Amamoor


Amamoor is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Amamoor had a population of 636 people.

History

The town is named after a pastoral run held by J.D. McTaggart in the late 1850s. It is an Aboriginal word meaning swimming in water or a swimming creek.
When the construction of a railway line between Brisbane and Gympie was being contemplated in 1884–5, one of the routes being considered was through the Mary Valley. However, this was not the route chosen, and the residents of the valley who were disappointed at missing out on rail connection agitated for many years until the Mary Valley branch line was built. The first section south from Monkland to Kandanga was completed in October 1914. The second stage to Brooloo was completed in April 1915. The final stage to Kenilworth was to be built in 1920 but was never completed.
Amamoor Post Office opened around 1920 and Amamoor State School opened on 10 October 1921. It was relocated to its current location in Elizabeth Street in the 1950s.
In 1993, the services on the Mary Valley railway line were reduced, terminating at Melawondi, and the entire line was closed in 1994, ending Amamoor's rail connection.

Heritage listings

Amamoor has heritage-listed sites, including:
Amamoor is south of Gympie. The Bruce Highway passes to the east of the town and the Amamoor Forest Reserve is to the west.
Amamoor is situated on the Amamoor Creek which is a tributary of the Mary River. It is one of a chain of towns in the Mary Valley also including Imbil, Dagun, and Kandanga.

Attractions

Amamoor Creek State Forest Park is host to the annual Gympie Muster, a country music festival.
The Amamoor railway station is part of the Mary Valley Rattler.