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Japoonvale
Japoonvale is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Japoonvale had a population of 141 people. The town of Japoon is in the north-east of the locality (). History The town was named by surveyor W.J. Callendar and is an Aboriginal word meaning ''eels''. Stratvell State School opened on 2 August 1916 and closed on 31 December 2002. The school was located at 34 Stratvell Road (). Japoon West State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 1 June 1927. The school building was relocated to Euramo. In the , Japoonvale had a population of 141 people. Education There are no schools in Japoonvale. The nearest government primary schools are Silkwood State School in Silkwood ''Silkwood'' is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was adapted from the book ''Who Killed Karen Silkwood?'' by ''Rollin ... to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombeeta, Queensland
Bombeeta is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bombeeta had a population of 136 people. History Bombeeta State School opened on 7 March 1922. It closed in 1939. It was located at the Eight Mile Siding on the Japoon Tramline via Innisfail. In the , Bombeeta had a population of 136 people. Education There are no schools in Bombeeta. The nearest primary school is Mena Creek State School in neighbouring Mena Creek to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College Innisfail State College is a government secondary school and technical college in Innisfail Estate, a suburb of Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a combined secondary school and TAFE facility which opened in 2010 ... in Innisfail Estate to the north-east. References {{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassowary Coast Region
The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone. The Regional Council, which administers the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$64 million. History Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Cassowary Coast Region consisted of the entire area of two previous local government areas: *Shire of Cardwell *Shire of Johnstone The Hinchinbrook Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. On 28 October 1881, the Johnstone Division split away from it. On 18 January 1884, the Cardwell Division also split away. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', both Cardwell and Johnstone became shires on 31 March 1903. In July 2007, the Local Government Reform C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulngai, Queensland
Gulngai is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gulngai had a population of 0 people. Gulngai's postcode is 4855. Geography The locality is bounded by the ridgeline of the Walter Hill Range (midpoint ) to the south-west. The ridgeline forms a drainage divide with the creeks rising on the range within Gulngai contributing to the Johnstone River basin which enters the Coral Sea between Flying Fish Point, Queensland, Flying Fish Point and Coquette Point, Queensland, Coquette Point. There are two named peaks on the ridgeline: * Mount Coleridge () at above sea level * Mount Marquette () at above sea level with the terrain falling to above sea level on the boundary with Japoonvale. The entire locality is a protected area with the north of the locality within the Wooroonooran National Park and the south of the locality within the Japoon National Park. There is only one road in the locality, Sutties G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamu, Queensland
Mamu is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mamu had a population of 0 people.Mamu’s postcode is 4871. Geography The locality lies completely within three protected areas. The western part of the locality is within the Wooroonooran National Park which extends into neighbouring localities of Wooroonooran, Queensland, Wooroonooran, Palmerston, Queensland, Palmerston and Gulngai, Queensland, Gulngai. The eastern part of the locality is within the Japoon National Park and Japoon State Forest. The Japoon National Park extends into neighbouring Mena Creek, Queensland, Mena Creek and Gulngai. The terrain within the locality is mountainous, ranging from above sea level with one named peak: * Mount Utchee () at Beehive Island is a island in the South Johnstone River () which extends into neighbouring Coorumba, Queensland, Coorumba. History In the , Mamu had a population of 0 people. In the , Mamu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilisk, Queensland
Basilisk is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Basilisk had a population of 0 people. Geography The locality is almost entirely composed of the Basilisk Range which rises from land close to sea level at the east to a series of unnamed peaks of from 200 to 400 metres. The central and southern area of the locality forms the Basilisk Range National Park In European bestiary, bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ( or ) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a Serpent (symbolism), serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. According to the ''Natural History (Pliny), Naturalis Hi .... While the northern part of the locality is freehold land, it has not generally been cleared. There are only a few small pockets of land at the foot of the range used for farming. History The name Basilisk was the original name of the nearby town South Johnstone until 1954. In the Basilisk had a population of 0 people. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Lever Estate, Queensland
Walter Lever Estate is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , Walter Lever Estate had a population of 44 people. History Lever Estate State School opened on 2 November 1936 and closed on 15 March 1964. It reopened circa January 1965 and then close finally on 26 May 1967. Demographics In the , Walter Lever Estate had a population of 49 people. In the , Walter Lever Estate had a population of 44 people. References Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No 4 Branch, Queensland
No. 4 Branch is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. In the , No. 4 Branch had a population of 90 people. Demographics In the , No. 4 Branch had a population of 67 people. In the , No. 4 Branch had a population of 90 people. References {{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euramo, Queensland
Euramo is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Euramo had a population of 147 people. Riversdale is a neighbourhood () in the west of the locality. Geography Euramo is bounded to the north by the Tully River and to the south by the Murray River. The Bruce Highway traverses the eastern part of the locality, entering the locality from the south-east ( Murrigal) and exiting to the north-east (Silky Oak). The North Coast railway line also traverses the locality immediately to the west of the highway with the locality being served by Euramo railway station (). Bellenden Plains is a plain spanning much of Euramo and Murrigal to the south, mostly under above sea level (). Djilgarin Conservation Park is an protected area in centre of the locality (). Apart from that, the land use is predominantly growing sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Sacc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Family History Society
The Queensland Family History Society (QFHS) is an incorporated association formed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The society was established in 1979 as a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organisation. They aim to promote the study of family history local history, genealogy, and heraldry, and encourage the collection and preservation of records relating to the history of Queensland families. At the end of 2022, the society relocated from 58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne Gaythorne is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gaythorne had a population of 3,023 people. Geography Gaythorne is located seven kilometres north-west of the Brisbane central business district. It is bounded to ... () to its new QFHS Family History Research Centre at 46 Delaware Street, Chermside (). References External links * Non-profit organisations based in Queensland Historical societies of Australia Libraries in Brisbane Family hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tully State High School
Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway, approximately south of Cairns by road and north of Townsville. At the , the population was 2,390. Tully is perhaps best known for being one of the wettest towns in Australia and home to the 7.9 metre tall Golden Gumboot. The Tully River (previously known as the Mackay River) was named after Surveyor-General William Alcock Tully in the 1870s. The town of Tully was named after the river when it was surveyed during the erection of the sugar mill in 1924 (although the river does not flow through the town or the locality). During the previous decade, a settlement known as Banyan had grown up on the other side of Banyan Creek. Tully is one of the larger towns of the Cassowary Coast Region. The economic base of the region is agriculture: sugar cane and bananas are the dominant crops. The sugar cane grown at the many farms in the district is processed locally at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innisfail Estate, Queensland
Innisfail Estate is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Innisfail Estate had a population of 1,338 people. Geography Innisfail Estate is bounded by the Johnstone River to the east, south and west. It is flat low-lying land, below above sea level. It is connected to Innisfail to the west across the river by the Geraldton Bridge (Geraldton being the former name of Innisfail). Rocky Point is at the south-east of the locality on the Johnstone River (). The south-western part of the locality near the bridge is suburban. The east of the locality is undeveloped wetlands. The remainder of the locality is used for agriculture, predominantly growing sugarcane. History In 1879 Thomas Henry Fitzgerald came to North Queensland looking for locations suitable to grow sugarcane. He was impressed by the potential of the Johnstone River district. Returning to Brisbane he established a company Fitzgerald & Co with the assistance of Roman Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innisfail State College
Innisfail State College is a government secondary school and technical college in Innisfail Estate, a suburb of Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a combined secondary school and TAFE facility which opened in 2010, replacing Innisfail State High School and the Innisfail TAFE in Innisfail, Queensland. It will use existing TAFE buildings as well as new buildings that have been recently built. Since 2015, Innisfail State College has split P Block Classrooms for TAFE students. Today, Innisfail State College is a high school for students in Years 7 - 12, Primary and Secondary Education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ... for students with a disability at the Diverse Learning Centre, and a TAFE facility for post-secondary students. The Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
