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Newell is a coastal town and rural
The locality is bounded to the west by the Mossman Daintree Road and a cane tramway line to the
The town is named after prominent local business man and politician John Newell.
In the , Newell had a population of 336 people.
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
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in the 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 Mo ...
, Queensland
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, 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. It is a 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 ...
growing district.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Mossman Daintree Road and a cane tramway line to the 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 N ...
and to the east by 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 ...
. It is partly bounded to the north by Coop Creek and Saltwater Creek and to the south by the Mossman River
The Mossman River is a river located in the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise under Devils Thumb on the Mount Carbine Tableland in the Great Dividing Range. The river flows through a dee ...
, which enters the Coral Sea at the south-eastern point of the locality. The town is spread along on the coastline with most houses only two streets from the beach. The remainder of the land, all of which is low-lying, is predominantly used for agriculture, mostly 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 ...
.
History
The town is named after prominent local business man and politician John Newell.
In the , Newell had a population of 336 people.
Education
There are no schools in Newell, but there are primary and secondary schools in neighbouring Mossman so the south-west.Amenities
Despite its name, the Mossman Golf Course is located in Newell on the north-east corner of the Mossman Daintree Road and Newell Road (). There is a boat ramp and jetty at the southern end of Rankin Street on the north bank of Mossman River Heads (). It is managed by theDouglas Shire Council
The Shire of Douglas is a local government area in Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, covers an area of , and existed as a local government entity f ...
.
References
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