Landsborough
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Landsborough Queensland |
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Landsborough Pub, opposite the Landsborough railway station
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 Landsborough
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| Coordinates | 26°48′S 152°58′E / 26.800°S 152.967°ECoordinates: 26°48′S 152°58′E / 26.800°S 152.967°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,706 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4550 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Fisher | ||||||||||||||
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Landsborough is a small town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 census, Landsborough had a population of 3,706.
Landsborough is in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It is situated north of the Glasshouse Mountains just off Steve Irwin Way, 82 kilometres (51 mi) north of Brisbane at the base of the southern end of the Blackall Range.
Landsborough is situated on the North Coast 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.
The Bruce Highway passes along the easter boundary of the locality.
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 an Aboriginal word 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.
Mellum Creek Post Office opened on 23 January 1881. It was renamed Landsborough in 1890.
In the past Landsborough was one of the larger towns of the Sunshine Coast having a large logging industry. In comparison, beachside Caloundra was a fishing village to its east, as opposed to the larger popular tourist destination it is today.
In 1912, the town became the administrative centre for the Landsborough Shire after separating from the Caboolture Shire. Landsborough Shire merged into the City of Caloundra in 1968.
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