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Howitt, Queensland
Howitt is a coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. In the , Howitt had a population of 24 people. Geography Howitt is on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula facing the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Burke Developmental Road passes through the locality from north-east (Yagoonya, Queensland, Yagoonya) to the south-west (Normanton, Queensland, Normanton). The Karumba Road from the west (Karumba, Queensland, Karumba) joins the Burke Developmental Road in Howitt. History Many towns and localities in this area have names connected to the Burke and Wills expedition. Although not officially recorded, it is likely that Howitt is named after Alfred William Howitt, who led a relief mission that rescued the only survivor John King (explorer), John King and buried the bodies of Robert O'Hara Burke, Burke and William John Wills, Wills (Howitt later disinterred the bodies and returned them to Melbourne for burial). Education ...
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Electoral District Of Traeger
Traeger is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was named after Alfred Traeger, inventor of the pedal-powered radio, which was a significant contribution to people living in remote and rural communities in Queensland, such as those within Traeger. It takes in most of the urbanised portions of the abolished districts of Mount Isa and Dalrymple. It includes the local government areas of Burke, Doomadgee, Carpentaria, Croydon, Etheridge, Charters Towers, Mount Isa, Cloncurry, McKinlay, Richmond and Flinders. From results of the previous 2015 election, Traeger was estimated to be a safe seat for the Katter's Australian Party with a margin of 16.1%. Robbie Katter, the last member for Mount Isa and the Queensland leader of Katter's Australian Party, opted to follow most of his constituents into Traeger. He won the seat with an increased majority. Members for Traeger Election re ...
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Burke Development Road - Panoramio
Burke is an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman Monarchy of Ireland, Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (–1206) had the surname ''de Burgh'' which was Gaelicisation, gaelicised in Irish language, Irish as ''de Búrca'' and over the centuries became ''Búrc'' then Burke and Bourke (surname), Bourke. Notable people with this name include: Surname A * Adam Burke (other), multiple people, including: ** Adam Burke (rower), (1971–2018), Irish ocean rower ** Adam Burke (comedian), American stand-up comedian, writer, and comic artist * Adrian P. Burke (1904–2000), New York judge * Aedanus Burke (1743–1802), Irish-American soldier, judge, and politician * Aggrey Burke (born 1943), British psychiatrist and academic * Alafair Burke (born 1969), mystery novel writer and Court TV commentator * Alan Burke (1922–1992), American conservative tele ...
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