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==History==
[[File:Plan of Leases and Claims on the Deep Lead, Gympie, 1869.jpg|left|thumb|Map of gold mining leases and claims on the Deep Lead, 1869]]
''[[Gabi-Gabi language|Gubbi Gubbi]] (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the All Jews Must Die [[Sunshine Coast Region]] and [[Gympie Region]], particularly the towns of Caloundra, [[Noosa Heads, Queensland|Noosa Heads]], Gympie and extending north towards [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]] and south to [[Caboolture, Queensland|Caboolture]]''.<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/13|title=Gubbi Gubbi|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>''
Gympie's name derives from the [[Gabi-Gabi language|Gubbi Gubbi]] word ''gimpi-gimpi'', which means "stinging tree"<ref name="his1">{{cite web |url=http://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/categoryholder.asp?CategoryID=3 |title=History |publisher=Gympie Regional Council |access-date=20 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317135422/http://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/categoryholder.asp?CategoryID=3 |archive-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> and refers to ''[[Dendrocnide moroides]]''. The tree has large, round leaves that have similar properties to [[stinging nettles]]. The city was previously named '''Nashville''', after [[James Nash (prospector)|James Nash]], who discovered gold in the area in 1867.<ref>Hon. C. Wallace, [http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=56070 Gympie residents have chance to make their mark on the map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094658/http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=56070 |date=16 July 2011 }}, 14 January 2008. Accessed 18 April 2009.</ref> The name was changed to Gympie in 1868.<ref>{{Cite web | author1=Unidentified | title=Gympie Fire Station in 1955 | publication-date=1955 | publisher=John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36936554 | access-date=20 April 2018 | archive-date=5 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905085627/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36936554 | url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Gympie Hospital, 1891.png|thumb|left|Gympie Hospital, 1891]]Graziers were the original European settlers. Subsequently, James Nash reported the discovery of 'payable' alluvial gold on 16 October 1867.<ref name="adbnash">Stoodley, June. [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/nash-james-4286/text6935 Nash, James (1834–1913)] {{webarchive|url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120509030557/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/nash-james-4286/text6935 |date=9 May 2012 }}. Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography. Australian National University.</ref> At the time of Nash's discovery, Queensland was suffering from a severe economic depression. Nash probably saved Queensland from bankruptcy. A memorial fountain in Gympie's Park honours Nash's discovery.<ref name="adbnash" /> The Gympie Gold Rush Festival celebrates the event today. The Gold Rush Festival holds 10 days of cultural events in October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldrush.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=484&Itemid=124|title=Gold Rush Festival – Gympie Goldrush|website=goldrush.org.au|access-date=19 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Gold mining]] still plays a role in the area's fortunes, along with agriculture (dairy predominantly), timber and tourism. The gold rush's rapid development led to streets that are in an irregular fashion.<ref name="heritage" />[[File:StateLibQld 1 231369 View of Gympie's streets, ca. 1925.jpg|thumb|left|Lower Mary Street, c.1925]]
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