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Whyanbeel
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 Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ... 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamboo, Queensland
Bamboo is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, 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 Bamboo had a population of 129 people. History In the Bamboo had a population of 129 people. References {{authority control Shire of Douglas Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Daintree, Queensland
Lower Daintree is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lower Daintree had a population of 83 people. Geography The ''Daintree River'' () forms the northern boundary, and Trinity Bay in the Coral Sea the eastern. The western part of the locality is within the Daintree National Park (), while the eastern part is a nationally important wetland (). The land in between is used for crop growing, predominately sugarcane. The Mossman Daintree Road runs through from south to north-west. The Daintree River Ferry carries vehicles from Cape Tribulation Road in Lower Daintree () across the Daintree River to Cape Tribulation Road in Forest Creek. History The Daintree River was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple after geologist Richard Daintree. T The locality was named and bounded on 8 September 2000. The locality's name reflects its proximity to the lower reaches of the river. In the , Lower Daintree had a population of 98 p ... [...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] |
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] |
Stewart Creek Valley, Queensland
Stewart Creek Valley is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, 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 , Stewart Creek Valley had a population of 18 people. References Shire of Douglas Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonga Beach, Queensland
Wonga Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The town of Wonga is within the locality. In the , Wonga Beach had a population of 975 people. Geography Wonga Beach is a beachside locality situated between the small residential towns of Rocky Point (sometimes referred to as Dayman Point) and the Daintree township. It is approximately north of the town of Mossman. In 1985 a large volcanic eruption beneath the Coral Sea released thousands of Pumice stones to the ocean surface which were then blown along north Queensland's shore by the trade winds.101 things to do in daintree, http://daintree.info/101thingstodoindaintree.htm History Rocky Point State School opened on 23 February 1939, about south of the current school at Rocky Point. In 1999, the school was relocated to Wonga Beach and renamed Wonga Beach State School. Most of the Rocky Point school buildings were sold for housing, but one was relocated to Wonga Beach. In the , Wonga Bea ... [...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] |
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] |
Mossman Sugar 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 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] |
Cane Tramways
The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt narrow gauge for a main line, and now the second largest narrow gauge network in the world, consists of: *the North Coast Line (NCL) extending from Brisbane to Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns *Four east–west lines (and associated branch lines) connecting to the NCL: **the Western line (including the Main Line) from Brisbane to Toowoomba and Charleville **the Central Western line from Rockhampton to Longreach and Winton **the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa **the Tablelands line from Cairns to Atherton and Forsayth *Four export coal networks: ** Moura to Gladstone ** Blackwater to Gladstone utilising the Central Western and NCL lines ** Goonyella to Hay Point ** Newlands to Abbot Point *the original narrow-gauge Southern line that provided a rail connection to Sydney, extending from Toowoomba to the New South Wales border at Wallangarra, plus the South Western line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, which accumulates in the Plant stem, stalk internodes. Sugarcanes belong to the grass family, Poaceae, an economically important flowering plant family that includes maize, wheat, rice, and sorghum, and many forage crops. It is native to the warm temperate and tropical regions of India, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea. The plant is also grown for biofuel production, especially in Brazil, as the canes can be used directly to produce ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Grown in tropical and subtropical regions, sugarcane is the world's largest crop by production quantity, totaling 1.9 billion tonnes in 2020, with Brazil accounting for 40% of the world total. Sugarcane accounts for 79% of sug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree National Park
The Daintree rainforest is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, northwest of Brisbane and northwest of Cairns. It was founded in 1981 and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. In 1988 it became a World Heritage Site. The park consists of two sections, with a settled agricultural area between them which includes the towns of Mossman and Daintree Village. One entrance to Daintree National Park is located south of the Daintree River at Mossman Gorge where a visitor centre has been built from where tourists take a shuttle bus to the gorge, where they can take a walk or a refreshing swim. The most spectacular and oldest part of the Daintree Rainforest is north of the Daintree River. After crossing the river on an old fashioned cable ferry there is a range of boardwalks and untouched beaches to explore, and the endangered cassowary can be encountered anywhere. Daintree National Park is valued because of its exceptional biodiversity. It contains significant habi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
