Landsborough, Queensland
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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hinterland of Queensland
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, Australia
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. It is situated north of the Glasshouse Mountains just off Steve Irwin Way, 82 km north of Brisbane
Brisbane
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. At the 2006 census
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, Landsborough had a population of 2,805.
Landsborough is situated on the main railway line
North Coast railway line, Queensland
The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It runs from Brisbane, along the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton...
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
TransLink (South East Queensland)
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bus services to the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
.
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.
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.
See also
- Landsborough railway stationLandsborough railway station, QueenslandLandsborough is a railway station on the Nambour and Gympie North Line of the Queensland Rail City rail network, in the northern part of South East Queensland; it is also a stop for many state-wide rail services...