Rossville is a town and coastal

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in the Shire of Cook,

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Rossville had a population of 204 people.

Geography

Helenvale is a neighbourhood within the north-west of the locality (). The Hope Islands are an island group off the east coast of Rossville (). The

Annan River The Annan River ( Kuku Nyungkal: ''Yuku Baja'') is a river located in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The river rises in the Yorkey Range below Mount Romeo near , north-northwest of . The river flows ...

and East Normanby River both rise on the slopes of the Trevethan Range in the south of Rossville. The boundaries of the locality extend into the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

to incorporate the two Hope Islands into the locality (unofficially known as East Hope and West Hope to distinguish them). The Hope Islands are entirely within the

Hope Islands National Park Hope Islands National Park is a national park in Queensland ( Australia) 1,521 km north-west of Brisbane. The park consists of four islands: East Hope and West Hope, Snapper Island and Struck Island. The Hope Islands are situated appro ...

History

The Hope Island are traditionally part of the sea country of the

Kuku Yalanji The Kuku Yalanji, also known as Gugu-Yalanji, Kuku Yalandji or Kokojelandji, are an Aboriginal Australian people originating from the rainforest regions of Far North Queensland. Language The traditional language of the people is Guugu Yaland ...

Aboriginal people. The Hope Islands were named by Lieutenant

James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...

of HMS Endeavour on 13 June 1770. After the Endeavour had become stranded on the

Endeavour Reef Endeavour Reef is a coral reef within the Great Barrier Reef. It is within the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. The reef is about long and runs in an east–west direction. The center of the reef is located at . It is about ...

, Cook hoped that they might reach the islands after freeing the ship. Rossville Provisional School opened circa 1898 and became Rossville State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1964. A new Rossville State School opened on 25 January 1988. In the , the locality of Rossville had a population of 204 people.

Heritage listings

Rossville has a number of

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sites, including: *

Collingwood Water Race Collingwood Water Race is a heritage-listed aqueduct at Monkhouse Timber Reserve, Rossville, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1902 to 1906. It is also known as Annan River Company Water Race. It was added to the Queensl ...

()

Education

Rossville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Angus Gully Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 32 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 28 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Rossville with the closest secondary school being Cooktown State School in neighbouring

Cooktown Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs ...

, 31.1 kilometres (19.3mi) from Rossville.

References

{{authority control Towns in Queensland Shire of Cook Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland