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词条 Tewantin
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  1. History

  2. Facilities and layout

  3. Education

  4. Community groups

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Tewantin
| city = Noosa
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| lga = Shire of Noosa
| postcode = 4565
| pop = 10,920
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| stategov = Noosa
| fedgov = Wide Bay
| dist1 = 7
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| near-n = Cooroibah
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| near-s = Doonan
| near-sw = Tinbeerwah
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Tewantin is a suburb in Noosa, Queensland, Australia. It was the original settlement in the Noosa region and is one of its three major centres today. It is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa (between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region).

History

The name Tewantin is an anglicised version of the Aboriginal name for the area, dauwadhum, meaning place of dead logs.[2] Tewantin was originally a timber town. In 1869, Tewantin was the river port for the Noosa area.[3] In 1871, Clarendon Stuart surveyed a town site for the Tewantin settlement. Tewantin was a thriving small town with a reliance on the gold, fishing and timber industries.[3]

The Tewantin War Memorial commemorates those from the district who served in World War I. It was dedicated in January–February 1922 by Colonel David Elder Reid.[4][5]

Tewantin replaced Pomona on 1 December 1985 as the location of the Noosa Shire Council until 15 March 2008 when the Council was amalgamated with Maroochy Shire and the City of Caloundra to create the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Tewantin has of 12 April 2013, de-amalgamated from the Maroochy Shire.

Facilities and layout

Its main street, Poinciana Avenue, leads to the Tewantin RSL, which holds a strong legacy towards the Australia's history in war. With an ANZAC Memorial, Poinciana Avenue has a historic pub, the Royal Mail. Poinciana Avenue contains a range of shops, restaurants and a town square.

Tewantin is the current location for the Australian Navy Cadet unit of NTS Sheean. there are multiple RSL and bowls clubs that are facilitated by the locals and these places are all dedicated to the world wars.

Education

Tewantin State School, a primary school that was established in 1875, is located within the suburb.

Community groups

The Tewantin Noosa branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall in Pacific Avenue.[6]

See also

{{Portal|Queensland}}
  • Noosa River Ferry

References

1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS |id=SSC32801|name=Tewantin (State Suburb)|accessdate=18 April 2018|quick=on}}
2. ^Noosa Community Guide 2005 Part D {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724202653/http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/docs/CommGuide05PartD.pdf |date=24 July 2008 }} 19 December 2006
3. ^{{Cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |pages=143 }}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20530245 |title=SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=4 February 1922 |accessdate=6 April 2014 |page=16 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Tewantin War Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92637-tewantin-war-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|accessdate=5 April 2014}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=|access-date=26 December 2018}}

External links

{{commons category}}
  • University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Tewantin
{{Noosa Shire}}{{SunshineCoastQLD-geo-stub}}

2 : Suburbs of Noosa Shire, Queensland|Populated places established in 1871

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