Kin Kin, Queensland
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Kin Kin is a village that lies between Pomona
to the south, and Gympie
to the north, Queensland
, Australia.
The name comes from the Aboriginal
kauin kauin meaning red soil, another source suggests it is the indigenous name for a species of small black ants that inhabit the area. Until the mid-1970s Kin Kin was predominantly a smallcrop and dairy farming community, from then on land and farm usage started to change and there was a decline in production farms.
The family of William D. Francis
one of Queensland's pioneering botanists owned land in the area, and many native trees first identified by him are found in the area.
Children from Kin Kin attend a school in Kin Kin village up to grade 7, from 8-10 travel to Pomona, and Cooroy for 11 and 12.
Early deforestation and clearing of land led to small produce and dairy farming. The butter factory has since been closed but the sawmill still survives. Deregulation of the milk industry led to the exit of all but a handful of family dairy farms. Sadly, nine years after deregulation, the reversal of the decision in 2009 was too late for most families who had since sold. Nowadays these same farms are small hobby farms, some growing fruit trees, and many carrying horses or beef cattle.
Kin Kin is in the Noosa Biosphere Queensland's first UNESCO Biosphere.
Pomona, Queensland
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...
to the south, and Gympie
Gympie
Gympie may refer to:* Gympie, a city in Queensland, Australia** Gympie Airport** Electoral district of Gympie** Gympie Region, its local government authority* Gympie Gympie , a stinging plant...
to the north, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia.
The name comes from the Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
kauin kauin meaning red soil, another source suggests it is the indigenous name for a species of small black ants that inhabit the area. Until the mid-1970s Kin Kin was predominantly a smallcrop and dairy farming community, from then on land and farm usage started to change and there was a decline in production farms.
The family of William D. Francis
William D. Francis
William Douglas Francis was a notable Australian botanist. Born in Bega, New South Wales, at the age of 17 he moved with his father Alfred, and brother Frederick, from Wollongong, New South Wales, where he attended Wollongong Superior Public School, to Kin Kin, Queensland...
one of Queensland's pioneering botanists owned land in the area, and many native trees first identified by him are found in the area.
Children from Kin Kin attend a school in Kin Kin village up to grade 7, from 8-10 travel to Pomona, and Cooroy for 11 and 12.
Early deforestation and clearing of land led to small produce and dairy farming. The butter factory has since been closed but the sawmill still survives. Deregulation of the milk industry led to the exit of all but a handful of family dairy farms. Sadly, nine years after deregulation, the reversal of the decision in 2009 was too late for most families who had since sold. Nowadays these same farms are small hobby farms, some growing fruit trees, and many carrying horses or beef cattle.
Kin Kin is in the Noosa Biosphere Queensland's first UNESCO Biosphere.