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Mundubbera ( )〔''Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3〕 is a town in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre, Bundaberg. Mundubbera is built on the bank on the Burnett River. At the 2001 census, the town had a population of 1,053. Mundubbera is the self-proclaimed "Citrus Capital of Queensland", although this is disputed by the neighbouring (and rival) town of Gayndah.〔( Google search for "Citrus Capital of Queensland". ) Accessed 14 October 2006.〕 ==History== Mundubbera means either ''Footsteps in the trees'' or ''Meeting Place of the waters'' in the local Aboriginal language.〔(Mundubbera Shire Council Official Website. ) Accessed 1 October 2006〕 The latter name refers to the confluence of the Burnett, Auburn and Boyne rivers just upstream from Mundubbera. European settlement took place in the late 1840s. Closer settlement, involving migrants from Germany, Britain and the Netherlands, did not take place until the early 1900s and the town was established in its existing site prior to World War I. The railway arrived in 1914. Mundubbera Post Office opened by 1 July 1912 (a receiving office had been open from 1911). The Mundubbera War Memorial commemorating those from the district who served in World War I was unveiled by the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane and Minister for Works, Mick Kirwan, on 27 May 1928.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/search/display/92124-mundubbera-war-memorial )〕 Henry Zipf planted the first citrus orchards in 1933 and established Mundubbera as a major producer of export citrus.〔(Walkabout site. ) Retrieved 1 October 2006〕 The recent (2006) drought and the after effects of the 2004 Citrus canker outbreak in Emerald〔(Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries ). Retrieved 1 October 2006.〕 has had a dampening effect of the citrus industry in the area. The Mundubbera Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorates those who served in the Vietnam War. It is located beside the RSL Memorial Hall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/99756-vietnam-veterans-memorial )〕 On 11 November 1995, members of the RSL planted a Lone Pine war memorial from a seedling whose lineage links back to Gallipoli.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92122-lone-pine-memorial )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mundubbera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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