Manumbar Station () My Hills () The Crest () Vale View () Wyampa () Education There are no schools in Manumbar. The nearest government primary schools are Goomeri State School in Goomeri to the north-west, Moffatdale State School in Moffatvale to the west, and Kandanga State School in Kandanga to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Goomeri State School (to Year 10), Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the south-east, Nanango State High School (to Year 12) in Nanango to the south-west, and Murgon State High School in Murgon to the north-west. Notable residents John Mathew, Presbyterian minister and anthropologist, resided at Manumbar with his uncle John Mortimer. He worked there for six years as a stockrider, bookkeeper, and storeman, becoming familiar with the culture and language of two Aboriginal Australian groups, the Kabi and Wakka Wakka people. The State Library of Queensland holds a notebook containing an Aboriginal vocabulary list by John Mathew and other papers including letters from his uncle John Mortimer and cousin G.W. Anderson of Manumbar Station. References Further reading Gympie Region Localities in Queensland