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Syndicate, Queensland
Syndicate is a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Syndicate had a population of 0 people. Geography The locality is entirely within the Daintree National Park. The Mossman River rises in the west of the locality and exits to the south-west (Mossman Gorge Mossman Gorge is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mossman Gorge had a population of 246 people. The locality takes its name from the valley Mossman Gorge created by the Mossman River through the Daintree ... / Finlayvale). References Shire of Douglas Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Cook
Cook is an electoral district in Queensland, Australia. Cook covers the vast Cape York Peninsula north of Cairns, including the resort town of Port Douglas and the Torres Strait Islands. It is named after British navigator James Cook, who charted the coast and landed on Possession Island – one of the Torres Strait islands – in 1770. History 1883 election In the 1883 election, there were four candidates for the (then) two-member electorate. They were: * Thomas Campbell * Frederick Cooper (one of the sitting members) * John Hamilton * Charles Lumley Hill (a former member in Gregory) Cooper and Hamilton were elected, but there were allegations of "ballot stuffing", specifically that there were too many votes cast at the California Gully and Halpin's Creek polling stations given the number of electors. The unsuccessful candidates, Campbell and Hill, petitioned to overturn the ballot. In December 1883, arrests were made in connection with the ballot stuffing. On 4 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Leichhardt
The Division of Leichhardt is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was first contested in 1949 after the expansion of seats in the Parliament of Australia. It is one of Australia's largest electorates, covering an area stretching from Cairns to Cape York and the Torres Strait, including the Torres Strait Islands. The division is named after Ludwig Leichhardt, an explorer and scientist. The area was first covered by the seat of Herbert from 1901 to 1934 and then by the seat of Kennedy until 1949. Most of the electorate is almost uninhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedin, Queensland
Dedin is a locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dedin had a population of 0 people. Geography The location is entirely within the Daintree National Park with the exception of a small area in the north-west of the locality which is in the Mount Windsor National Park Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C .... References Shire of Douglas Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whyanbeel, Queensland
Whyanbeel is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Whyanbeel had a population of 160 people. Geography Most of the locality (particularly in the north) is undeveloped heavily forested mountainous land with elevations of typically above sea level with the highest peak, the Pinnacle at at . It is within the Daintree National Park. Around the southern boundaries of the locality, the land is low-lying at approximately and used for farming sugarcane and tropical fruit. The southern areas are watered by Whyanbeel Creek and its tributary Chinaman Creek. In the farming land there are cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Mossman Sugar Mill. History The name ''Whyanbeel'' means canoe in an Aboriginal language (possibly Yindinyji) and was recorded on 6 December 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) was a colonist, explorer, public ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miallo, Queensland
Miallo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Miallo had a population of 376 people. Geography Miallo consists of flat land (about 10 metres above sea level) which is used for farming surrounding a mountainous area rising to Mount Somerset (), a peak above sea level. The crops grown are sugarcane and tropical fruit. There is a cane tramway system through Miallo to deliver sugarcane to the sugar mill at Mossman. Thooleer is a neighbourhood in the locality (). History The name ''Miallo'' is an Aboriginal word, meaning ''wild country''. Mialloa Provisional School opened on 2 October 1911. It became Miallo State School on 30 July 1923. On Sunday 20 December, St Anthony's Catholic Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Thomas Cahill Thomas Quinn Cahill (March 29, 1940 – October 18, 2022) was an American scholar and writer. He was best known for ''The Hinges of History'' series, a prospective seven-volume series in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossman, Queensland
Mossman is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Douglas Shire Council In the , the locality of Mossman had a population of 1,937 people. Geography Mossman in Far North Queensland on the Mossman River. Mossman is located on the Captain Cook Highway north of the regional city of Cairns, and east of the Mount Carbine Tableland. The Mossman River flows through the locality from west ( Finlayvale / Mossman Gorge) to east ( Newell / Bonnie Doon). Mossman Gorge, a popular attraction within Daintree National Park and the broader Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area is located west of town. Sugar cane farming is an important aspect of the local economy, with Mossman Central Mill, the only sugar mill in the district (), processing the cane before sending it to Cairns for shipping domestically and internationally. There is a network of cane tramways through Mossman and nearby sugarcane growing ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finlayvale, Queensland
Finlayvale is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Finlayvale had a population of 32 people. Geography The land in most of the locality is low-lying about or less, but on the western edge of the locality, the land begins to rise sharply towards the ridge of the Great Dividing Range with the south-west of the locality reaching . The locality is bounded by the Mossman River to the south and east. Finlayvale Road passes through the locality from the north-east ( Mossman) to the south-west (Syndicate). The predominant land use is growing sugarcane. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Mossman Central Mill Mossman is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Douglas Shire Council In the , the locality of Mossman had a population of 1,937 people. Geography Mossman in F .... History The locality was named after the ''Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossman Gorge, Queensland
Mossman Gorge is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mossman Gorge had a population of 246 people. The locality takes its name from the valley Mossman Gorge created by the Mossman River through the Daintree National Park to the west of the locality (in Syndicate and Shannonvale). The Mossman Gorge Centre is the gateway to the valley which is a tourist attraction with a suspension bridge providing access to a loop walk through the rainforest of the National Park. It is part of the traditional homeland of the indigenous Kuku Yalanji people (Goo-goo Ya-lan-gee). Geography The locality is approximately 77 km from Cairns along the Captain Cook Highway. History of Mossman Gorge The Eastern Kuku Yalanji (Goo-goo Ya-lan-gee) people have occupied this area for thousands of years prior to first contact. They are recognised as the Traditional Owners for this area. European Contact European settlement of the Mossman Gorge district began w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannonvale, Queensland
Shannonvale is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the Shannonvale had a population of 202 people. Geography The Great Dividing Range passes through the location, which has the following named peaks: * Mount Demi (Manjal Dimbi) () above sea level * Perseverance Mountain (The Lookout) () * Round Mountain () * The Bluff () History In the Shannonvale had a population of 202 people. References Shire of Douglas Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Carbine, Queensland
Mount Carbine is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Carbine had a population of 101 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the east by the ridge of the Great Dividing Range. The Mitchell River enters the locality from the west (Hurricane) where it forms part of the western boundary of the locality, before flowing east and forming part of the southern boundary. It then exits to the south ( Southedge). The Mcleod River forms part of the western boundary on its confluence with the Mitchell River. The north and east of the locality are within a number of protected areas (from north to south): * Mount Windsor National Park * Mount Lewis National Park * Mount Spurgeon National Park A further comprising most of the south and west of the locality is part of the Brooklyn Sanctuary, a nature reserve owned and operated by the not-for-profit Australian Wildlife Conservancy. The sanctuary includes some former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Douglas
The Shire of Douglas is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland, Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, Queensland, Mossman, covers an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1880 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Cairns to become the Cairns Region. Following a poll in 2013, the Shire of Douglas was re-established on 1 January 2014. The major industries are tourism and sugar cane, sugar production. Minor industries include tropical fruit and beef. History ''Kuku Yalanji language, Kuku Yalanji'' (also known as ''Gugu Yalanji'', ''Kuku Yalaja'', and ''Kuku Yelandji'') is an Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Aboriginal language of the Mossman, Queensland, Mossman and Daintree, Queensland, Daintree areas of North Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
