Kiels Mountain, Queensland
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Kiels Mountain is a suburb of Woombye, Queensland
in Australia - about 100 kilometers north of Brisbane( 26°39'26.19"S 153° 0'24.43"E). At the summit of Kiels Mountain is Avatar's Abode
, a 99 acres (400,639.1 m²) spiritual retreat dedicated to Meher Baba
, who stayed there in 1958. Avatar's Abode is the oldest and longest-running Eastern retreat in Queensland. A large private school, Suncoast Christian College, and its associated Christian Outreach Centre
is located by the juncture of the Kiels Mountain road and the old Bruce Highway. Australian evangelist Pastor Peter Foxhall
lived with his family on an abandoned pineapple farm on Kentish Road, Kiels Mountain for some years.
The mountain is named after Henry August Keil (correct spelling) who settled on the eastern slopes in 1880. Henry (Heinrich) Keil was the son of one of the early Lutheran missionary/ settlers of Brisbane.
Kiels Mountain school was built on land near the corner of Preston and Diddillibah Roads, between Woombye and Diddillibah. It opened on 23 September 1918 and closed on 15 April 1962.
On 7 December 2003 a 13-year-old boy named Daniel Morcombe
disappeared while waiting for a bus on the Bruce Highway
near the Kiel Mountain Road overpass. An arrest was made in August 2011 in connection with his death. His remains were discovered near Glass House Mountains
.
Woombye, Queensland
Woombye is a town located on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in Queensland, Australia, approximately 100 km north of the Brisbane CBD. The name is derived from words from the local Aboriginal language - a place of black snake or black myrtle or axe handle made from black myrtle...
in Australia - about 100 kilometers north of Brisbane( 26°39'26.19"S 153° 0'24.43"E). At the summit of Kiels Mountain is Avatar's Abode
Avatar's Abode
Avatar's Abode is a spiritual retreat about north of Brisbane, Australia dedicated to Meher Baba. It was established by Australian poet and disciple of Meher Baba Francis Brabazon in 1958 on the summit of Kiel Mountain near Woombye on Queensland's Sunshine Coast...
, a 99 acres (400,639.1 m²) spiritual retreat dedicated to Meher Baba
Meher Baba
Meher Baba , , born Merwan Sheriar Irani, was an Indian mystic and spiritual master who declared publicly in 1954 that he was the Avatar of the age....
, who stayed there in 1958. Avatar's Abode is the oldest and longest-running Eastern retreat in Queensland. A large private school, Suncoast Christian College, and its associated Christian Outreach Centre
Christian Outreach Centre
Christian Outreach Centre is an international movement of churches founded in 1974 by former Methodist minister Clark Taylor.-History:...
is located by the juncture of the Kiels Mountain road and the old Bruce Highway. Australian evangelist Pastor Peter Foxhall
Peter Foxhall
Peter Christopher Foxhall is an Australian clergyman, evangelist and author, who was born in St Neots, Huntingdonshire , England.- Childhood :...
lived with his family on an abandoned pineapple farm on Kentish Road, Kiels Mountain for some years.
The mountain is named after Henry August Keil (correct spelling) who settled on the eastern slopes in 1880. Henry (Heinrich) Keil was the son of one of the early Lutheran missionary/ settlers of Brisbane.
Kiels Mountain school was built on land near the corner of Preston and Diddillibah Roads, between Woombye and Diddillibah. It opened on 23 September 1918 and closed on 15 April 1962.
On 7 December 2003 a 13-year-old boy named Daniel Morcombe
Daniel Morcombe
Daniel James Morcombe was a 13-year-old Australian boy who was abducted from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, on 7 December 2003. In August 2011 Brett Peter Cowan, a former Sunshine Coast resident, was charged with Morcombe's murder...
disappeared while waiting for a bus on the Bruce Highway
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is a part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1...
near the Kiel Mountain Road overpass. An arrest was made in August 2011 in connection with his death. His remains were discovered near Glass House Mountains
Glass House Mountains, Queensland
Glass House Mountains is a hinterland town of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, named after the famous Glass House Mountains of the area. It is located approximately 64 km north of Brisbane, belonging to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council local government area . Colloquially it is...
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