Eerwah Vale, Queensland
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Eerwah Vale Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
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 Eerwah Vale
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| Coordinates | 26°29′0″S 152°55′0″E / 26.48333°S 152.91667°ECoordinates: 26°29′0″S 152°55′0″E / 26.48333°S 152.91667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 527 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4562 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 120 km (75 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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Eerwah Vale is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 527. Part of the northern boundary is marked by the North Maroochy River.
The Bruce Highway passes through the east of Eerwah Vale. Mount Eerwah is centrally located and protected within the Mount Eerwah Conservation Park.
The name “Eerwah” is an indigenous word meaning "death adder". The area was known to be occupied by a number of indigenous tribes but predominately the area associated with the Kabi Kabi, Nalbo, Dallambara and Undanbi tribes.
Before white settlement, the Eerwah Valley was covered in dense rainforest containing the prized red cedar, oak, box, turpentine, blackbutt, flooded gum, toolun and, of course, bunya pines or “Bonyi”. The bunya was and still is valued both as a food source and millable timber and was the focal point for the “Bonyi Gatherings” held every three years in the Baroon Pocket area, near Maleny.
The first Europeans to stumble into the area were ticket-of-leave men and escaped convicts from the Penal Settlement at Moreton Bay. One convict, named David Bracefield lived with the Kabi Kabi tribe and was given the name "Wandi". Bracefield was later adopted by Ngumundi, an indigenous warrior and chieftain of the Kabi Kabi tribe whose name was later used to name the town of Eumundi.
It is unknown whether the timber-getters or cattlemen first occupied the North Maroochy District but in about 1853, the Skyring Brothers applied for some of the first cattle runs in this area to be called Whidlka Whidlka (in the Tuchekoi area), Canando (in the Ninderry area), Pooreema (in the Pomona area) and Yandina (Yandina), the common boundaries of these runs appear to meet in the Eerwah Vale area. By 1858, the Skyrings had allowed their tenure on these runs to lapse and they were taken over by John Delaney Bergin. Daniel Skyring later purchased land in what is still known today as Skyrings Creek.
Joseph Gridley was the first European to select land in the Eumundi district (Portion 45) which was taken up in 1873, being part of the land upon which the town of Eumundi stands today.
In 1882, land in the Mount Eerwah area was opened up for closer settlement and in particular, Edward H. Arundell (Portion 122), Thomas J. Ball (Portion 120) and Edward T. Trundell (Portion 119) took up neighbouring selections. Shortly after this, the area became known as "Main Camp". It is proposed that Powerlink’s Cooroy South Sub-Station be constructed on part of Trundell’s original Portion 119 in Neeraway Road, Eumundi, now owned by H.C. Gray.
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