station.
lga = Sunshine Coast Regional Council
postcode = 4550
est =
coordinates = coord|26.8077|S|152.9659|E|display=inline,title|region:AU-QLD_type:city
pop = 2,805
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Glass House
fedgov = Fisher
dist1 = 80
dir1 = N
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 32
dir2 = N
location2= Caboolture
dist3 = 20
dir3 = W
location3= Caloundra

Landsborough is a small town on the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia. It is situated north of the Glasshouse Mountains just off Steve Irwin Way, 82km north of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Landsborough had a population of 2,805.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL334200
name=Landsborough (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2008-07-05
quick=on]

Landsborough is situated on the main railway line from Brisbane and there are several services daily southbound to Brisbane and northbound to Nambour and Gympie. It is one of the main rail/bus interchanges for TransLink bus services to the Sunshine Coast.

Landsborough was named for the British born explorer William Landsborough who was the first European to cross Australia north to south. The earliest European settlers arrived in the area in 1871. Originally called Mellum Creek ("mellum is Aboriginal for "volcano"), it dates from 1871 when Isaac Burgess erected a slab hut with bark roof as "port of call" for Cobb and Co coaches stopping for refreshments and a change of horses. [ [http://www.maleny.info/region/Landsborough Landsborough Entrypoint] 8 December 2006]

Generations ago, Landsborough was one of the larger towns of the Sunshine Coast having a large logging industry. Beachside Caloundra was a mere fishing village to its east, as opposed to the larger popular tourist destination it is today.Fact|date=February 2007

References

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External links

* [http://www.landsboroughmuseum.org.au/ Landsborough Historical Museum]
* [http://www.landsboroughtown.com.au/default.asp Landsborough Town services directory]

ee also

*Landsborough railway station


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