MARYBOROUGH

city, southeastern Queensland, Australia, 20 mi (32 km) above the mouth of Mary River. Founded in 1843 and named after the river, which was named after Mary, the wife of Gov. Sir Charles Fitz Roy, it was proclaimed a town in 1861, when it was primarily a wool-shipping point; it became a city in 1905. Maryborough later developed as a marketing centre for a mixed farming region. Manufactures include boats, heavy machinery, locomotives, and furniture. It is linked by rail to Urangan, its nearest deepwater port, and there are seaside resorts at nearby Wide Bays and Hervey. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 22,982. city, central Victoria, Australia. It lies along the Pyrenees Highway and is connected by rail to Melbourne (southeast). Located on the northern slopes of the Eastern Highlands and originating (1839) as a sheep run known as Simson's or Charlotte Plains, the town was founded in 1854 during a gold rush. It was renamed after the Irish birthplace of the local police commissioner and was proclaimed a municipality in 1857. Maryborough is the market for a district of grain farming and livestock raising and is also a lumbering and manufacturing centre. It was declared a city in 1961. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 7,627.