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'''Pomona''' is a town located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. The town was originally called '''Pinbarren siding''' and was renamed Pomona in 1906, after the [[Pomona|Roman goddess]] of fruit and orchards. Pomona is 166 kilometres north of [[Brisbane]], and approximately 30 minutes driving time from [[Noosa Heads, Queensland|Noosa Heads]]. |
'''Pomona''' is a town located at the base of [[Mount Cooroora]] at the northern end of the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. The town was originally called '''Pinbarren siding''' and was renamed Pomona in 1906, after the [[Pomona|Roman goddess]] of fruit and orchards. Pomona is 166 kilometres north of [[Brisbane]], and approximately 30 minutes driving time from [[Noosa Heads, Queensland|Noosa Heads]]. |
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| Pomona Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Pomona Hotel | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,587(2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1890 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4568 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 30 km (19 mi) W of Noosa Heads | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region former Shire of Noosa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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26°21′47″S 152°51′22″E / 26.363°S 152.856°E
Pomona is a town located at the base of Mount Cooroora at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The town was originally called Pinbarren siding and was renamed Pomona in 1906, after the Roman goddess of fruit and orchards. Pomona is 166 kilometres north of Brisbane, and approximately 30 minutes driving time from Noosa Heads.
History
Now a heritage and lifestyle town and formally declared the region's 'friendliest town' (2004 and 2010), Pomona was first settled by Europeans in the late 1880s, but had been home to the Gubbi Gubbi indigenous peoples for thousands of years before that. Early settlers collected timber from the area.[2] The railway to Pomona was operating in 1891, opening the land to farming.[2]
The town became the administrative centre of the Noosa Shire Council in 1909 until 1 December 1985 when the Council moved to its Tewantin premises. The original headquarters for the Shire were constructed in Pomona in 1911 on a site now used (since 1985) by the Cooroora Historical Society and Noosa Museum. The main street of the town was devastated by fires in 1939 and 1942.[2] Many buildings were re-constructed with brick.
Attractions
Pomona is notable for three things: a relaxed streetscape of distinctive timber and art deco buildings, the heritage-listed Majestic Theatre and the annual King of the Mountain race up the nearby, Mount Cooroora. The Majestic, built in 1921, is claimed to be the world's oldest continuously operating silent movie theatre built for that purpose. However, it is not the first theatre in the world in which silent films were screened. The Majestic has been a community-owned enterprise since October 2006.
Australian musician Darren Hanlon's album "Fingertips and Mountaintops" was entirely recorded in the Majestic Theatre.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Pomona (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ a b c Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 144. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
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