Welcome to Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi country and the beautiful town of Amamoor.
The town was named after a pastoral leasehold that was taken up in the 1850s. In 1914 Amamoor became part of the Mary Valley Railway and by 1921 a school had opened. Amamoor soon became an area of farming, dairy, fruit growing and timber getting. The population grew from 21 in 1921 to 1175 in 2006.
Today, Amamoor is home to around 630 people [2016 Census]. It is the Valley home of the Mary Valley Rattler and the Gympie Music Muster is held in the Amamoor State Forest every August. [Queensland Places].
View the slideshow for a snapshot, but click on the photo gallery for all photos.
Blackgate Rd, Amamoor – Mavis Busby (3rd from left), Vera Busby front, Mrs Greber- donated by Rose Organ – ca 1932, 
Amamoor State School, 75th anniversary celebration 26 October 1996 – donated by Rose Organ 
Neisler’s Saw mill – corner of Amamoor Forestry Rd and Harry’s Creek Rd – donated by Puddy Dan 
Amamoor State School, 75th anniversary 26 October 1996 – invitation – donated by Rose Organ
Photo Gallery of Amamoor – click on an image to view full screen
Amamoor Railway Station with bullock driver – donated by Pat Towner 
Amamoor Railway Station – donated by Pat Towner Neisler’s Saw mill – corner of Amamoor Forestry Rd and Harry’s Creek Rd – donated by Puddy Dan Amamoor State School, 75th anniversary celebration 26 October 1996 – donated by Rose Organ Blackgate Rd, Amamoor – Mavis Busby (3rd from left), Vera Busby front, Mrs Greber- donated by Rose Organ – ca 1932, 
Tom Busby – donated by Pat Towner 
Saw milling at Amamoor – donated by Pat Towner 
Saw mill at Amamoor – donated by Pat Towner 
Nick Houston – tree felling – donated by Pat Towner 
Jim Smiths’ General Store, Amamoor – donated by Pat Towner 
Fred Lewis farm, Amamoor – donated by Pat Towner 
Busby family home – donated by Pat Towner 
B.C.A. van Hees at Amamoor – donated by Pat Towner 
Amamoor, Mary Valley – donated by Pat Towner 
Amamoor town – donated by Pat Towner 
Amamoor – donated by Pat Towner 
Victory Walk to Amamoor Hall, 1945 
Amamoor Hall (Busby Street) 1932 
Leslie Organ – donated by Rose Organ 
Evelyn Organ, Earl Organ, baby Alan Mobbs – donated by Rose Organ Amamoor State School, 75th anniversary 26 October 1996 – invitation – donated by Rose Organ 
Mangoes at farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Packing fruit at farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Flood at farm, Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Flood at farm, Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Flood at farm, Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Flood at farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Michalowitz family at the Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Gympie produce at farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
Farm at Amamoor – donated by Cacilia Michalowitz 
View of a street, Amamoor, ca 1970 – photograph by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 
View looking along a street, Amamoor, ca 1970 – photo by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. 
Street view in Amamoor, ca 1970 – photo by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. 
Street in Amamoor, ca 1970 – photo by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. 
Road leading into Amamoor, ca 1970 – photo by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 
Mary Valley Rail Motor, ca 1970 – photo by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 
General Store in Amamoor, Queensland, Ca 1970 – photo by John Kington 
Amamoor Uniting Church, ca. 1970 – photo by John Kington 
Amamoor State School, Queensland, ca. 1970 – photograph by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 
Amamoor Railway Station, ca 1970 – photograph by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 
Amamoor General Store & Golden Fleece Petrol Pump, ca 1970 – Photograph by John Kington – John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
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References:
King, Joy (2001) “Imbil: jewel of the Mary Valley: a historical reference” [available for loan from the library]
Wild Heart Bountiful Land
Produced by the Queensland State Archives in partnership with Cooloola Shire Council, Wild Heart Bountiful Land is an historical overview of the Mary River Valley. [free eBook]
Mary Valley Rattler
A history of the railway in the Mary Valley [Web site]
Queensland Places
Centre for the Government of Queensland, contains all the places in Queensland with or has had a population over 500. [Web site]
Queensland Government – Place Names
Queensland place names database [Web site]
Regional Profile
A statistical snapshot of our region [Web site]
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Data from the 2016 Census [Web site]
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