Bemerside is a rural

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in the Shire of Hinchinbrook,

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, Australia. In the , Bemerside had a population of 241 people.

Geography

Bemerside is bounded to the north-east and by the Seymour River, to the south-east by the Anabranch River, to the south by the

Herbert River The Herbert River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The southernmost of Queensland's wet tropics river systems, it was named in 1864 by George Elphinstone Dalrymple explorer, after Robert George Wyndham Herbert, the fir ...

and Ripple Creek. The Anabranch River is a tidal stream that connects the Seymour River to the Herbert River. Bemerside has the following mountains along its eastern boundary (from north to south): * Mount Cudmore () * Mount Separation () * Mount Maragen () The

Girringun National Park Girringun National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia, approximately southwest of Ingham, north of Townsville and northwest of Brisbane. The park is one of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area series of national parks, and is ...

is in the north of the locality, extending into the neighbouring localities of Rungoo and Hawkins Creek. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...

enters the locality from the south (

Gairloch Gairloch ( ; gd, Geàrrloch , meaning "Short Loch") is a village, civil parish and community on the shores of Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. A tourist destination in the summer months, Gairloch has a go ...

) and exits to the north ( Rungoo). The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south (

Foresthome Foresthome is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivisi ...

) and exits to the north (Rungoo) with the locality served by two railway stations (from north to south): * Hinchinbrook railway station () * Bemerside railway station, now abandoned () Ripple Creek is a neighbourhood () in the south of the locality. It presumably takes its name from the nearby watercourse Ripple Creek, a tributary of the Herbert River. The terrain is mountainous in the north-east with Mount Cudmore the highest point, but is otherwise flat and low-lying, approximately above sea level. Most of the flat land is used to grow sugarcane. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the

Macknade sugar mill Macknade is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Macknade had a population of 229 people. Geography Mackade is bounded by the Herbert River () on the south and east, the ...

in neighbouring Macknade for crushing.

History

The locality takes its name from the Bemerside Sugar Mill, established in 1873 and named after the town of Bermersyde (note the different spelling) in Scotland, which was associated with the Haig family who originally owned the sugar mill in conjunction with the Miles family. Ripple Creek Provisional school opened on 19 June 1893. On 1 June 1909, it became Ripple Creek State School. In 1931 and 1932 there were temporary closures. It closed permanently on 16 December 1995. It was on Fulton Drive (). In the , Bemerside had a population of 241 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bemerside. The nearest government primary schools are Macknade State School in neighbouring Macknade to the east and Ingham State School in Ingham to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School, also in Ingham.

Attractions

Hinchinbrook Lookout is on Mount Cudmore Tower Road, off the Bruce Highway (). It offers views across the Hinchinbrook Channel to

Hinchinbrook Island Hinchinbrook Island (or Pouandai to the Biyaygiri people) is an island in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, separated from the north-eastern coast of Queensland by the narrow H ...

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