Southern Cross is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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in the
Charters Towers Region
The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas whic ...
,
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 Southern Cross had a population of 542 people.
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Geography
The locality is mainly rural, except for a small area in the south-east which adjoins the city of Charters Towers
Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under ...
. This area is best described as rural-residential.
History
The former railway station of Southern Cross, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was just over the boundary in the locality of Black Jack, Queensland
Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Black Jack had a population of 161 people.
It was formerly a mining town which is now abandoned.
Geography
Black Jack is a triangular-shaped locality ...
. A crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity.
References
{{Charters Towers Region
Charters Towers Region
Localities in Queensland