Miva, Queensland
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Country Women's Association rooms
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| Postcode(s) | 4570 |
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region |
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough |
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay |
Miva is a rural community in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is on the Mary River.
History
The name Miva is taken from the name of a pastoral run belonging to Gideon Scott, a pastoralist in March 1851. It is thought to be an Aboriginal word indicating either stony knob or Moreton Bay chestnut.[1][2]
Miva Post Office opened by May 1908 (a receiving office had been open from 1888) and closed in 1976.[3]
Heritage listings
Miva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- across the Mary River: Dickabram Bridge[4]
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Dickabram Bridge.jpg
Dickabram Bridge
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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